Supporting Clinicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ann Intern Med. 2020 Jun 2;172(11):752-753. doi: 10.7326/M20-1033. Epub 2020 Mar 20.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended clinicians' sense of order and control, creating the potential for stress in the short term and burnout over the long term. This commentary offers suggestions to encourage a culture that will sustain the clinician workforce during the pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; Emotions; General practitioners; Health care quality; Health surveys; Motivation; Natural disasters; Patients; Prevention, policy, and public health; Safety equipment.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Mental Health
  • Organizational Culture
  • Pandemics
  • Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
  • Physicians*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Social Support