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Table 3 The main, upper and sub-categories of research question 2

From: Supporting emergency service workers to cope with critical incidents that can lead to psychological burden at work - developing skills in the Post Critical Incident Seminar: a qualitative interview study

Main categories

Upper categories

Sub-categories

New kind(s) of well-being

Burden does not control life anymore

Being able to concentrate on what is wanted

New approaches to their burden

 

Supporting their own well-being

Supporting their own recovery

Protecting themselves with scheduling

Readiness to help

Implementing the learned self-help skills

Still processing

Utilising defusing support better

Better psychological abilities at work to help themselves

Consciously using learned techniques

Listening to themselves and consciously regulating their own state of mind

 

Helping others and better relationships

Being interested in a helping role

Positive change(s) at home

Looking after others (colleagues, patients and patients’ family)

More open discussions at work