Table 6.
QDA of physician-reported resources during the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 192)
| Most helpful resources during the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category name | Description | Codings in QDA | n (%) |
| Total | 736 | 192 (100) | |
| Team / collegues | Professional relationships and exchange (colleagues, employees, team) | 106 | 96 (50) |
| Family | Support from family, partnership, or close friends | 57 | 55 (28.6) |
| Resilience / Emotion regulation | Keeping positive emotions, optimism, sedateness | 50 | 44 (22.9) |
| Experience / information | High experience (with difficult situations), ability to gather specialist information | 43 | 39 (20.3) |
| Telemedicine | Advantages of telemedicine, e.g. virtual platforms, prescriptions,… | 39 | 33 (17.2) |
| Personal coping stragies | Personal coping strategies for recovery, e.g. sports, hobbies, living situation | 34 | 28 (14.6) |
| Job / financial situation | Security regarding own job and/or financial situation | 29 | 29 (15.1) |
| Institution / superiors | Support from superior organizations (professional organizations, media,…) | 29 | 27 (14.1) |
| Patients | Gratefulness of patients, positive feedback, good doctor-patient relationships | 25 | 25 (13.0) |
| (Psy-)training | Strategies from scecific PSY-training, that are experienced helpful | 22 | 22 (11.5) |
| Structure | Clarity of structures and working processes | 19 | 16 (8.3) |
| Protective equipment | Enough protective equipment, being supported by others (professional organizations, patients, companies) in this matter | 18 | 18 (9.4) |
| Time | More free time, more time for patient contact, lower number of patients | 18 | 16 (8.3) |
| Meaning / appreciation | Experiencing meaning due to the job, recognition by the public, feeling of being needed | 13 | 13 (6.8) |
| Autonomy | Autonomy regarding treatment options or regarding own attitude | 10 | 10 (5.2) |
| Other | Other resources, not assignable to categories | 9 | 9 (4.7) |
| Humor | Humor | 7 | 7 (3.6) |
| Homeoffice / short-time work | Possibility of short-time work and/or home office | 6 | 6 (3.1) |
| Religion | Religion, belief | 5 | 5 (2.6) |
| Supervision | Therapy, self-awareness, supervision, continuing education | 5 | 5 (2.6) |