1. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Young Ophthalmologists in Cairo University Hospitals
- Author
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Heba Magdy Ahmed El-Saied and Mohamad Amr Salah Eddin Abdelhakim
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional ,genetic structures ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,Hospitals, University ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Pandemic ,medicine ,Humans ,Practice Patterns, Physicians' ,skin and connective tissue diseases ,Personal Protective Equipment ,Infection Control ,Ophthalmologists ,SARS-CoV-2 ,business.industry ,COVID-19 ,Internship and Residency ,General Medicine ,University hospital ,eye diseases ,Ophthalmology ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Family medicine ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Egypt ,Female ,sense organs ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
To assess the concerns of the residents and young ophthalmologists as well as the change in their practice during the COVID era.This is an cross-sectional study.A questionnaire was directed to the young Ophthalmologists of Ophthalmology department in Cairo University hospitals.Seventy-nine young Ophthalmologists responded to the questionnaire, with an age ranging from 24 to 36 years of age of which 57% were females. They all practiced Ophthalmology from less than one year up to 9 years long, with 55.8% of them feeling unlucky starting ophthalmic practice during this era, 7.6% are extremely anxious regarding their psychological concern about the pandemic, and some feel they need psychological assessment especially those with 1-3 years duration of practice (41.2%)Due to COVID-19 pandemic, as with everybody else, our young ophthalmologists have been affected on many different levels; psychologically, education and practice levels.
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- 2020