Mental health and well‐being of anaesthetists during the COVID ‐19 pandemic: a scoping review
Study context
- Population
- Anaesthetists during the COVID-19 pandemic (articles published January 2020–May 2022)20 articles
- Participants
- 8,680 participants · 19 populations · 14 countries
- Outcome
- Prevalence of mental health concerns in anaesthetists
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Prevalence of mental health conditions in anaesthetists
- Burnout
- 14-59%
- Stress
- 50-71%
- Anxiety
- 11-74%
- Depression
- 12-67%
- Post-traumatic stress
- 17-25%
- Psychological distress
- 52%
- Insomnia
- 17-61%
Further findings
Risk factors for poorer mental health
- Direct COVID-19-related issues (fear of self and family exposure to infection; quarantine)
- Practitioner health factors (insomnia; comorbidities)
- Psychosocial factors (loneliness; isolation; perceived lack of support at home and work)
- Demographic factors (female gender; non-white ethnicity; LGBTQIA+)
- Workplace factors (redeployment outside clinical area; increased work effort; personal protective equipment shortages)
Protective factors
- Job satisfaction; perceived organisational justice; older age; male sex
Self-reported concerns and support
- Concerns: personal protective equipment; resource allocation; fear of infection; fear of financial loss; increased workload; communication of treatment protocols
- Support from family, colleagues and hospital management an important coping mechanism
Original publication
Mental health and well‐being of anaesthetists during the COVID ‐19 pandemic: a scoping review. Anaesthesia. Published 31 October 2022. doi:10.
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