[Types of conflicts and conflict management among Hungarian healthcare workers].

INTRODUCTION Efficient communication, conflict management and cooperation are the key factors of a successful patient care. AIM This study is part of an international comparative research. The aim of this study is to unfold conflicts among healthcare workers. METHOD 73 healthcare workers were interviewed using a standardized interview protocol. The in-person interviews used the critical incident method. 30 interviews (15 doctors, 15 nurses) were analysed with the Atlas.ti 7 content analysis software. The sources, types, effects of conflicts and conflict management strategies were investigated. RESULTS The content analysis unfolded the specificities of conflicts in healthcare based on personal experiences. Organizational hierarchy was a substantial source of conflict, especially among physicians, which originates from implicit rules. As a result of the avoiding conflict management the conflicts remain partly unresolved which has negative individual and group effect. CONCLUSIONS Our conceptual framework helps to develop a proper intervention specific to healthcare. Orv. Hetil., 2017, 158(16), 625-632.