The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Arthroplasty Surgeons.

ABSTRACT:

Background

After the COVID-19 pandemic declaration in March 2020, all the elective total joint replacement surgeries in Canada were abruptly canceled for an indefinite period of time. The principal objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of psychological morbidity experienced by arthroplasty surgeons during the peak of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Secondary objectives included characterizing influential variables affecting the surgeon's well-being and suggesting directives for improvement.

Methods

This study surveyed Canadian Arthroplasty Society (CAS) members regarding their psychological well-being using the validated General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale, and the Personal Wellbein

SUBMITTER: Suraci A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8855243 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature