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September 10, 2025Open Access

Effect of an online continuing professional development course on physicians' intention to approach a colleague in difficulty: a mixed-method convergent study (Preprint)

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FLFlorence LizotteMTMartin TremblayCBCaroline Biron

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Overview

Mixed-method study shows that an online CPD course significantly improves physicians' intentions to support peers, indicating the importance of psychological support training.

Key Points

  • This course increased physicians' intention to approach colleagues in difficulty, highlighting the role of peer support.
  • Average pre-course intention score was 3.88, rising to 4.92 post-course, a significant increase of 1.04.
  • Using a mixed-method convergent approach, both qualitative and quantitative data were analyzed to understand behavior change.
  • The findings underscore the potential of online learning to enhance awareness of psychological support among healthcare workers.

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Lizotte et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1dda254b1d3bfb60fc79ehttps://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.80199
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