Distress and wellbeing among general practitioners in 33 countries during COVID-19: results from the cross-sectional PRICOV-19 study to inform health system interventions /

Claire Collins; Els Clays; Esther Van Poel; Joanna Cholewa; Katica Tripkovic; Katarzyna Nessler; Ségolène de Rouffignac; Milena Šantrić Milićević; Zoran Bukumiric; Limor Adler; Cécile Ponsar; Liubovė Murauskienė; Zlata Ožvačić Adžić; Adam Windak; Radost Asenova; Sara Willems

doi:10.3390/ijerph19095675

Title	Distress and wellbeing among general practitioners in 33 countries during COVID-19: results from the cross-sectional PRICOV-19 study to inform health system interventions /
Authors	Collins, Claire ; Clays, Els ; Van Poel, Esther ; Cholewa, Joanna ; Tripkovic, Katica ; Nessler, Katarzyna ; de Rouffignac, Ségolène ; Šantrić Milićević, Milena ; Bukumiric, Zoran ; Adler, Limor ; Ponsar, Cécile ; Murauskienė, Liubovė ; Adžić, Zlata Ožvačić ; Windak, Adam ; Asenova, Radost ; Willems, Sara
DOI	10.3390/ijerph19095675
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Is Part of	International journal of environmental research and public health.. Basel : MDPI AG. 2022, vol. 19, iss. 9, art. no. 5675, p. [1-13].. ISSN 1661-7827. eISSN 1660-4601
Keywords [eng]	COVID-19 ; distress ; general practice/family medicine ; health system ; interventions ; organ-izational ; wellbeing
Abstract [eng]	Emerging literature is highlighting the huge toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on frontline health workers. However, prior to the crisis, the wellbeing of this group was already of concern. The aim of this paper is to describe the frequency of distress and wellbeing, measured by the expanded 9-item Mayo Clinic Wellbeing Index (eWBI), among general practitioners/family physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify levers to mitigate the risk of distress. Data were collected by means of an online self-reported questionnaire among GP practices. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software using Version 7 of the database, which consisted of the cleaned data of 33 countries available as of 3 November 2021. Data from 3711 respondents were included. eWBI scores ranged from −2 to 9, with a median of 3. Using a cutoff of ≥2, 64.5% of respondents were considered at risk of distress. GPs with less experience, in smaller practices, and with more vulnerable patient populations were at a higher risk of distress. Significant differences in wellbeing scores were noted between countries. Collaboration from other practices and perception of having adequate governmental support were significant protective factors for distress. It is necessary to address practice- and system-level organizational factors in order to enhance wellbeing and support primary care physicians.
Published	Basel : MDPI AG
Type	Journal article
Language	English
Publication date	2022
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„Distress and wellbeing among general practitioners in 33 countries during COVID-19: results from the cross-sectional PRICOV-19 study to inform health system interventions /“