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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2182-5173</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Port Med Geral Fam]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2182-5173</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Associação Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S2182-51732025000300243</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.32385/rpmgf.v41i3.13972</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[O fenómeno do impostor e o sofrimento psicológico nos especialistas de medicina geral e familiar em Portugal]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The impostor phenomenon and the psychological distress in the general practice/family medicine doctors in Portugal]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Oliveira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Inês Cerqueira de]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Simões]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Augusto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Santiago]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luiz Miguel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Coimbra ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Coimbra ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Direção do Internato de Medicina Geral e Familiar da Região Centro  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos e Investigação em Saúde ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Coimbra ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>41</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>243</fpage>
<lpage>251</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2182-51732025000300243&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2182-51732025000300243&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2182-51732025000300243&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo  Objetivo:  Avaliar o fenómeno do impostor (FI) nos médicos especialistas em medicina geral e familiar (MGF), segundo o sexo e o tempo de prática de especialidade, verificando a associação entre FI e distress ou sofrimento psicológico.  Métodos:  Estudo observacional transversal numa amostra de conveniência de especialistas de MGF, por aplicação de um questionário em redes específicas de conversação com os questionários Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (CIPS) e Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) em 2023.  Resultados:  Numa amostra de n=304 verificaram-se diferenças significativas para o distress por sexo, pior na mulher (p&lt;0,001) e número de anos de especialidade, os mais novos sofrendo mais (50,2%), para prática profissional até cinco anos para 27,6% e de 11,1% acima dos 16 anos de prática profissional (p=0,008). O FI foi significativamente diferente para o número de anos de prática de especialidade, os mais novos sofrendo mais (p&lt;0,001). O distress ou sofrimento psicológico moderado ou severo verificou-se em 21,7% da amostra, a mulher tendo significativamente mais distress moderado ou severo, p&lt;0,001. Verificou-se uma correlação positiva, fraca e não significativa entre o distress ou sofrimento psicológico e o FI, r=0,066, p=0,249, em valor absoluto de cada escala.  Discussão:  O FI estava fraca e não significativamente relacionado com sofrimento psicológico, mas tem impacto negativo no status funcional do indivíduo, pelo que devem ser pensadas medidas mitigadoras a nível pessoal e institucional.  Conclusão:  Verificou-se uma frequência de 27,6% de médicos em FI frequentes ou intensos, sem diferença entre sexos, mas significativamente menor com o avançar dos anos de prática profissional. O distress ou sofrimento psicológico moderado ou severo verificou-se ser significativamente mais frequente no sexo feminino e nos especialistas mais novos. Foi fraca e não significativa a correlação entre FI e distress ou sofrimento psicológico.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Objective:  To evaluate the impostor phenomenon (IP) in general and family medicine (GP/FM) specialists, according to gender, and years of specialty experience and to ascertain its association with distress or psychological sufferance.  Methods:  Cross-sectional observational study on a sample of GP/FM specialists, applying a questionnaire in specific conversation social networks with the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (CIPS) and the Patient Health Questionnaire 4 (PHQ-4) questionnaires.  Results:  In a sample of n=304, significant differences were found for distress by sex, worse in women (p&lt;0.001) and number of years of specialty, with younger practitioners suffering more (50.2%), for professional practice up to five years (27.6%), and 11.1% above 16 years of professional practice (p=0.008). The FI significantly differed for the number of years of specialty practice, with the younger practitioners suffering more (p&lt;0.001). Moderate or severe psychological distress was observed in 21.7% of the sample, with women significantly experiencing more moderate or severe distress, p&lt;0.001. A weak and non-significant positive correlation was found between distress or psychological suffering and FI, r=0.066, p=0.249, in the absolute value of each scale.  Discussion:  IP was weakly related to psychological suffering but has a negative impact on the individual&#8217;s functional status, making it urgent that preventive and even therapeutic measures at both a personal and institutional level are taken.  Conclusion:  A frequency of 27.6% of GP/FM doctors experienced frequent or intense IP, not significantly different between genders, but significantly lower with increasing years of professional practice. Moderate or severe psychological distress was more common in females and younger GP/FM doctors. A weak non-significant correlation between IP and psychological distress was found.]]></p></abstract>
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