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Table 4 Trainee help-seeking: themes and sub-themes

From: With a grain of salt? Supervisor credibility and other factors influencing trainee decisions to seek in-consultation assistance: a focus group study of Australian general practice trainees

Trainee objectives

Trainee activities

Outcomes of trainee help-seeking

1. Managing workflow

1a. The transition

1b. Keeping to time

1. Deferring assistance

1. Scaffolding trainee skills

2. Patient safety

2. Constructing help

2a. Selecting help provider

2b. Presenting the case

2. Managing uncertainty

3. Managing relationships

3a. Relationships with patients

3b. Relationships with supervisors

3. Managing supervisor responses

3. Feedback on help-seeking

4. Professional development