Positive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic? A longitudinal study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physicians' work experiences and employability.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The COVID-19 pandemic places an enormous demand on physicians around the world. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physicians' work experiences and their ability and willingness to continue working in their profession until retirement (ie, their employability).

Design

A longitudinal comparative design was used. Survey data were collected on three moments: before (May 2019), in the early phase (May 2020) and in a later phase (November 2020) of the COVID-19 pandemic. Time effects were tested using repeated-measures analyses of variance and one-way analyses of variance.

Setting

This study took place among physicians of two hospitals in a large city in the Netherlands.

Participants

165 hospital physicians with surg

SUBMITTER: Leeuwen EHV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8646962 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature