The Impact of Physicians' COVID-19 Pandemic Occupational Experiences on Mental Health. Issue 2 (8th February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schwartz, Rebecca M.; McCann-Pineo, Molly; Bellehsen, Mayer; Singh, Vansha; Malhotra, Prashant; Rasul, Rehana; Corley, Samantha S.; Jan, Sophia; Parashar, Nidhi; George, Sonia; Yacht, Andrew C.; Young, John Q.
• Is Part Of: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. Volume 64:Issue 2(2022)
• Page Start: 151
• Page End: 157
• Publication Date: 2022-02-08
• Subjects: anxiety -- COVID-19 -- depression -- physicians -- posttraumatic stress disorder; Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Occupational Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental health; Medicine, Industrial; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002380
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1076-2752

Abstract

Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text The pandemic poses a significant threat to the mental health of the physician workforce potentially impacting the care that patients receive. Continued monitoring of pandemic impacts and implementation of appropriately tailored interventions are critical. Abstract : Objective: To examine the association between a number of negative COVID-19 occupational experiences and probable anxiety, depression, and PTSD among physicians. Methods: Cross-sectional examination of longitudinal registry data consisting of physician personal and occupational well-being. Multivariable logistic regressions were performed to determine the association between negative COVID-19 experiences and outcomes. Results: Of the 620 eligible physicians, approximately half were female (49%), and 71% white with a mean age of 46.51 (SD = 13.28). A one-point increase in negative experience score was associated with a 23% increase in probable anxiety (OR = 1.23, 95% CI: 1.14–1.34), a 23% increase in probable depression (OR = 1.23, 95% CI: 1.13–1.33), and a 41% increase in probable PTSD (OR = 1.41, 95% CI: 1.30–1.52). Conclusions: Negative pandemic experiences were strongly associated with adverse mental health outcomes while greater resilience was protective.