Open AccessPsychological aspects of the effects of COVID-19 on doctors
Author(s) -
Edyta Medak,
Antoni Niedzielski
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of education, health and sport
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2391-8306
DOI - 10.12775/jehs.2020.10.10.003
Subject(s) - burnout , anxiety , feeling , covid-19 , psychology , depression (economics) , mental health , psychiatry , physical illness , physical health , clinical psychology , medicine , social psychology , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , macroeconomics
COVID-19 not only affects physical health, but also leads to mental health problems such as sleep problems, depression, feelings of anxiety, chronic stress. This also applies to doctors, because they too, or above all, are at particular risk. They are owed a lot of responsibilities, a new situation, a lack of adequate staff. They are surrounded by illness and death. They often do not cope with the current situation. This results in a decrease in their productivity, lack of motivation to work, fatigue, and this, as a consequence, can lead to burnout.