How Essential Is to Focus on Physician's Health and Burnout in Coronavirus (COVID19) Pandemic?
How Essential Is to Focus on Physician's Health and Burnout in Coronavirus (COVID19) Pandemic?
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DOI：
10.7759/cureus.7538
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发表时间：
2020-04-04
影响因子：
1.2
通讯作者：
Patel, Rikinkumar S.
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作者：
Shah, Kaushal;Chaudhari, Gaurav;Patel, Rikinkumar S.
迄今为止，200多个国家的确诊病例和死亡人数呈指数级增长，估计粗死亡率至少超过2%。由于对前所未有的冠状病毒形势缺乏准备，导致病例数量不断上升，这在公众中产生了巨大的恐惧和焦虑感。这进一步导致基本医疗用品、医生和保健工作者（HCW）不足和无法获得。虽然主要的重点是通过预防、对抗感染和通过加快治疗和疫苗的开发来最大限度地减少传播，但很少有人关注医生职业倦怠、住院医生职业倦怠和HCW的心理健康等关键问题。到目前为止，当局尚未采取任何重大措施来尽量减少COVID-19特定的倦怠因素。COVID-19已经给整个医疗保健系统带来了压力，迫切需要采取具体行动解决医生和住院医生的职业倦怠问题，以避免随后潜在的短期和长期不利影响。
An infection of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that originated from Wuhan city of China in December 2019 converted rapidly into pandemic by March 11, 2020. To date, the number of confirmed cases and deaths has risen exponentially in more than 200 countries, with an estimated crude mortality ratio of at least over 2%. The unpreparedness to tackle the unprecedented situation of coronavirus has contributed to the rising number of cases, which has generated an immense sense of fear and anxiety amongst the public. It has further resulted in the inadequacy and unavailability of essential medical supplies, physicians, and healthcare workers (HCW). Although the chief focus is on minimizing transmission through prevention, combating infection, and saving lives by ramping up the development of treatment and vaccines, very little attention is on the critical issue of physician burnout, resident burnout, and the psychological well-being of HCW. Until now, no significant steps have been taken by the authorities to minimize the COVID-19 specific contributing factors for burnout. The COVID-19 has posed strain on the entire healthcare system already, and it is vital to remediate the issue of physician and resident burnout urgently with concrete actions to avoid subsequent potential short-term and long-term adverse implications.