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. 2016 Jan 14;11(1):e0147040. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147040

Table 3. Category system for responses concerning solutions.

General category Sub-category Definition Response example
Self-solutions acceptance Showing strength in perseverance „with a lot of patience“
avoidance / resignation Escaping from / giving up on a situation and suffering from it „I suffered and held my tongue“
communication Approaching colleagues or superiors proactively „Asking further questions until everything is clear“
compensation Using strengths to compensate „strengths in other areas“
concealment of diagnosis Hiding diagnosis; lying about it „lying with general requirements (flexibility, resilience etc.)“
information about diagnosis Making the diagnosis an open issue „I told my supervisor of my diagnosis. He took it well.“
practice / qualification Intellectual solution in form of trouble-shooting and seeking more information „application training“
other Self-solution not otherwise specifiable; compromise; independency; luck „self-employed, with home office“
External help external institutions External organizations: authorities, non-profit associations, civil service „usage of integrational service“
private environment Family, friends, acquaintances „my parents helped me“
work environment Colleagues, superiors „reduction of working time“
other Help from others, not otherwise specified „I had support“