Family physician experiences with and needs for clinical supervision: Associations between work experiences, professional issues and social support at work.

Objective: To explore how work experiences, professional issues and social support at work are associated with a need for clinical supervision (CS) among family physicians (FP).

Methods: Web-based survey to FPs in Finland 2011 (response rate 68%; n=165).

Results: Among FPs, 36% needed CS, 35% had experience with CS, and 29% did not need CS.

Clinical supervision among family physicians: prevalence, needs, and attitudes.

Background: Clinical supervision (CS) is not an established support system among physicians. Family physicians (FPs) have used Balint groups as a form of clinical supervision. In all, not much is known about the prevalence of physicians' attendance to or needs for CS.

A qualitative analysis of student Balint groups in medical education: contexts and triggers of case presentations and discussion themes.

Objective: No previous rigorous qualitative studies exist on student Balint groups. The aim of this study was to explore the contexts and triggers of cases presented in student Balint groups and to clarify the themes in the group discussions.

Methods: Fifteen student Balint sessions in two groups were organised.

Patient-nurse-doctor interaction in general practice teleconsultations--a qualitative analysis.

We analysed the interaction in doctor-nurse-patient teleconsultations in primary care. A qualitative analysis was performed of 30 primary care teleconsultations in northeastern Finland. The male doctor was the same in all consultations.