Quick Covid-19 Primary Care Survey, Series 28

Abstract

Seven in 10 primary care clinicians report that mental exhaustion, both personally and in their practice, has reached all-time highs. Nearly 2 in 5 clinicians have required mental health support as a result of the pandemic, while 4 in 5 report fielding weekly calls from colleagues or patients in the midst of a mental health crisis. There is also evidence to suggest that these levels are underreported (see below). Many clinicians have recalibrated their expectations during the pandemic with close to 40% reporting that stress is the same or worse, but “sadly, we’ve gotten used to it.”