[COVID-19 and Anxiety Amongst General Practitioners, Psychiatrists and Surgeons - A German Perspective]. / Angsterleben von Hausärzten, Psychiatern und Chirurgen zu Beginn der COVID-19-Pandemie in Deutschland.
Psychiatr Prax
; 49(8): 419-427, 2022 Nov.
Article
in German
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1343490
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The COVID-19 pandemic represents an exceptional challenge for the medical fraternity. We examined the differences in experiencing anxiety of general practitioners (GP), psychiatrists (PS) and surgeons (SU) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.METHODS:
E-mail-based survey (April-May 2020) of 608 physicians (GP nâ=â162, PS nâ=â299, SU nâ=â147) on anxiety experience in relation to COVID-19 and potential determinants.RESULTS:
High levels of COVID-19-related anxiety were reported by 31.1â% of GP, 19.2â% of PS, and 11.6â% of SU. The frequency of contact with COVID-19 patients was highest in SU (68.5â%), followed by GP (51.0â%) and PS (8.1â%). The experience of COVID-19-related distress was overall highest among GP. SU felt best informed and rated their resilience most highly. A high level of anxiety was positively associated with the perceived risk of infection.CONCLUSION:
Studies on the distress of physicians provide important information to optimize pandemic management.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Psychiatry
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General Practitioners
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Surgeons
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
German
Journal:
Psychiatr Prax
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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