The experiences of early career geriatricians throughout Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic

Vojtech Mezera; Anne W Ekdahl; Dominic Bertschi; Maria Bonnici; Rui Buzaco; Santiago Cotobal Rodeles; Kseniia Eruslanova; Lubov Matchekhina; Laura Monica Perez Bazan; Itxaso Marin Epelde; Marina Kotsani; Grazia Daniela Femminella; Meltem Koca; Marian Dejaeger

doi:10.1007/s41999-021-00605-1

The experiences of early career geriatricians throughout Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic

Vojtech Mezera, Anne W Ekdahl, Dominic Bertschi, Maria Bonnici, Rui Buzaco, Santiago Cotobal Rodeles, Kseniia Eruslanova, Lubov Matchekhina, Laura Monica Perez Bazan, Itxaso Marin Epelde, Marina Kotsani, Grazia Daniela Femminella, Meltem Koca, Marian Dejaeger

Clinical Sciences, Helsingborg

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The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected older adults and brought about unprecedented challenges to geriatricians. We aimed to evaluate the experiences of early career geriatricians (residents or consultants with up to 10 years of experience) throughout Europe using an online survey. We obtained 721 responses. Most of the respondents were females (77.8%) and residents in geriatric medicine (54.6%). The majority (91.4%) were directly involved in the care of patients with COVID-19. The respondents reported moderate levels of anxiety and feelings of being overloaded with work. The anxiety levels were higher in women than in men. Most of the respondents experienced a feeling of a strong restriction on their private lives and a change in their work routine. The residents also reported a moderate disruption in their training and research activities. In conclusion, early career geriatricians experienced a major impact of COVID-19 on their professional and private lives.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	719-724
Journal	European Geriatric Medicine
Volume	13
Issue number	3
Early online date	2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-021-00605-1
Publication status	Published - 2022

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Mezera, V., Ekdahl, A. W., Bertschi, D., Bonnici, M., Buzaco, R., Rodeles, S. C., Eruslanova, K., Matchekhina, L., Bazan, L. M. P., Epelde, I. M., Kotsani, M., Femminella, G. D., Koca, M., & Dejaeger, M. (2022). The experiences of early career geriatricians throughout Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic. European Geriatric Medicine, 13(3), 719-724. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-021-00605-1

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