title: [Positive and negative perceptions at work: Qualitative study with physicians in a teaching hospital].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Doctors see the suffering of patients and their families; their working conditions are often difficult. High prevalence of occupational diseases are shown in medical literature, especially burnout. Some risk factors are shown depending upon medical specialties and workplace, especially in hospital. The purpose of this article was to qualify these factors by qualitative research, according to hospital doctors' point of view.
  
  
  METHODS
  It was a study with interviews. The analysis was done according to the Grounded Theory.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nine doctors were interviewed. They expressed difficulties and positive factors at work. Four major themes were demonstrated in selective coding: the organization of work, experienced as positive rather negative, teamwork, work at the hospital and academic work. The three last themes were both a source of well-being and ill-being according to the situations specified in the results.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The fact of working in a hospital is meaningful for physicians surveyed. But it could also be source of ill-being and anxiety.
authors.affiliation: Université de Bretagne occidentale, éthique, professionnalisme et santé, EA 4686, 29200 Brest, France; CHRU de Brest, centre de pathologies professionnelles, médecine du travail du personnel hospitalier, 29200 Brest, France; École doctorale sciences humaines et sociales, ED 507SHS, 35000 Rennes, France. Electronic address: richard.pougnet@live.fr.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pougnet
authors.affiliation: HIA Clermont-Tonnerre, CC41 BCRM, 29240 Brest cedex 09, France.
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pougnet
authors.affiliation: Université de Bretagne occidentale, éthique, professionnalisme et santé, EA 4686, 29200 Brest, France; CHRU de Brest, centre de pathologies professionnelles, médecine du travail du personnel hospitalier, 29200 Brest, France.
authors.forename: Brice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Loddé
authors.affiliation: Université de Bretagne occidentale, éthique, professionnalisme et santé, EA 4686, 29200 Brest, France; CHRU de Brest, centre de pathologies professionnelles, médecine du travail du personnel hospitalier, 29200 Brest, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Dominique
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Dewitte
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research