Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon self-reported physician burnout in Ontario, Canada: evidence from a repeated cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic on levels of burnout among physicians in Ontario, Canada, and to understand physician perceptions of the contributors and solutions to burnout.

Design

Repeated cross-sectional survey.

Setting

Active and retired physicians, residents and medical students in Canada's largest province were invited to participate in an online survey via an email newsletter.

Participants

In the first survey wave (March 2020), 1400 members responded (representing 76.3% of those who could be confirmed to have received the survey and 3.1% of total membership). In the second wave (March 2021), 2638 responded (75.9% of confirmed survey recipients and 5.8% of membership).

Key outcome measure

Level of burnout wa

SUBMITTER: Gajjar J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9490300 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature