RT Journal Article
T1 Impact of mobilization of residents in otolaryngology-head-neck surgery in COVID-19 units on mental health status.
A1 Lechien, Jerome R
A1 Chebib, Emilien
A1 Zelenik, Karol
A1 Maniaci, Antonino
A1 Molteni, Gabriele
A1 Maza-Solano, Juan M
A1 Hans, Stéphane
K1 Addiction
K1 Alcohol
K1 COVID-19
K1 Depression
K1 Fellow
K1 Otolaryngology
K1 Recruitment
K1 Residents
K1 SARS-CoV-2
K1 Sleep
AB To investigate mental health, sleep, and addiction features of young otolaryngologists (YO) according to the mobilization in COVID-19 units at the end of the third European wave of infections. A cross-sectional survey was sent to 220 YO of 6 European University hospitals. The following outcomes were evaluated: postgraduate year; age; management of COVID-19 patients; workload; nights on call; stress; Beck depression inventory; Insomnia severity index; sleep and mental health status evolutions throughout pandemic; consumption of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs before and during pandemic. A total of 128 YO completed the evaluations (58.2%). Twenty responders (15.6%) did not manage COVID-19 patients, while 65 (50.8%), 20 (15.6%), and 23 (18%) managed rarely, frequently or daily COVID-19 patients during the pandemic, respectively. The management of COVID-19 patients was associated with increases of workload (p = 0.023) and number of nights on-call (p  Young otolaryngologists (YO) mobilized in COVID-19 units reported higher hours worked, nights on call, and alcohol consumption compared with others. Future large cohort-studies are needed to confirm our observations.
YR 2022
FD 2022-08-25
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/19986
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/19986
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Aug 16, 2025