The importance of creating the right conditions for group intervision sessions among medical residents- a qualitative study

Anouk Jorissen, Kim van de Kant*, Habibe Ikiz, Valerie van den Eertwegh, Walther van Mook, Angelique de Rijk

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Abstract

Background The burnout rates among residents urge for adequate interventions to improve resilience and prevent burnout. Peer reflection, also called group intervision sessions, is a potentially successful intervention to increase the resilience of young doctors. We aimed to gain insight into the perceived added value of intervision sessions and the prerequisite conditions to achieve this, according to residents and intervisors. Our insights might be of help to those who think of implementing intervision sessions in their institution.Methods An explorative, qualitative study was performed using focus groups and semi-structured interviews with both residents (n = 8) and intervisors (n = 6) who participated in intervision sessions in a university medical center in the Netherlands. The topic list included the perceived added value of intervision sessions and factors contributing to that. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and coded using NVivo. Thematic analysis was subsequently performed.Results According to residents and intervisors, intervision sessions contributed to personal and professional identity development; improving collegiality; and preventing burn-out. Whether these added values were experienced, depended on: (1) choices made during preparation (intervisor choice, organizational prerequisites, group composition, workload); (2) conditions of the intervision sessions (safety, depth, role of intervisor, group dynamics, pre-existent development); and (3) the hospital climate.Conclusions Intervision sessions are perceived to be of added value to the identity development of medical residents and to prevent becoming burned out. This article gives insight in conditions necessary to reach the added value of intervision sessions. Optimizing preparation, meeting prerequisite conditions, and establishing a stimulating hospital climate are regarded as key to achieve this.
Original languageEnglish
Article number375
Number of pages11
JournalBMC Medical Education
Volume24
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Apr 2024

Keywords

  • Group reflection sessions
  • Personal resources
  • Burn-out
  • Medical doctors
  • HEALTH-CARE
  • PHYSICIAN WELLNESS
  • JOB DEMANDS
  • PEER-GROUP
  • BURNOUT
  • RESILIENCE
  • ENGAGEMENT
  • RESOURCES
  • MODEL

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