Angsterleben von Hausärzten, Psychiatern und Chirurgen zu Beginn der COVID-19-Pandemie in Deutschland

Zusammenfassung

Ziel Die COVID-19-Pandemie stellt eine besondere Belastung für die Ärzteschaft dar. Wir untersuchten Unterschiede und Bedingungsfaktoren im pandemiebezogenen Angsterleben von Hausärzten (HA), Psychiatern (PS) und Chirurgen (CH) in Deutschland.

Methode Schriftliche Befragung (April–Mai 2020) von 608 Ärzten (HA n = 162, PS n = 299, CH n = 147).

Ergebnisse Ein hohes Angstniveau im Zusammenhang mit COVID-19 berichteten 31,1 % der HA, 19,2 % der PS und 11,6 % der CH. CH berichteten am häufigsten Kontakt mit COVID-19-Patienten (68,5 %), gefolgt von HA (51,0 %) und PS (8,1 %). Das Belastungserleben war bei HA insgesamt am größten. CH fühlten sich hingegen am besten informiert und schätzten ihre Resilienz am höchsten ein. Innerhalb der Fachdisziplinen war ein hohes Maß erlebter Angst in Bezug auf COVID-19 positiv mit dem Grad der wahrgenommenen Infektionsgefahr assoziiert.

Schlussfolgerung Studien zur Belastung von Ärzten verschiedener Fachgruppen geben wichtige Hinweise zur Optimierung des Pandemiemanagements.

Abstract

Objective The COVID-19 pandemic represents an exceptional challenge for the medical fraternity. We examined the differences in experiencing anxiety of general practitioners (GP), psychiatrists (PS) and surgeons (SU) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

Methods E-mail-based survey (April–May 2020) of 608 physicians (GP n = 162, PS n = 299, SU n = 147) on anxiety experience in relation to COVID-19 and potential determinants.

Results High levels of COVID-19-related anxiety were reported by 31.1 % of GP, 19.2 % of PS, and 11.6 % of SU. The frequency of contact with COVID-19 patients was highest in SU (68.5 %), followed by GP (51.0 %) and PS (8.1 %). The experience of COVID-19-related distress was overall highest among GP. SU felt best informed and rated their resilience most highly. A high level of anxiety was positively associated with the perceived risk of infection.

Conclusion Studies on the distress of physicians provide important information to optimize pandemic management.

Schlüsselwörter

COVID-19 - Survey - Angst - Belastung - Ärzte

Keywords

COVID-19 - survey - anxiety - stress - physician

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