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Mental health among otolaryngology resident and attending physicians during the COVID ‐19 pandemic: National study
Author(s) -
Civantos Alyssa M.,
Byrnes Yasmeen,
Chang Changgee,
Prasad Aman,
Chorath Kevin,
Poonia Seerat K.,
Jenks Carolyn M.,
Bur Andrés M.,
Thakkar Punam,
Graboyes Evan M.,
Seth Rahul,
Trosman Samuel,
Wong Anni,
Laitman Benjamin M.,
Harris Brian.,
Shah Janki,
Stubbs Vanessa,
Choby Garret,
Long Qi,
Rassekh Christopher H.,
Thaler Erica,
Rajasekaran Karthik
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.26292
Subject(s) - anxiety , medicine , burnout , depression (economics) , distress , confidence interval , otorhinolaryngology , odds ratio , patient health questionnaire , covid-19 , mental health , pandemic , psychiatry , cross sectional study , hospital anxiety and depression scale , clinical psychology , family medicine , disease , depressive symptoms , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , macroeconomics
Background Otolaryngologists are among the highest risk for COVID‐19 exposure. Methods This is a cross‐sectional, survey‐based, national study evaluating academic otolaryngologists. Burnout, anxiety, distress, and depression were assessed by the single‐item Mini‐Z Burnout Assessment, 7‐item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, 15‐item Impact of Event Scale, and 2‐item Patient Health Questionnaire, respectively. Results A total of 349 physicians completed the survey. Of them, 165 (47.3%) were residents and 212 (60.7%) were males. Anxiety, distress, burnout, and depression were reported in 167 (47.9%), 210 (60.2%), 76 (21.8%), and 37 (10.6%) physicians, respectively. Attendings had decreased burnout relative to residents (odds ratio [OR] 0.28, confidence interval [CI] [0.11‐0.68]; P = .005). Females had increased burnout (OR 1.93, CI [1.12.‐3.32]; P = .018), anxiety (OR 2.53, CI [1.59‐4.02]; P < .005), and distress (OR 2.68, CI [1.64‐4.37]; P < .005). Physicians in states with greater than 20 000 positive cases had increased distress (OR 2.01, CI [1.22‐3.31]; P = .006). Conclusion During the COVID‐19 pandemic, the prevalence of burnout, anxiety, and distress is high among academic otolaryngologists.