Universität zu Köln

Mause, Laura ORCID: 0000-0002-7124-7882, Hoffmann, Jan ORCID: 0000-0003-4154-9270, Ohnhauser, Tim, Gunkel, Sophie, Stoecker, Arno and Scholten, Nadine ORCID: 0000-0002-7793-7745 (2022). Work climate in pandemic times: which burdens do German physicians in primary care report? Fam. Pr., 39 (1). S. 46 - 52. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. ISSN 1460-2229

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Abstract

Background: In Germany, general practitioners (GPs) provide basic and primary care in the ambulatory sector and refer patients to other specialists when necessary. Often, GPs present the first point of contact for patients in the German healthcare system. During the COVID-19 pandemic, GPs and other medical specialists in the ambulatory setting suddenly were confronted with unprecedented challenges. Objective: To answer the following research questions: How did COVID-19-related challenges affect the work climate? Do physicians with deteriorated work climate simultaneously report a worsened provision of patient care? Which challenges were the most burdening? Methods: In the course of the project COVID-GAMS more than 18 000 physicians of various specialties had been invited to a quantitative cross-sectional online survey (in Summer 2020). Analyses were conducted separately for the groups of GPs and other medical specialists. Group differences were analysed statistically and burdening factors were identified. Results: 1703 participants were included in the analysis. 22.2% of GPs (other medical specialists: 19.9%) stated, their work climate had deteriorated. Physicians with a deteriorated work climate showed a tendency towards poorer personal provision of patient care (M = 3.75, SD = 0.98 versus M = 3.93, SD = 0.99) compared to unchanged or improved work climate. The lack of protective material in March/April 2020, changes in practice management and possible economic impacts on the practice were the most burdening factors reported by GPs. Conclusion: GPs who reported a negative impact on the work climate in the course of the first pandemic lockdown also tend to see own deficits in the provision of patient care.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Mause, Laura UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-7124-7882 UNSPECIFIED Hoffmann, Jan UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4154-9270 UNSPECIFIED Ohnhauser, Tim UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Gunkel, Sophie UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Stoecker, Arno UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Scholten, Nadine UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-7793-7745 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-660613
DOI:	10.1093/fampra/cmab085
Journal or Publication Title:	Fam. Pr.
Volume:	39
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 46 - 52
Date:	2022
Publisher:	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Place of Publication:	OXFORD
ISSN:	1460-2229
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language COVID-19; IMPACT; EXPERIENCE Multiple languages Primary Health Care; Medicine, General & Internal Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/66061