Analysis and Current Status of Clinicians'Role Stress in Teaching Hospitals
Objective Analyze the specific manifestations and causes of role stress in the process of role transformation of clinical physicians in teaching hospitals and propose corresponding strategies.Methods From July to September 2023,a purposive sampling method was employed to select 10 clinical physicians from different departments of three tertiary A-level teaching hospitals in Wuhan for face-to-face semi-structured interviews.Inductive content analysis was used to extract and summarize the specific manifestations and causes of their role stress.Results Clinical physicians,during the transformation of their work roles,primarily face various forms of role stress,including role conflicts,role inconsistencies,inadequate role capabilities,role overload,and role ambiguity.The causes are mainly related to organizational factors such as imperfect organizational management systems and inadequate resource allocation,communication and coordination obstacles,challenges in teaching and research development,as well as individual factors such as unclear and inappropriate role cognition and mismatch between personal abilities and role requirements.Conclusion It is recommended to improve organizational management systems at the hospital and school levels,promote rational resource allocation,strengthen communication and coordination between institutions,optimize teacher team construction and management models,and diversify training and assessment methods.At the individual level,clinical physicians should enhance professional identity,engage in timely role reconstruction,commit to lifelong continuous learning,maintain a positive mindset,and seek collaborative teamwork to effectively address role stress.