Beyond theoretical courses – A study of Swedish psychiatric residents’ collegial learning through conversations in the workplace

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of study participants.

	Overall (N = 112)
Age
Mean (SD)	37.4 (6.7)
Range	25.0 − 65.0
Gender
Male	38 (34.5%)
Female	72 (65.5%)
Unknown	2 (1.8%)
Year of residency
First	11 (9.8%)
Second	23 (20.5%)
Third	34 (30.4%)
Fourth	19 (17.0%)
Fifth or later	25 (22.3%)
Region
Northern Sweden	9 (8.0%)
Central Sweden	21 (18.8%)
Stockholm area	27 (24.1%)
South East	14 (12.5%)
South	13 (11.6%)
West Sweden	28 (25.0%)

Figure 1. Responses to three closed questions by 112 residents in Psychiatry in Sweden.

Table 2. Odds ratios for thinking it advantageous for residents from the same workplace or resident group to participate in the same course, by gender and age.

		No	Yes	OR (univariable)	OR (multivariable)
Gender	Male	14 (36.8%)	24 (63.2%)	–	–
	Female	14 (19.4%)	58 (80.6%)	2.42 (1.00–5.89, p = .049)	2.46 (1.01–6.02, p = .047)
Age	Mean (SD)	36.4 (6.3)	37.7 (6.8)	1.03 (0.97–1.11, p = .346)	1.03 (0.97–1.12, p = .363)

OR: odds ratio; SD: standard deviation.

Table 3. Themes for collegial conversations.

Opportunities for collegial conversations
Informally Morning meetings Workplace meetings Physician meetings Residency day/seminar Residency social media group Local education/development time

Table 4. Themes for value of team participation.

Value of team participation in residency courses
Opportunity for implementation of knowledge Opportunity for discussion and reflection on content Opportunity to co-travel to the course Opportunity for future collaboration/exchange Opportunity to develop a collegial community Opportunity for social interaction Don’t know/NA

Data availability statement

Due to the nature of the data this is not made publicly available.