Preliminary Report: US Physician Stress During the Early Days of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor: Mark Linzer, MD, Martin Stillman, MD, JD, Roger Brown, PhD, Sam Taylor, BA, Nancy Nankivil, BS, Sara Poplau, BA, Elizabeth Goelz, MD, Christine Sinsky, MD, Michael Barbouche, BS, Crissy Buhr, BA, Frank Byrne, MD, Bernadette Lim, MBA, Michael Tutty, PhD, Colleen McLoughlin, MPH, Kyra Cappelucci, BS, Crystal Audi, BA, Michele LeClaire, MD, Kate DeBaene, BA, Kerra Guffey, MBA, David Joerres, BS, Subbu Ravi, MBA
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 127-136 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2542-4548
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2021.01.005
Popis: Objective: To assess the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on physician stress and mental health. Methods: The 10-item Coping With COVID survey assessed stress among 2373 physicians from April 4 to May 27, 2020. A stress summary score with 4 items (a single-item [overall] stress measure, fear of exposure, perceived anxiety/depression due to COVID, and work overload, each scored 1-4) ranged from 4 to 16. Hypothesized stress mitigators included enhanced purpose and feeling valued by one’s organization. Multilevel linear regression tested associations of variables with overall stress and stress summary scores. Results: In 2373 physicians in 17 organizations (median response rate of 32%), mean stress summary score was 9.1 (SD 2.6). Stress was highest among women (stress summary score, 9.4 [SD 2.5] vs 8.7 [SD 2.6] in men; P
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