Accepted Type
Oral
Code
OF1-2-2
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Research
Will the presenter be a:
Student
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
yes
Title
Nurses and physicians' distress, burnout, and coping strategies during COVID-19: Sources of stress and impact on perceived performance and intentions to quit
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
Healthcare providers (HCPs) have experienced more stress and burnout during COVID-19 than before. Understanding HCPs' challenges, risks, and proactive factors during COVID provide an educational opportunity for training future physicians and nurses. We compared sources and levels of stress, distress, and approaches to coping between nurses and physicians, and examined whether coping strategies helped mitigate the negative impact of stress and intentions to quit.
Methods
Using a cross-sectional design, burnout was measured with the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Psychological distress was measured using the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale. A self-reported survey was used to evaluate stressors, impact on perceived performance, and intentions to quit.
Results
Responses of 119 HCPs from a hospital in Montreal were analyzed. Findings suggest that (1) Both nurses and physicians experienced more distress and burnout during COVID-19 than before. (2) Compared to physicians, nurses experienced a higher level of distress and burnout during COVID. (2) Adaptive coping strategies moderated the negative impact of stress on work performance. (3) Adaptive coping strategies moderated the negative effect of stress on burnout, which in turn reduced intentions to quit. That is, stress negatively impacted performance and burnout only for those with low, but not high, levels of adaptive coping strategies.
Conclusion
The current findings of HCPs' challenges, risks, and protective factors provide valuable information (a) on COVID-19's impact on HCPs, (b) to guide distributions of institutional supportive efforts, and recommend adaptive coping strategies, and (c) to inform medical education, such as resilience training, focusing on adaptive coping approaches.
Keyword 1
Burnout
Keyword 2
Stress
Keyword 3
Coping
Level of Training
General
Abstract Themes
Physician & Medical Student Health and Well-being
Additional Theme (First choice)
Continuing Medical Education
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Distributed Medical Education
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Nigel Mantou Lou
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
