ArticleBMC health services research2024
Challenged by patients: a qualitative study of clinical supervisions of endocrinologists conducted by psychiatric liaison clinicians.
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Abstract
backgroundClinical supervision by psychiatric liaison clinicians is frequently provided in medical settings such as oncology and palliative care, but rarely in endocrinology. Consequently, the specific psychosocial issues faced by endocrinologists in their daily clinical practice and how they deal with them remain largely unknown. We aimed to explore individual supervisions of endocrinologists to gain insight into what kind of clinical situations they present, how they react to them and how this is worked through in supervision.
methodsThe data set consisted of eight audio-recorded first supervision sessions of endocrinologists conducted by liaison psychiatry clinicians, which were transformed into written core stories accounting for key components of each session. A secondary analysis of these core stories was conducted using an interpretative approach, focusing on (i) the types of clinical situations and (ii) the supervisees' counter-attitudes towards patients. Additionally, particular attention was given to how the supervisors worked through these elements.
resultsEndocrinologists presented patients who did not adhere to treatment, behaved inexplicably, or held moral values that differed from their own. Challenged by these situations, supervisees experienced negative emotions (e.g., anxiety, irritation, guilt), associated with behavioral reactions (e.g., avoidance) and/or defensive stances (e.g., denial, rationalization). In half of the supervisions, addressing these difficulties allowed supervisees to link key characteristics of the patient interaction with their own unresolved issues; in the other half, supervisees were less inclined to confront themselves with their own contributions to the patient interaction and the supervisor adopted a more active stance, making specific contributions (e.g. support, advise).
conclusionsThe findings call for training programs addressing "difficult" patients and advocate for closer collaboration between endocrinologists and liaison psychiatry clinicians.
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