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Effect of Coronavirus Disease-2019 on the Workload of Neonatologists.
Machut, Kerri Z; Kushnir, Alla; Oji-Mmuo, Christiana N; Kataria-Hale, Jasmeet; Lingappan, Krithika; Kwon, Soyang; Dammann, Christiane E L.
  • Machut KZ; Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; Division of Neonatology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL. Electronic address: k-machut@northwestern.edu.
  • Kushnir A; Department of Pediatrics, Cooper Children's Regional Hospital, Camden, NJ.
  • Oji-Mmuo CN; Department of Pediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA.
  • Kataria-Hale J; Division of Neonatal Medicine, Mission Health, Asheville, NC.
  • Lingappan K; Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Kwon S; Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; Division of Neonatology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL.
  • Dammann CEL; Department of Pediatrics, Tufts Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
J Pediatr ; 242: 145-151.e1, 2022 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1634965
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To describe the impact of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) on the neonatology workforce, focusing on professional and domestic workloads. STUDY

DESIGN:

We surveyed US neonatologists in December 2020 regarding the impact of COVID-19 on professional and domestic work during the pandemic. We estimated associations between changes in time spent on types of professional and domestic work and demographic variables with multivariable logistic regression analyses.

RESULTS:

Two-thirds (67.6%) of the 758 participants were women. Higher proportions of women than men were in the younger age group (63.3% vs 29.3%), held no leadership position (61.4% vs 46.3%), had dependents at home (68.8% vs 56.3%), did not have a partner or other adult at home (10.6% vs 3.2%), and had an employed partner (88.1% vs 64.6%) (P < .01 for all). A higher proportion of women than men reported a decrease in time spent on scholarly work (35.0% vs 29.0%; P = .02) and career development (44.2% vs 34.9%; P < .01). A higher proportion of women than men reported spending more time caring for children (74.2% vs 55.8%; P < .01). Reduced time spent on career development was associated with younger age (aOR, 2.21; 95% CI, 1.20-4.08) and number of dependents (aOR, 1.21; 95% CI, 1.01-1.45). Women were more likely to report an increase in time spent time doing domestic work (aOR, 1.53; 95% CI, 1.07-2.19) and a reduction in time on self-care (aOR, 0.49; 95% CI, 0.29-0.81).

CONCLUSIONS:

COVID-19 significantly impacts the neonatology workforce, disproportionately affecting younger, parent, and women physicians. Targeted interventions are needed to support postpandemic career recovery and advance physician contributions to the field.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Workload / Neonatologists / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: North America / Caribbean / Puerto Rico Language: English Journal: J Pediatr Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Workload / Neonatologists / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: North America / Caribbean / Puerto Rico Language: English Journal: J Pediatr Year: 2022 Document Type: Article