Processes of increasing medical residents' intrinsic motivation: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to determine qualitatively how medical residents develop intrinsic motivation to learn and work in clinical training settings.

Methods

This study was a descriptive qualitative study, which is widely used in healthcare research. We conducted a semi-structured interview aimed to explore key participants' in-depth experiences and perspectives regarding intrinsic motivation. The authors interviewed seven postgraduate Japanese medical residents. The transcripts were analyzed using the sequential and thematic qualitative data analysis technique steps for coding and theorization, which entails coding steps from open to selective, writing a storyline using the final selective codes, and offering theories.

Results

External stimulations (a self-handl

SUBMITTER: Tokumasu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9902172 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature