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- Title
Common stressors, coping processes, and professional help-seeking of medical professionals in Hong Kong: A qualitative study.
- Authors
Chan, Kylie Kai-yi; Yeung, Nelson Chun-yiu; Mo, Phoenix Kit-han; Yang, Xue
- 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.
- Subjects
HONG Kong (China); 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
- Publication
Journal of Health Psychology, 2024, Vol 29, Issue 8, p891
- ISSN
1359-1053
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/13591053231218658