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Physician burnout in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorBaptista, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Andreia
dc.contributor.authorCastro, Luísa
dc.contributor.authorCunha, Maria
dc.contributor.authorSerrão, Carla
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Andreia
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-06T14:07:08Z
dc.date.available2021-07-06T14:07:08Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-12
dc.description.abstractPrimary care physicians have been present on the frontline during the ongoing pandemic, adding new tasks to already high workloads. Our aim was to evaluate burnout in primary care physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as associated contributing factors. Cross-sectional study with an online questionnaire disseminated through social media, applying the snowball technique. The target population was primary care physicians working in Portugal during the first outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to sociodemographic data, the questionnaire collected responses to the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI), the Resilience Scale and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS-21). Data were collected from May 9 to June 8, 2020, a period comprising the declaration of a national calamity and then state of emergency, and the subsequent ease of lockdown measures. Levels of burnout in 3 different dimensions (personal, work, and patient-related), resilience, stress, depression, and anxiety were assessed. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with burnout levels. Results: Among the 214 physician respondents, burnout levels were high in the 3 dimensions. A strong association was found between gender, years of professional experience, depression and anxiety, and burnout levels. Physician burnout in primary care is high and has increased during the pandemic. More studies are needed in the long term to provide a comprehensive assessment of COVID-19’simpact on burnout levels and how to best approach and mitigate it during such unprecedented times.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationBaptista, S., Teixeira, A., Castro, L., Cunha, M., Serrão, C., Rodrigues, A., & Duarte, I. (2021). Physician Burnout in Primary Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Portugal. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 12, 21501327211008437. https://doi.org/10.1177/21501327211008437pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/21501327211008437pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2150-1327
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/18092
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSAGEpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/21501327211008437pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectBurnoutpt_PT
dc.subjectPrimary carept_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19pt_PT
dc.subjectPandemicpt_PT
dc.subjectGeneral practicept_PT
dc.titlePhysician burnout in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage9pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Primary Care & Community Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume12pt_PT
person.familyNameCastro Guedes
person.givenNameMaria Luísa
person.identifier.ciencia-id7D19-EABE-CF3B
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-1312-0154
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