Exploring Individual Mental Health Issues: A Qualitative Study among Fellowship-Trained Sports Medicine Physicians

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 20; no. 7; p. 5303
• Main Authors: Stavitz, James, Eckart, Adam, Ghimire, Pragya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 29.03.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Analysis; Communications software; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Data analysis; Data entry; Fatigue; Fellowships and Scholarships; Female; Health aspects; Humans; Information management; Interviews; Male; Medicine; Mental Health; Mental Health Services; Pandemics; Physicians; Post traumatic stress disorder; Psychiatric services; Qualitative Research; Sports injuries; Sports medicine; Stress (Psychology); Trauma; United States > US; emotional well-being; qualitative research; athletics; behavior; public health

The mental health of fellowship-trained sports medicine physicians (FTSMPs) around the United States is a subject that needs additional exploration. Currently, there is little research exploring how FTSMPs address their mental health on a routine basis. Using the theory of secondary trauma stress to...