Stress, burnout, anxiety, depression and fear of COVID-19 were reported among general practitioners throughout the pandemic, a global study published in the British Journal of General Practice found.
“While there has been a tendency for research like this to focus on hospital roles, there was a need to synthesize evidence and explore factors associated with [general practitioners’] mental health and well-being during the pandemic,” Laura Jefferson, PhD, MSc, a research fellow at the University of York in the U.K., said in a press release.
Jefferson and colleagues aimed to