Correction to the Results Section

October 16, 2026

Jama Network Open

Overview

A correction to a qualitative study of physicians returning to work after life-threatening illness clarifies that the 22 participants represented 8 specialties, not 7. Pathology and laboratory medicine had been inadvertently omitted from the specialty list, and the original article was corrected.

Background

The original investigation examined physicians’ experiences with life-threatening illness and return to work using a qualitative study design. Its reported participant characteristics include the specialties represented, making accurate reporting important for describing the study sample. The supplied context also identifies other published corrections involving clinical research articles, but those corrections concern separate studies and do not alter the finding reported here.

Data Highlights

Item	Corrected information
Study participants	22 physicians
Specialties represented	8, rather than 7
Omitted specialty	Pathology and laboratory medicine
Correction status	The original article was corrected

Key Findings

The correction applies to the Results section of “Physicians’ Experiences With Life-Threatening Illness and Return to Work: A Qualitative Study.”
The study included 22 physicians.
The participants represented 8 specialties, not 7.
Pathology and laboratory medicine was inadvertently excluded from the specialty list.
The original investigation was published September 9, 2026, and the article has been corrected.

Clinical Implications

This notice corrects the description of the study sample; the supplied correction does not report changes to the study’s methods or other results. Readers citing or interpreting the participant characteristics should use the corrected count of 8 specialties, including pathology and laboratory medicine.

Conclusion

The correction clarifies the specialty composition of the 22-physician sample. The corrected report lists 8 specialties, including pathology and laboratory medicine.