When residents work less, they feel better: Lessons learned from an unprecedent context of lockdown

Degraeve, A; Lejeune, Sibille; Muilwijk, Tim; Poelaert, Filip; Piraprez, M; Svistakov, I; Roumeguère, Thierry

doi:10.1016/j.purol.2020.08.005

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“…However, middle-aged and older adults were notably more likely than younger participants to report no change; hence, the mitigation measures appear to have affected the quality of life of younger Austrians more than other age groups, both positively and negatively. That these effects on quality of life might differ depending on age was recently corroborated by a Belgian survey among young physicians, where 56% reported a positive impact of the COVID-19 crisis on their life (Degraeve et al 2020 ).…”

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Working from home, quality of life, and perceived productivity during the first 50-day COVID-19 mitigation measures in Austria: a cross-sectional study

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Papantoniou

Seidel

et al. 2021

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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Objectives To explore changes in quality of life and perceived productivity, focusing on the effects of working from home during the first COVID-19 50-day mitigation period in Austria. Methods We conducted an Austrian-representative online survey (N = 1010) of self-reported life- and work-related changes during the first COVID-19 50-day mitigation period (March 16 through May 1 2020) compared to the situation before. We used multinominal logistic regression models to identify correlates of improved/decreased quality of life in the entire sample, and of improved/decreased productivity in a subsample of the working population (N = 686). We also calculated age- and multivariable-adjusted ORs and 95% CIs of an improved/decreased quality of life and an improved/decreased productivity by work from home status. Results During the COVID-19 mitigation period, quality of life improved in 17.5%, but decreased in 20.7% of the general Austrian population; perceived productivity at work increased in 12.7%, but decreased in 30.2% of the working population. Working from home during the mitigation period was associated with an increased quality of life (vs. none, partially: OR 2.07, 95% CI 1.09–3.91; all the time: 3.69, 1.86–7.29). In contrast, perceived productivity seemed to decrease when people worked from home (vs. none, partially: 1.42, 0.86–2.35; all the time: 1.48, 0.85–2.58). Working from home and related benefits were not equally distributed among gender, age, and educational attainment. Conclusions A transition to more flexibility of workplace and working hours for employees could have important positive consequences for family and professional life, for stakeholders, for public health, and ultimately for the environment.

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confidence: 82%

Working from home, quality of life, and perceived productivity during the first 50-day COVID-19 mitigation measures in Austria: a cross-sectional study

Weitzer

Papantoniou

Seidel

et al. 2021

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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“…Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic several studies have investigated its impact on the occurrence of burnout in medical residents showing a wide range of prevalence, between 26% and 76%. 15 , 16 This may be due to the heterogeneity of the studies conducted, for example, using different burnout 17 , 18 assessment scales. Some of the studies found higher prevalence depending on the number of COVID-19 patients seen.…”

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“… 12 , 13 Data from Rodrigues et al (2018) 14 show that prevalence was higher in surgical and emergency specialties (40%) compared to medical specialties (25%). In relation to other factors, it has been described that both the first year and the last year of residency, 24 other recent stressful events 15 , 28 and dissatisfaction with the chosen specialty 12 , 23 constitute risk factors for burnout ( Table 1 , Table 2 ).…”

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Work stress and resident burnout, before and during the COVID-19 pandemia: An up-date

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Fonseca³

et al. 2021

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“…Forty-four articles finally matched the search. Twenty-one were comments/editorials/reviews broadly describing changes in residency programs during the pandemic, mostly published during the very initial phase of the outbreak 6–26 ; some of them focused also on perspectives toward digital education and e-learning opportunities. 7–11,20,24 Four articles highlighted the viewpoint of medical students and urology applicants, 27–30 impaired by the reduced opportunity for rotations.…”

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COVID-19 and slowdown of residents’ activity: Feedback from a novel e-learning event and overview of the literature

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Objective: To evaluate the impact of an e-learning online event, created for supporting resident’s training during the slowdown of surgical and clinical activities caused by COVID-19 pandemic. An overview of PubMed literature depicting the state of the art of urology residency in the COVID-19 era was performed as well, to contextualize the issue. Methods: An online learning event for residents was set up at the beginning of the pandemic; the faculty consisted of experts in urology who provided on-line lectures and videos on surgical anatomy, procedures, updates in guidelines, technology, training. The audience was composed of 30–500 attendees from Italy, USA, India and Belgium. A questionnaire to analyze relevance, satisfaction and popularity of the lessons was mailed to 30 local residents. Results and limitations: Almost all residents defined the web environment suitable to achieve the learning outcomes; the method, the number and the competence of the faculty were appropriate/excellent. Most of the younger residents (81.8%) stated their surgical knowledge would improve after the course; 72.7% declared they would take advantage into routine inpatients clinical activity. Nineteen more expert residents agreed that the course would improve their surgical knowledge and enhance their practical skills; almost all stated that the initiative would change their outpatients and inpatients practice. Overall, 44 articles available in PubMed have addressed the concern of urological learning and training during the pandemic from different standpoints; four of them considered residents’ general perception towards web-based learning programs. Conclusions: The paper confirms residents’ satisfaction with e-learning methods and, to our knowledge, is the first one focusing on a specific event promptly settled up at the beginning of the outbreak. Web-based educational experience developed during the pandemic may represent the very basis for the implementation of prospective on-site training and overall scientific update of future urologists.

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When residents work less, they feel better: Lessons learned from an unprecedent context of lockdown

Cited by 17 publications

References 16 publications

Working from home, quality of life, and perceived productivity during the first 50-day COVID-19 mitigation measures in Austria: a cross-sectional study

Working from home, quality of life, and perceived productivity during the first 50-day COVID-19 mitigation measures in Austria: a cross-sectional study

Work stress and resident burnout, before and during the COVID-19 pandemia: An up-date

COVID-19 and slowdown of residents’ activity: Feedback from a novel e-learning event and overview of the literature

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