Mental health outcomes and risk factors among female physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The fast spread of the COVID-19 pandemic brought a huge workload burden. Health care workers have become a particular risk group for developing mental health symptoms, with women being the most affected group according to preliminary data. The aim of this study was to provide information about the prevalence of depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in female physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic and describe risk factors associated with them. Using a cross-sectional design, we applied an online questionnaire to 303 female physicians inquiring about COVID-19 changes in their social and professional dynamics. To assess the presence of depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, the participants respond

SUBMITTER: Leon Rojas D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9047398 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature