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

ABSTRACT:

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

SUBMITTER: Linzer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7930845 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature