Psychiatric News (7/18) reports, “Healthcare workers who reported experiencing high levels of stress about child care during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to report anxiety, depression, and burnout compared with those without child care stress,” investigators concluded after examining survey data from “the 14-item Coping with COVID survey of 58,408 healthcare workers (including 15,766 physicians and 11,409 nurses), conducted between April and December 2020.” The study also revealed that healthcare workers “experiencing such stress were also more likely to report an intent to reduce their hours or leave their position than those without child care stress.” The findings were published online July 18 in JAMA Network Open.
Related Links:
— “Child Care Stress Among Health Care Workers Associated With Burnout, Intent to Reduce Hours, Psychiatric News, July 18, 2022