Trends in Pediatric Clinician Wellbeing During and Immediately After the COVID-19 Pandemic

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q2 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Journal of Pediatric Health Care Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.pedhc.2025.04.005

Elisabeth Kahl DiPietro MD, Margaret Fry MD, Heather J. Walter MD, MPH, Jonathan Hatoun MD, MPH, MS, Emily T. Correa MPH, MS, Scarlette Pikul MSN, MBA, Louis Vernacchio MD, MSc

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Abstract

Objective

To evaluate the level of burnout (BO) and clinician wellbeing across a large network of pediatric primary care clinicians (PCCs) at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, identify risk factors for BO, and to guide potential interventions.

Method

An electronic, confidential survey assessing wellbeing and demographics was sent to all participating PCCs yearly, beginning in 2020.

Results

BO peaked among PCCs in 2021 and then declined annually as the pandemic receded.

Conclusions

Peak BO in PCCs was linked to the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Interventions to more rapidly address BO in pediatric PCCs during public health emergencies are needed.

WHAT’S NEW

Pediatric PCCs practicing in independent private practices experienced peak BO in 2021 with gradual improvement in the immediate postpandemic years.

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2019冠状病毒病大流行期间和之后儿科临床医生的健康趋势

目的：在COVID-19大流行开始时，评估大型儿科初级保健临床医生（PCCs）网络的职业倦怠（BO）水平和临床医生的幸福感，确定BO的危险因素，并指导潜在的干预措施。方法：从2020年开始，每年向所有参与的PCCs发送一份评估健康和人口统计数据的电子保密调查。结果：2021年PCCs的BO达到峰值，然后随着大流行的消退而逐年下降。结论：PCCs的BO峰值与COVID-19大流行的高度有关。需要采取干预措施，以便在突发公共卫生事件期间更迅速地解决儿科PCCs中的BO问题。最新进展：在独立私人诊所执业的儿科PCCs在2021年经历了BO高峰，在大流行后的几年中逐渐改善。

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Journal of Pediatric Health Care NURSING-PEDIATRICS

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

10.70%

发文量

140

审稿时长

24 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Pediatric Health Care, the official journal of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, provides scholarly clinical information and research regarding primary, acute and specialty health care for children of newborn age through young adulthood within a family-centered context. The Journal disseminates multidisciplinary perspectives on evidence-based practice and emerging policy, advocacy and educational issues that are of importance to all healthcare professionals caring for children and their families.