ArticleClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2021
Mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic: a study of medical residency training over the years.
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- Mental disorder symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America - a systematic review and meta-analysis.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Burnout syndrome in resident physicians: A study after the third COVID-19 wave in two tertiary hospitals of southeastern Brazil.PloS one · 2025Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with anxiety, depression and burnout in gynecology and obstetrics residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2024Article
- High prevalence of mental disorder symptoms among medical and other health specialties residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress, and Insomnia Symptoms Among Frontline Healthcare Workers in a COVID-19 Hospital in Northeast Mexico.Disaster medicine and public health preparedness · 2023Article
- Depressive Symptoms of Public Health Medical Residents during the COVID-19 Pandemic, a Nation-Wide Survey: The PHRASI Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The Impact of Orthopaedic Surgical Training on Body Composition.The Iowa orthopaedic journal · 2022Article
- Mental health disorders among post graduate residents in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aims to assess the symptoms of burnout, depression, and anxiety in Brazilian medical residents during the COVID-19 pandemic and to compare residents' beliefs and clinical practices related to COVID-19 patients among all six years of medical residency training in Brazil.
methodsA quantitative study was conducted in April 2020 with a convenience sample of medical resident volunteers from an anonymous online survey. This investigation collected sociodemographic information and used the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) to measure burnout, the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) to measure depression, and the General Anxiety Disorders (GAD-7) to measure generalized anxiety disorder. This study also developed a COVID-19 Impact Questionnaire (CIQ-19) to assess the residents' beliefs and clinical practices related to COVID-19 patients.
resultsOur sample comprised 3071 respondents. Depressive symptoms were the most common among second-year residents (70.5%), followed by anxiety symptoms (56.0%) and burnout (55.2%) among fourth-year residents. We also observed burnout symptoms (55.1%) among second-year residents.
conclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic increased the risk of mental illnesses in some years of residency. Our study could not conclude the reasons why the incidence varies among levels of physician training. Final year medical residents have avoided seeing COVID-19 patients.
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