The impact of COVID-19 anxiety on eating disorders in medical and Master's students

OBJECTIVE

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 virus) first appeared in China with rapidly progressing pneumonia of unknown cause. Our goal was to investigate the relationship between COVID-19 anxiety and eating disorders among front-line physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS

This study is observational, prospective and analytical. The study population age range is from 18 to 65 years and includes healthcare professionals with a Master's degree or higher or subjects who have completed their education. We administered the Demographic Data Form, the Eating Disorder Rating Scale (EDRS), and the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) to "Health professionals with a Master's degree or higher education, or who are receiving or have received Medical Specialization Training" across Turkey.

RESULTS

The study initially included 312 people in total, but 19 were excluded (9 due to a pre-existing eating disorder, 2 for pregnancy, 2 for colitis, 4 for Diabetes Mellitus, 1 for depression, 1 with generalized anxiety disorder - GAD), leaving 293 subjects (82 men and 211 women). Assistant doctor was the highest status in the study group (56%), while specialization Training was the highest level of training (60.1%).

CONCLUSIONS

We presented a detailed account of effects of scales and parameters related to the COVID-19 process on eating disorders and weight change in a specific population. These effects show both anxiety scores related to COVID-19 and eating disorders on various aspects and identify various variables influencing these scales in the main groups and subgroups.

The impact of family physicians' thoughts on self-efficacy of family physician's core competencies on burnout syndrome in İzmir: A nested case-control study

BACKGROUND

Burnout is a psychosocial syndrome, involving feelings of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and diminished personal accomplishment at work. Its occurrence is high in healthcare personnel. Job satisfaction is achieved through the feeling of being professionally competent and is an important condition that prevents burnout syndrome.

AIM

This study aimed to determine the impact of family physicians' thoughts on self-efficacy of family physician's core competencies on burnout syndrome in İzmir.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS

The study was a nested case-control study and was carried out within the İzmir province from 2013 to 2014. The subject population included 2185 family physicians working in the family medicine centers in the metropolitan districts of İzmir. A total of 395 family physicians who were employed at family medicine centers agreed to participate in the study. After the assessment according to the Maslach Burnout Inventory, 185 physicians had burnout, whereas 210 physicians did not have burnout. Physicians who had burnout were considered as 50% prevalence in the control group; the sampling size was calculated as at least 138 individuals for unpaired cases and control groups, with 0.05 error margin and 80% power.

RESULTS

While burnout syndrome was detected in 80.0% of physicians who thought that they were incompetent, it was detected in 30.1% of physicians who believed that they were sufficiently competent in terms of core competencies.

CONCLUSION

Insufficient belief in core competencies by family physicians increases the occurrence of burnout syndrome in these individuals.