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Observational Study
. 2020 Nov;38(11):2365-2367.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.08.051. Epub 2020 Aug 27.

Impact of COVID-19 on professional and personal responsibilities of Massachusetts physicians

Kelsey A Miller  1 , Rebekah Mannix  2 , Gillian Schmitz  3 , Michael C Monuteaux  2 , Lois K Lee  2
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Observational Study

Impact of COVID-19 on professional and personal responsibilities of Massachusetts physicians

Kelsey A Miller et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

  1. •

    Professional impact is uniform; personal impact varies by specialty & demographics.

  2. •

    Physicians had minimal change in employment status but half report decreased income.

  3. •

    Emergency Medicine physicians quarantined from family at higher frequency.

  4. •

    Female physicians spend more hours on child & household care and less on selfcare.

Keywords: COVID/virus; Gender; Wellness/burnout.

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Declaration of Competing Interest None.

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Change in hours spent on professional and personal responsibilities.
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