PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ofei-Dodoo, Samuel
AU  - Loo-Gross, Colleen
AU  - Kellerman, Rick
TI  - Burnout, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Family Physicians in Kansas Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2021.03.200523
DP  - 2021 May 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 522--530
VI  - 34
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/34/3/522.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/34/3/522.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2021 May 01; 34
AB  - Introduction: COVID-19 has spread rapidly, with vast global implications. This study assessed how family physicians in Kansas were responding to COVID-19 and the effects of the pandemic on their well-being.Methods: The authors conducted a cross-sectional survey of 113 family physicians in Kansas between May 22, 2020 and June 25, 2020. The study participants completed an anonymous, 36-item survey assessing their concerns about being exposed to COVID-19 and levels of personal depression, anxiety, stress, and burnout in addition to demographic information.Results: There was a 45.6% response rate, with 50.4% (n = 57) of the respondents reporting manifestations of burnout. The physicians who personally treated any presumptive or confirmed COVID-19 patient, compared with those who did not, were more likely to report at least 1 manifestation of burnout, experience emotional exhaustion, and feel a higher level of personal stress.Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that the COVID-19 pandemic may be taking an emotional toll on family physicians in Kansas. This study provides a baseline from which to continue further monitoring of outcomes. Data can help drive initiatives at local, state, and national levels to help diminish the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physicians.