The impact of COVID‐19 on the resident well‐being in a single US healthcare system

INTRODUCTION The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted the entire society, but arguably, the healthcare system the most. 1 Challenges to providers include rapidly evolving treatment paradigms, the risk of personal infection or spread to loved ones, shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE), extreme workloads, and added childcare responsibilities with school closures.. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Study design A cross-sectional survey of US residents was performed between July and August 2020 at a six-hospital south-eastern Pennsylvania health system. A score of ≥5 is considered a high score indicating the low mental QOL, high fatigue, or recent suicidal ideation. 11 WBI is validated for the residents working in the United States of America. 10 Additional questions included demographics, training level, exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-positive patients, training for doffing/donning of PPE, adequate PPE availability, and involvement in care for patients with COVID-19 patients. [...]year residents in our survey had the highest mean score of 2.95 (SD 1.77).