Emergency medicine physician burnout and wellness in Canada before COVID19: A national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Emergency medicine (EM) is a high-risk specialty for burnout. COVID-19 has had and will continue to have important consequences on wellness and burnout for EM physicians in Canada. Baseline data are crucial to monitor the health of EM physicians in Canada, and evaluate any interventions designed to help during and after COVID-19.

Objectives

To describe the rates of burnout, depression, and suicidality in practicing EM physicians in Canada, just before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

A modified snowball method was used for survey distribution. Participants completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Health Services Tool (MBI-HSS), a screening measure for depression (PHQ-9), and a question regarding if the physician had ever or in the past 12 months contemplat

SUBMITTER: Lim R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7369344 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature