ArticleJournal of graduate medical education2021
Resident Well-Being Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Ophthalmologists Residents Well-being and Training Programs: A Systematic Review.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Pooled it
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- Combating Burnout Amongst Residents Through Fostering Resilience: A Systematic Review.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2026Article
- Burnout, wellbeing and defensive medical practice in obstetricians and gynecologists in the UK before and after the COVID pandemic: A repeated cross-sectional survey study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- The Impact of Gender, Training Year, Medical Specialty and the COVID-19 Pandemic on Resident Wellness.The clinical teacher · 2025Article
- Global Health Interest Among Pediatric Residents in Indiana Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Descriptive Study.Cureus · 2025Article
- Process Groups for Supporting Resident Wellbeing: Factors Influencing Resident Wellness amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Perceived Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Medical Education of Residents in 2021 and 2022.Journal of graduate medical education · 2024Article
- The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Resident Education and Burnout.HCA healthcare journal of medicine · 2024Article
- Giving Literal Thanks: An ACGME-Sponsored Initiative to Bring Residents Back to the Bedside.Journal of graduate medical education · 2023Article
- Paediatric cardiology training: burnout, fulfilment, and fears.Cardiology in the young · 2023Article
- The first wave of COVID-19 and mental distress of physician residents in Brazil: a comparison between two cohorts.Human resources for health · 2023Article
- AUTHOR REPLY.Urology · 2022Article
- Burnout, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Resident Physicians 18 Months Into the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.Kansas journal of medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPreliminary studies reveal challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to the well-being of health care workers. Little is known about the effects of the pandemic on the well-being of graduate medical education (GME) residents or about protective factors and post-traumatic growth. Through deeper examination of resident well-being during this unique crisis, we can identify trends and associated lessons to apply broadly to resident well-being.
objectiveTo characterize resident burnout, resilience, and loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsAll residents in any specialty at a single institution were anonymously surveyed semiannually for 2 years (2019-2020), including the time period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Surveys included demographics, the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, and the UCLA Loneliness Scale.
resultsOverall response rates were 53% (508 of 964) in spring 2019, 55% (538 of 982) in fall 2019, 51% (498 of 984) in spring 2020, and 57% (563 of 985) in fall 2020. The overall rates of burnout were stable across all time periods and did not change during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among frontline residents, burnout rates were higher than other resident populations in both the pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic time periods. Resilience and loneliness measures were similar for frontline and non-frontline residents and remained stable during the pandemic.
conclusionsInitial data from this single institution survey of all GME residents in the first 8 months of the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated burnout and loneliness did not increase and resilience was preserved.
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