Self-Reported Preferences for Help-Seeking and Barriers to Using Mental Health Supports Among Internal Medicine Residents: Exploratory Use of an Econometric Best-Worst Scaling Framework for Gathering Physician Wellness Preferences.

Andrew Wu Varsha Radhakrishnan Elizabeth Targan Timothy M Scarella John B Torous Kevin P Hill

Published in: JMIR medical education (2021)

Overall, our findings suggest that low utilization of formal mental health support is reflective of resident preferences to seek help informally and that increasing utilization will require addressing pragmatic barriers of time and cost. Assessing physician preferences for wellness-related initiatives may contribute to understanding the low utilization of formal mental health services among physicians, which can be determined using a BWS framework.

Keyphrases

mental health
primary care
emergency department
decision making
mental illness
quality improvement
clinical trial
drug induced