Factors Associated with Resilience of Clinical Research Coordinators（CRCs）Working at Medical Institutions

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It has been observed that CRCs, pivotal figures in clinical research, often grapple with a substantial mental burden. This study, which investigates the resilience factors of CRCs, aims to provide practical suggestions for their education and resilience development, empowering them with actionable knowledge. Ten CRCs, who had been working as CRCs for many years, were interviewed individually. They were asked about their challenging experiences while working as CRCs, how they successfully adapted to those challenges, and the factors involved in the process. We then inductively coded the factors involved in successfully adapting to challenges as the analysis theme. The qualitative analysis reveals that the factors of resilience of CRCs were classified into four groups: (1) individual characteristics and ways of thinking, (2) meaning, goals, and motivation, (3) ways of dealing with work, and (4) support from those around them. Among the factors, the following were considered to be particularly important for CRCs: meaning, continuing attempt to find meaning in one's work, even in the face of adversity; metacognition, handling reflection on one's own and others' cognitive activities from a bird's-eye view; and balancing professional and patient perspectives that maintains the rigor of carrying out clinical research as a medical professional with empathy for patients' feelings.

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