Insight into resident burnout, mental wellness, and coping mechanisms early in the COVID-19 pandemic

Autor: Courtney Murphy, Shivam S Shah, Danielle La Saevig, Dani Zoorob, Shaza Aouthmany, K. Brickman
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Male
Gerontology
Viral Diseases
Coping (psychology)
Mindfulness
Epidemiology
Health Care Providers
Social Sciences
Surveys
Burnout
Medical Conditions
Promotion (rank)
Risk Factors
Adaptation
Psychological
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
Medicine
Medical Personnel
Young adult
Burnout
Professional
media_common
Response rate (survey)
Multidisciplinary
Age Factors
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Resilience
Psychological
Professions
Mental Health
Infectious Diseases
Research Design
Female
Psychological resilience
Research Article
Adult
Science
media_common.quotation_subject
Psychological Stress
Research and Analysis Methods
Young Adult
Sex Factors
Physicians
Mental Health and Psychiatry
Humans
Pandemics
Survey Research
business.industry
COVID-19
Internship and Residency
Biology and Life Sciences
Covid 19
Mental health
United States
Health Care
Medical Risk Factors
People and Places
Women's Health
Population Groupings
business
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 4, p e0250104 (2021)
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250104
Popis: Background Acute augmentation of stress and disruption of training, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic, may impact resident wellbeing. Objectives We investigated how residents in various specialties in the United States were impacted by COVID-19 on mental wellbeing and resilience levels, and the methodology for coping with the stress incurred. Methods In April 2020, the authors electronically surveyed 200 residency programs of all specialties nationally. The survey utilized two validated questionnaires to assess wellbeing and resilience, while investigating demographics and coping mechanisms. The authors used student t-test and ANOVA to quantitatively analyze the data. Results The sample consisted of 1115 respondents (with an 18% response rate). Male gender & Age >39 years were associated with more favorable average well-being indices (both p Conclusions Findings highlight the critical importance of resident mental status in cases of augmented stress situations. Institutional support may contribute to promotion of resident wellbeing.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz: