Women Physicians: Burnout during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 has placed a tremendous burden on physicians worldwide, especially women physicians, affected by increased workload and loss of quality of life.

Objective

To assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life, burnout and spirituality of Brazilian women physicians directly or indirectly providing care to COVID-19 patients.

Methods

Prospective, observational study performed from July 28 to September 27, 2020, in Brazil, with women physicians from 47 specialities, the most frequent being cardiology (22.8%), with no age restriction. They voluntarily answered an online survey with questions on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, quality of life (WHOQOL-brief), spirituality (WHOQOL-SRPB), and statements from the Oldenburg Burn

SUBMITTER: Oliveira GMM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9363062 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature