Department of Ophthalmology, Altino Ventura Foundation, Recife, Brazil.
Department of Research, Altino Ventura Foundation, Recife, Brazil.
Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Jun;70(6):2170-2173. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_401_22.
To evaluate the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the mental health of residents and fellows in ophthalmology.
A questionnaire composed of 42 questions was applied to Brazilian residents and fellows in Ophthalmology. The questionnaire addressed the demographics of participants, their working conditions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10).
The study had a total of 271 participants in Ophthalmology training, from which 100 were fellows and 171 were residents. Before the pandemic, Ophthalmology residents and fellows had a higher workload (P < 0.001), and residents worked more hours than fellows (P = 0.001). During the pandemic, the workload of both residents and fellows decreased and equalized (P = 0.195). No correlation was found between the working hours during the pandemic and their stress level were observed (P = 0.760). Higher stress scores were identified in women ophthalmologists (P = 0.001) as well as in residents and fellows that had their surgical training interrupted during the pandemic (P < 0.001).
The stress level of residents and fellows during the COVID-19 pandemic was similar, however, those that had their surgical training interrupted during the pandemic presented higher level of stress. Female physicians also presented higher level of stress compared to male physicians.
评估 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）对眼科学住院医师和研究员心理健康的影响。
采用包含 42 个问题的问卷对巴西眼科住院医师和研究员进行调查。问卷内容包括参与者的人口统计学信息、他们在 COVID-19 大流行之前和期间的工作条件以及感知压力量表（PSS-10）。
本研究共有 271 名眼科培训学员参与，其中 100 名为研究员，171 名为住院医师。在大流行之前，眼科住院医师和研究员的工作量更高（P<0.001），且住院医师的工作时间长于研究员（P=0.001）。在大流行期间，住院医师和研究员的工作量均减少且趋于均等（P=0.195）。未发现疫情期间的工作时间与压力水平之间存在相关性（P=0.760）。女性眼科医生（P=0.001）和手术培训在大流行期间中断的住院医师和研究员的压力评分更高（P<0.001）。
COVID-19 大流行期间住院医师和研究员的压力水平相似，但手术培训中断的住院医师和研究员的压力水平更高。与男性医生相比，女性医生的压力水平也更高。
