Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Primary Care Physicians' Work-Life Balance: Empirical Evidence from Primary Healthcare Corporation (PHCC) Qatar
| Autor: | Muhammad Atif Waheed, Lolwa Al Mannai, Moqthair Shareef, Sadaf Akbar, Sana Arooj, Ahmed Rashid Shaik, Atif Zafar, Arshad Mehmood, Muhammad Shahid Siddique, Maxwell Slieman, Wajahat Ali Mohammad, Mohammed Ahmad Saad, Shawqiya Salman Al Majid, Samya Ahmad Al Abdulla |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences. 10:15-24 |
| ISSN: | 2320-6691 2347-954X |
| Popis: | The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a significant set of challenges for healthcare providers. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to determine the anxiety, depression, stress, and burnout levels of employees and to identify subfactors that directly impact physicians’ well-being. This is a cross-sectional online survey evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on work-life balance, in particular, psychological distress on practising primary care physicians at Primary Healthcare Corporation, Qatar. We designed an online survey using the stress component of DASS-21, GAD-7, PHQ-9, and the Stanford Professional Fulfilment Index (PFI). A total of 150 (21%), of which 58.7% were males and 47% were 25-44 years old, completed the questionnaire. Stress was reported by (26.7%), anxiety (32.7%), depression (45.3%), burnout (38.7%) and low professional fulfilment (80%). Stress and burnout were more prevalent among physicians aged < 44 years. Physicians who were concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on themselves reported higher levels of stress, anxiety, and depression (p < .05). Physicians who expressed burnout were more likely to order the wrong medication (p = .046) and those with stress, anxiety, and depression were more likely to cause major medical errors that could have resulted in patient harm (p |
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