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COVID-19 pandemic impact on mental and professional cognition: A questionnaire survey on a sample of GP trainees and GPs

Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: Since the outbreak of 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), general practitioners (GPs) have been working in the frontline under psychological and physical pressure. This study aims to evaluate the psychological health, career prospective, attitudes toward educational mode changes, and knowledge about COVID-19. Methods: An online anonymous questionnaire survey was carried out on GP trainees and GPs from June 2022 to September 2022. The survey mainly consisted of four parts: 1) general information; 2) level of knowledge about COVID-19; 3) psychological and physical health impact; and 4) changes in professional perception. Results: = 0.402). There was no statistical difference between the scores of GP trainees and GPs for each subindicator of mental and physical disorders. Eleven GP trainees and four GPs had severe psychological disorder subindexes. Severe somatization disorder subindexes were found in eight GP trainees and five GPs. Also, 67.44% of GP trainees and 52.63% of GPs had a positive attitude toward GP career. Moreover, 62.79% of GP trainees and 52.63% of GPs considered the epidemic had no impact on their professional cognition. Among GP trainees, 62.8% and 32.6% considered the epidemic had no or slight impact on their academic activities, respectively. Also, 53.5% and 44.2% of GP trainees partially and fully approved online teaching, respectively. The most popular forms were live and recorded courses. Conclusions: COVID-19 pandemic had no noticeable impact on their physical and mental health and their attitude toward GP career.
DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1544_23
Language: English
Field: Psychology
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $450
OpenAlex ID: W4402390351
FWCI: 0.465
Cites: 25
Cited by: 1
Related to: 10