Table 2 Behavioral changes of FM residents due to the intervention (n = 40/111)

Workplace

I appreciate breaks

I have stopped going to work when I´m sick

I have quit my current working position

I now take the patient’s problems less personally

Familial

I am more responsive to the needs of my partner and my family

Relaxation

I have started doing nothing during free-time and enjoy it

I sometimes ask myself how I feel and if I need a break

I have enrolled in a relaxation course

I do more meditation

I schedule time for conscious relaxation

I use imagination techniques

I have implemented small exercises into everyday life

Physical activities (sports)

I do more sports

I cycle to and from work

I exercise more

Change of attitudes

I think positively more often

I accept help

I can put things to one side

I am less of a perfectionist

I want to give space for greater aspirations and nurturing the soul

I have increased time for myself

I actively use my resources

I try to reach a better work-life balance

Time management

I have used the Pareto principle

I have planned time for myself

I have planned time for exercises

Others

I have started to pay attention to my problems

I have increased my self-reflection

I have been reminded of personal competencies

I have started to enjoy my free-time

I care for myself

I have changed my diet and lost eight kilograms in weight