COVID-19-related stress among emergency physicians: a scoping review protocol on the stressors and coping strategies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This scoping review aims to identify the COVID-19-related stressors and the corresponding coping strategies among emergency physicians during and following the pandemic.

Introduction

In the midst of an unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, healthcare professionals confront a diverse set of difficulties. Emergency physicians are under immense pressure. They must provide frontline care and make quick decisions in a high-pressure environment. This can lead to a variety of physical and psychological stressors, including extended working hours, increased workload, personal risk of infection and the emotional toll of caring for infected patients. It is critical that they be informed of the numerous stressors they face, as well as the various coping methods accessible to them, i

SUBMITTER: Yau SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9990160 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature