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Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Physician Moms
- Source :
- Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Objective:This study evaluates the personal and professional experiences of physician mothers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the impact of the pandemic on the lives of physician mothers.Methods:Using social media to reach a broad range of physicians, a convenience sample of physician mothers completed an on-line survey posted between April 27 and May 11. Members were encouraged to repost on social media and share with personal contacts resulting in a passive snowball sampling effect.Results:A total of 2709 physician mothers from 48 states, Puerto Rico, and 19 countries representing more than 25 medical specialties completed the survey. Most were between 30 and 39 y of age, 67% self-identified as white, 17% as Asian, 4% as African American. Most had been working for 11-16 y. A total of 91% had a spouse/partner of the opposite sex. Over half were practicing in an area they identified as high COVID-19 density, while 50% had personally cared for a person with COVID-19. Physician mothers were most concerned about exposing their children to COVID-19 and about the morale and safety of their staff.Conclusions:This is one of the first studies to explore the personal and professional challenges facing physician mothers during a pandemic. Physician mothers were most concerned about exposing their families to COVID-19. Mothers continued to work and at times increased their work, despite having domestic, childcare, and schooling responsibilities.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
0211 other engineering and technologies
Mothers
COVID-19 pandemic
Convenience sample
02 engineering and technology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Physicians
Surveys and Questionnaires
Pandemic
medicine
Humans
Social media
030212 general & internal medicine
Child
Pandemics
Original Research
African american
021110 strategic, defence & security studies
physician moms
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
COVID-19
Snowball sampling
Spouse
Family medicine
impact
Female
Psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1938744X and 19357893
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2ee1dfb11405549357c64a695c205294