Guha Anasuya, Plzak Jan, Schalek Petr, Chovanec Martin
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, 3rd Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Charles University, Srobarova 1150/50, Prague, 10034, Czech Republic.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, 1st Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Motol, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Jun;278(6):2101-2106. doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06537-z. Epub 2021 Jan 3.
The SARS-COV-2 virus has more than just an infectious role to play in the society. The rapid spread has also led to significant personal, professional, financial and economic recession globally. Health care professionals are getting seriously compromised due to these issues. No published data are available on the indirect effects of COVID-19 on high-risk medical specialties. Otorhinolaryngology is considered as one such specialty. Hence, we designed a national survey to address these issues.
A google questionnaire was sent to all the otorhinolaryngologists in Czech Republic with the help of the Czech Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery to evaluate the problems they encountered during the first wave of COVID-19. Personal, professional and financial losses were also addressed. Online access to the survey was from 15th April 2020 to 26th April 2020.
The psychosomatic indirect impact of the disease affected female doctors than males. Burnout syndrome was the most commonly reported problem. Around 44.75% of all doctors had a combination of health, financial and economic as well as professional development and educational issues. Doctors from private practices faced higher financial losses.
Our study showed that personal, professional and financial disturbances amongst doctors can lead to more serious consequences. With the lack of drastic measures in improving the support system for healthcare workers, the healthcare systems will fail quickly. Adequate support should be made mandatory by health authorities.
严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2）病毒在社会中所起的作用不仅仅是具有传染性。其迅速传播还在全球范围内导致了严重的个人、职业、财务和经济衰退。由于这些问题，医护人员正受到严重影响。目前尚无关于2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）对高风险医学专科间接影响的已发表数据。耳鼻咽喉科就是这样一个专科。因此，我们设计了一项全国性调查来解决这些问题。
借助捷克耳鼻咽喉头颈外科学会，向捷克共和国所有耳鼻咽喉科医生发送了一份谷歌调查问卷，以评估他们在COVID-19第一波疫情期间遇到的问题。还涉及个人、职业和财务损失。该调查的在线访问时间为2020年4月15日至2020年4月26日。
该疾病的心身间接影响对女性医生的影响大于男性。职业倦怠综合征是最常报告的问题。所有医生中约44.75%的人同时存在健康、财务和经济以及职业发展和教育方面的问题。私人执业医生面临更高的财务损失。
我们的研究表明，医生的个人、职业和财务困扰可能会导致更严重的后果。由于在改善医护人员支持系统方面缺乏有力措施，医疗系统将很快崩溃。卫生当局应强制提供充分的支持。
