A Wake-up Call for Burnout in Portuguese Physicians During the COVID-19 Outbreak: National Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 outbreak has imposed physical and psychological pressure on health care professionals, including frontline physicians. Hence, evaluating the mental health status of physicians during the current pandemic is important to define future preventive guidelines among health care stakeholders.

Objective

In this study, we intended to study alterations in the mental health status of Portuguese physicians working at the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic and potential sociodemographic factors influencing their mental health status.

Methods

A nationwide survey was conducted during May 4-25, 2020, to infer differences in mental health status (depression, anxiety, stress, and obsessive compulsive symptoms) between Portuguese physicians working at the fr

SUBMITTER: Ferreira S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8191732 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature