Investigating the Experiences of Generational Diversity Within the Medical Profession of the National Health Service: An Exploratory Study Amongst Post-Graduate Doctors in Training
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 30
- 主要终点
- Thematic Analysis
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this work is to investigate how post-graduate doctors in training (PGDiTs) experience generational diversity with their colleagues in the workplace. The investigators want to explore and understand how PGDiTs perceive and experience generational diversity in the workplace and look into where these differences between generations could come from.
The research team wants to do this by running focus groups. These focus groups would be made up of PGDiTs that are working within one hospital. The doctors will be split into the different generations (i.e. generation X, Y and Z). A set list of questions will be used to prompt and guide the focus group conversations. Each focus group will be audio-recorded using an electronic device and then analysed with the aid of computer software. The investigators will then generate themes from the data and use this to create an overall story of the data.
It is hoped that this research can help inform supervisors and employers of the impact of generational diversity on on PGDiTs. This may be used to help develop ways of improving working relationships for PGDiTs with their supervisors and employers.
详细描述
The different generations and the differences between them has provided considerable interest within the media, organisations and academia. A new generation entering the workforce often prompts new conversations about the differences between all generations. Investigating these generational differences has been attempted with mixed levels of success. Some organisations have made suggestions to overcome these generational differences and improve the workplace environment. The National Health Service (NHS) is one of the largest organisations in England, but very limited research investigating generational differences in the NHS has been done.
Post-graduate doctors in training (PGDiTs) are doctors working in recognised training schemes in the NHS. These doctors range from newly qualified doctors working in the Foundation Year training scheme to doctors with over a decade of experience working in their specialist areas. The last two decades have witnessed a number of changes to these doctors' working lives, some positive and some negative. The impact of generational diversity amongst these doctors has not been looked at. These doctors are likely to experience generational diversity with their supervisors, who may have completed training several years previously.
Research Question and Objectives:
The investigators want to answer the question: how do PGDiTs experiences generational diversity in an NHS hospital? The objectives are to explore and understand the concept, perceptions, experiences and sources of generational diversity of PGDiTs working in the NHS.
Study Design:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Other
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 100 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- 未提供
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
Thematic Analysis
时间窗: 4 months.
Qualitative data analysis will be conducted using thematic analysis to generate a number of codes and themes from the transcripts generated from focus groups and semi-structured interviews.
次要结局
未报告次要终点