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Table 3 Emergency medicine provider wellness survey responses - COVID specific questions

From: Prospective study of emergency medicine provider wellness across ten academic and community hospitals during the initial surge of the COVID-19 pandemic

Question:

“yes” responses No. (%)

Week 1a

No. = 113

Week 2

No. = 88b

Week 3

No. = 75b

Week 4

No. = 65b

p-value±

all wks

p-value±

wk 1 v. 4

Provider Type: Physician

84 (74)

64 (73)

57 (76)

49 (75)

–

–

Provider Type: APP

29 (26)

24 (27)

18 (24)

16 (25)

  

I am concerned about my personal safety and/or the safety of family and dependents due to COVID-19 this week.

96 (85)

66 (75)

48 (64)

40 (61)

0.001

< 0.001

 Physician

73 (87)

46 (72)

37 (65)

31 (63)

  

 APP

23 (79)

20 (83)

11 (61)

9 (56)

  

My basic self-care (sleep, hygiene, nutrition, exercise) has been impacted this week.

75 (66)

48 (55)

32 (43)

21 (32)

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Physician

58 (69)

37 (58)

25 (44)

13 (27)

  

 APP

17 (59)

11 (46)

7 (39)

8 (50)

  

The ability to care for my children, dependents, and/or pets has been impacted this week.

32 (29)

20 (23)

12 (16)

13 (20)

0.22

0.21

 Physician

24 (29)

18 (28)

11 (19)

12 (25)

  

 APP

8 (29)

2 (8)

1 (6)

1 (6)

  

I have experienced stress, anxiety, or fear due to COVID19 this week.

94 (83)

64 (73)

54 (72)

43 (66)

0.06

0.009

 Physician

70 (83)

46 (72)

43 (75)

33 (67)

  

 APP

24 (83)

18 (75)

11 (61)

10 (63)

  

I have experienced strain on my relationships due to COVID-19 this week.

57 (51)

42 (48)

33 (44)

23 (35)

0.26

0.05

 Physician

44 (52)

31 (48)

27 (48)

19 (39)

  

 APP

13 (45)

11 (46)

6 (33)

4 (25)

  

I have experienced personal illness or illness of a loved one this week.

23 (20)

15 (17)

8 (11)

7 (11)

0.20

0.10

 Physician

15 (18)

12 (19)

6 (11)

4 (8)

  

 APP

8 (28)

3 (13)

2 (11)

3 (19)

  

I have experienced additional work responsibilities or hours due to COVID-19 this week.

67 (59)

43 (49)

29 (39)

22 (34)

0.004

0.001

 Physician

52 (62)

36 (56)

23 (40)

18 (37)

  

 APP

15 (52)

7 (29)

6 (33)

4 (25)

  

I have experienced loss of academic/scholarly productivity due to COVID-19 this week.

43 (38)

27 (31)

17 (23)

18 (28)

0.14

0.16

 Physician

40 (48)

27 (42)

17 (30)

16 (33)

  

 APP

3 (10)

–

–

2 (13)

  

I have experienced feelings of isolation due to COVID-19 this week.

64 (57)

54 (61)

46 (61)

42 (65)

0.75

0.30

 Physician

49 (58)

39 (61)

36 (63)

32 (65)

  

 APP

15 (52)

15 (63)

10 (56)

10 (63)

  

I feel supported by my leadership.

100 (89)

82 (93)

74 (99)

64 (98)

0.01

0.02

 Physician

72 (86)

58 (91)

56 (98)

48 (98)

  

 APP

28 (97)

24 (100)

18 (100)

16 (100)

  
  1. aWeek 1 (3/30–4/6/20); Week 2 (4/7–4/12/20); Week 3 (4/13–4/20/20); Week 4 (4/21–4/27/20)
  2. bTotal No. of respondents completing survey questions. Frequency of missing responses was 5 in week 2, 1 in week 2, and 1 in week 4
  3. ±P-values determined by either Chi-squared or Fisher’s Exact where appropriate
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