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Table 5 Part II: Mid-term (T3) review on an intervention in self-care by FM residents (n = 17)

From: Effects of an educational compact intervention in self-care – a mixed methods study with postgraduate trainees in primary care

Main category

Subcategory

Codes

POST-

Interventional

Thoughts and feelings during the interview (in review of the intervention)

Positive to look back on

Useful [methods] for bad times

Motivation boost

Reaffirmation of personal behavior

Perfectionism as an obstacle

Call for self-care

No personal need for self-care

Implementation is difficult

Too late for me, young doctors are the target group

Mid-term benefits 

Organization of clinical practice

Practical exercises (PMR, Imagination)

Time-management (Pomodoro, timetables)

Prioritization (Pareto, Eisenhower matrix)

Concept of mindfulness

Awareness of stressors

Understanding and acceptance of self-care

Reaffirmation of a self-caring attitude

Beneficial for patients to learn

Changes of cognition and behavior 

No change in attitude

Help seeking

Reduction in perfectionism

Awareness of body signals

Education for patients and myself

Initiation of a self-caring attitude

Implementation into daily life

Implementation does not work

Concept of mindfulness

Time-management in general

Time-management during work

Time-management in the family

Relaxation techniques (PMR, Imagination)

Reactivation of previous self-caring behavior

Reactivation of life outside of work

Transfer to others (to whom?)

Pomodoro-technique (spouse/partner)

Pomodoro-technique (own children)

Prioritization (spouse/partner)

Concept of mindfulness (patient)

Relaxation techniques (PMR, Imagination) (patient)

  1. FM family medicine, T3 12–14 weeks after intervention, PMR Progressive Muscle Relaxation