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  • 标题:Self-managing individual wellness for the health professional: A somatology perspective
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  • 作者:Karien Henrico ; Jeanette E. Maritz ; Johan Bezuidenhout
  • 期刊名称:Health SA Gesondheid
  • 印刷版ISSN:1025-9848
  • 电子版ISSN:2071-9736
  • 出版年度:2019
  • 卷号:24
  • 页码:1-8
  • DOI:10.4102/hsag.v24i0.1119
  • 出版社:African Journals Online
  • 摘要:Background: Health professionals play a vital role in the stability and sustainability of any healthcare system. However, the well-documented long working hours, lack of wellness support structures, regular occurrence of burnout and low retention rates are concerning.Aim: The aim of this research study was to understand how a group of therapists self-manage their own individual wellness, to provide insight on how other health professionals, working in a demanding environment, could potentially address their individual wellness more effectively.Setting: The research was conducted in a private room at the place of participant employment, in two metropolitans in Gauteng, South Africa.Method: Qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual designs were used within the paradigm of constructivism. Purposive sampling was used to select participants. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, field notes and reflective practices, and analysed through open coding.Results: This study revealed disequilibrium between the theoretical knowledge and practical realities of therapists, and indicated that these therapists experience various personal obstacles that hinder the self-management of their individual wellness.Conclusions: Somatology therapists use various personal strategies that allow them to better self-manage their individual wellness. Individual wellness seems to be a personal phenomenon, indicating the need to self-reflect on personal perceptions of wellness, individual wellness obstacles and individual wellness strategies to effectively self-manage individual wellness.
  • 关键词:individual wellness; health professional; self;management; somatology; personal wellness; healthcare provider; demanding work environment; wellness.
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