| Title |
Work-family balance by women GP specialist trainees in Slovenia: a qualitative study
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| Published in |
BMC Medical Education, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12909-016-0551-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Davorina Petek, Tadeja Gajsek, Marija Petek Ster |
| Abstract |
Women physicians face many challenges while balancing their many roles: doctor, specialist trainee, mother and partner. The most opportune biological time for a woman to start a family coincides with a great deal of demands and requirements at work. In this study we explored the options and capabilities of women GP specialist trainees in coordinating their family and career. This is a phenomenological qualitative research. Ten GP specialist trainees from urban and rural areas were chosen by the purposive sampling technique, and semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted, recorded, transcribed and analysed by using thematic analysis process. Open coding and the book of codes were formed. Finally, we performed the process of code reduction by identifying the themes, which were compared, interpreted and organised in the highest analytical units - categories. One hundred fifty-five codes were identified in the analysis, which were grouped together into eleven themes. The identified themes are: types, causes and consequences of burdens, work as pleasure and positive attitude toward self, priorities, planning and help, and understanding of superiors, disburdening and changing in specialisation. The themes were grouped into four large categories: burdens, empowerment, coordination and needs for improvement. Women specialist trainees encounter intense burdens at work and home due to numerous demands and requirements during their specialisation training. In addition, there is also the issue of the work-family conflict. There are many consequences regarding burden and strain; however, burnout stands out the most. In contrast, reconciliation of work and family life and needs can be successful. The key element is empowerment of women doctors. The foremost necessary systemic solution is the reinforcement of general practitioners in primary health care and their understanding of the specialisation training scheme with more flexible possibilities for time adaptations of specialist training. |
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| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 100% |
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| Unknown | 107 | 100% |
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| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 13 | 12% |
| Researcher | 12 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 21 | 20% |
| Unknown | 34 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 21% |
| Psychology | 12 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 11 | 10% |
| Unknown | 37 | 35% |
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