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Table 1 Synopsis of findings

From: (How) do medical students regulate their emotions?

Stage 1

Stage 2

104 medical students provided memorable incidents

54 out of 104 medical students provided experiences with emotions and/ or ER strategies

Themes identified:

Themes identified

Emotions identified

ER strategies

1. First contact with:

1. First contact with:

Positive emotions

• Inaction (doing/saying nothing)

• Trying to comfort the patient

• Challenging/trying to change the situation

• Focusing on task

• Denial

• Reappraisal

• Distancing oneself from the situation

• Suppression

a patient suffering

a patient with a terminal disease

a patient dying

a patient suffering

a patient with a terminal disease

a patient dying

• Happiness

• Joy

• Admiration

Negative emotions

• Shock, bewilderment and surprise

• Embarrassment, shame, feeling unease or uncomfortable

• Anger

• Stress, tension

• Sadness or pity

• Implied

2. Interactions

2. Interactions

interactions D-Pa

interactions D-Sa

interactions D-Sa

interactions D-Da

interactions D-P

interactions D-S

interactions D-S

interactions D-D

3. Clinical incidents

3. Clinical incidents

performing a clinical task

see an interesting clinical

case

performing a clinical task

see an interesting clinical

case

  1. ainteractions between doctors and patients (D-P); students and patients (S-P), doctors and students (D-S), doctors with doctors (D-D)