Medical residents' mental distress in the COVID-19 pandemic: An urgent need for mental health care.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Medical residents' mental health is currently an issue of concern for medical educators worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has raised the greatest concerns given the psychological effects of this scenario on medical residents on the frontlines of the pandemic. To assess the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physicians in residency training, the collective symptoms of burnout, depression and anxiety are used to identify the residents' beliefs and clinical practices related to COVID-19 patients and their behaviors concerning disease prevention.

Method

This observational study involved 3071 medical residents from all regions of Brazil. An online questionnaire assessed the presence of burnout using the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory, depressive symptoms using t

SUBMITTER: Steil A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8970479 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature