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Common stressors, coping processes, and professional help-seeking of medical professionals in Hong Kong: A qualitative study.
- Source :
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Journal of Health Psychology . Jul2024, Vol. 29 Issue 8, p891-904. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Despite the high prevalence of perceived stress and mental health problems among medical professionals (MPs), their professional help-seeking is extremely low. This qualitative study explored MPs' stressors, stress-coping, barriers and facilitators of professional help-seeking. 10 MPs (30% male, M age = 34.8 years) were recruited by purposive-sampling for views from different roles/settings. Thematic analyses revealed five central stressors: emerging novel diseases, challenges from technology-advancement, patient-communication difficulties, lack of workplace mental health care culture, excessive workload/manpower shortage. Participants predominantly used peer support/supervision and de-stress activities for stress-coping. Five factors affecting professional help-seeking were time constraint versus flexibility, mental health stigma versus de-stigmatization, concern over confidentiality/anonymity versus sense of privacy, worry about damage on professional role versus least work disruption, doubts of service providers versus perceived efficacy. All participants indicated a preference for online mental health service delivery. Results reflected unmet needs and service gaps from MPs' perspectives for the development of future interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *HEALTH services accessibility
*CORPORATE culture
*QUALITATIVE research
*MENTAL health
*OCCUPATIONAL roles
*SELF-efficacy
*STRESS management
*WORK environment
*PRIVACY
*HELP-seeking behavior
*PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
*JUDGMENT sampling
*THEMATIC analysis
*IMPAIRED medical personnel
*JOB stress
*ATTITUDES of medical personnel
*PATIENT-professional relations
*COMMUNICATION
*LABOR demand
*PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
*INDUSTRIAL hygiene
*EMPLOYEES' workload
*SOCIAL stigma
*MEDICAL ethics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13591053
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Health Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178047860
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053231218658