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Exploring rural doctors' early experiences of coping with the emerging COVID-19 pandemic.

Ian D CouperLucie WaltersSusan WilliamsDavid CampbellIsabella WhiteRuth StewartD Jill Konkin
Published in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2022)
With limited resources and support, these rural doctors' practical responses to the COVID-19 crisis underscore strong problem-focused coping strategies and shared commitments to their communities, patients, and colleagues. They drew support from sharing experiences with peers (emotion-focused coping) and finding positive meanings in their experiences (meaning-based coping). The psychosocial impact on rural doctors working at the limits of their adaptive resources is an ongoing concern.
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