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    "pk": 14024,
    "title": "Physician Wellness During a Pandemic",
    "subtitle": null,
    "abstract": "Introduction:\n We are currently in the midst of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Research into previous infectious disease outbreaks has shown that healthcare workers are at increased risk for burnout during these dire times, with those on the front lines at greatest risk. The purpose of this prospective study was to determine the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the wellness of emergency physicians (EP).\nMethods:\n A survey was sent to 137 EPs in a multi-hospital network in eastern Pennsylvania. We compared 10 primary and two supplemental questions based on how the physicians had been feeling in the prior 2-3 weeks (COVID-19 period) to the same questions based on how they were feeling in the prior 4-6 months (pre-COVID-19 period).\nResults: \nWe received 55 responses to the survey (40.1% response rate). The study found that during the pandemic, EPs felt less in control (p-value = 0.001); felt decreased happiness while at work (p-value 0.001); had more trouble falling asleep (p-value = 0.001); had an increased sense of dread when thinking of work needing to be done (p-value = 0.04); felt more stress on days not at work (p-value <0.0001); and were more concerned about their own health (p-value <0.0001) and the health of their families and loved ones (p-value <0.0001).\nConclusion: \nThis study showed a statistically significant decrease in EP wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic when compared to the pre-pandemic period. We need to be aware of evidence-based recommendations to help mitigate the risks and prevent physician burnout.",
    "language": "en",
    "license": {
        "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0",
        "short_name": "CC BY 4.0",
        "text": "Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.",
        "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"
    },
    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "Covid-19, pandemic, wellness"
        }
    ],
    "section": "Endemic Infections",
    "is_remote": true,
    "remote_url": "https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8cv2t5qn",
    "frozenauthors": [
        {
            "first_name": "Kevin",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Fitzpatrick",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "St. Luke’s University Health Network, Department of Emergency Medicine, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Rachel",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Patterson",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "St. Luke’s University Health Network, Department of Emergency Medicine, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Krista",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Morley",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "St. Luke’s University Health Network, Department of Emergency Medicine, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Jill",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Stoltzfus",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "St. Luke’s University Health Network, Department of Emergency Medicine, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Holly",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Stankewicz",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "St. Luke’s University Health Network, Department of Emergency Medicine, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania",
            "department": "None"
        }
    ],
    "date_submitted": "2020-05-30T03:28:57+10:00",
    "date_accepted": "2020-05-30T03:28:57+10:00",
    "date_published": "2020-11-04T19:00:00+11:00",
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}