Mental health crisis in healthcare providers in the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional facility-based survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

During a pandemic, healthcare providers experience increased mental and physical burden. Burnout can lead to treatment errors, patient mortality, increased suicidal ideation and substance abuse as well as medical malpractice suits among medical staff. This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of burnout, acute stress disorder, anxiety disorder and depressive disorder among healthcare providers at the third month of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

A cross-sectional facility-based survey.

Setting

Hospitals around the country with different levels of care.

Participants

A total of 1795 respondents, including 360 men and 1435 women who participated in the survey.

Primary outcome measures

Burnout was assessed using the Physician Work Life Study.

SUBMITTER: Sung CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8322020 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature