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. 2005 Sep-Oct;46(5):385-91.
doi: 10.1176/appi.psy.46.5.385.

The occupational and psychosocial impact of SARS on academic physicians in three affected hospitals

Sherry L Grace  1 , Karen Hershenfield, Emma Robertson, Donna E Stewart
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The occupational and psychosocial impact of SARS on academic physicians in three affected hospitals

Sherry L Grace et al. Psychosomatics. 2005 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

A cross-sectional anonymous survey was administered to all directory-listed physicians within a network of three large teaching hospitals that provided care to SARS patients in Toronto. One hundred ninety-three physicians participated, 23% of whom provided direct care to SARS patients. A significantly higher rate of psychological distress was seen among physicians providing direct care to SARS patients (45.7%) than among those not providing direct care (17.7%), and physicians providing direct care reported feeling more stigmatized. Several physicians (10.9%) reported entering the hospital despite experiencing identified SARS symptoms. The most frequent SARS concerns were about the care of non-SARS patients following suspension of nonessential services and loss of physician income.

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