Participatory Action Research for Tackling Distress and Burnout in Young Medical Researchers: Normative Beliefs before and during the Greek Financial Crisis.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: We aimed to explore Young medical researchers (YMR) normative beliefs and perceived causes of distress and burnout, prior and during the financial crisis in Greece, and to assess their views on Participatory Action Research (PAR) interventions towards tackling these disorders. (2) Methods: A Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) methodology was performed in two time periods (prior crisis: December 2008; during crisis: February-March 2017). In both time periods, three different groups (Group 1: females, Group 2: males, Group 3: mixed) of 5-7 participants and two sessions (≈1 h/session) per group took place in each site. Overall, 204 sessions with 1036 YMR were include in the study. (3) Results: Several socio-demographic characteristics of YMR altered during the crisis (low

SUBMITTER: Sifaki-Pistolla D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9517749 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature