Doctors complain about burnout due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Doctors working with patients with covid-19 complain of fatigue and fear that it may affect their patients, a survey conducted by the Doctor's Handbook application showed, Kommersant writes. A significant part of those who work in the red zones do not feel supported by their superiors.

The study involved 2822 health workers, of which 90% are doctors. 611 survey participants at the time of the survey worked directly in the "red zone".

Among doctors and nurses working in CORONAVIRUS hospitals and departments, only 12.6% say they are still “full of energy” and “go to work with interest.” Another 58.1% answered that they “go to work with interest, but are generally tired,” and 29.3% “go to work without interest.”

27.7% of doctors from the "red zones" and 31.9% of the nurses working with them admit that they often think about quitting or are already "close to it". Among their colleagues in the Green Zone (that is, among those who do not directly deal with those hospitalized due to COVID-19), 25.2% of doctors and 17.2% of nurses are thinking about quitting.