Aya M Riad, William A Cambridge, David Henshall, Heather McAdam, Thomas M Drake, Cameron J Fairfield, Stephen R Knight, Alessandro Sgrò, Catherine Shaw, James C Glasbey, Mark A Potter, Ewen M Harrison, Kenneth A McLean
Educational impact and recommendations from implementation of student-led clinical trial recruitment: a mixed-methods study
Postgraduate medical journal
objectives coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 pandemic presented extreme challenges health care workers study sought characterize challenges faced physician mothers compare differences challenges home work characteristics elicit specific needs potential solutions methods conducted mixedmethods online survey physician moms group pmg pmg covid19 subgroup facebook april 18th 29th 2020 collected structured data personal professional characteristics qualitative data home work concerns analyzed qualitative data thematically used bivariate analyses evaluate variation themes frontline status childrens ages results included 1806 participants analysis identified 10 key themes frequently identified needsolution community government support n 545 471 comparing frontline nonfrontline physicians frontline frequently raised concerns personal health safety 678 vs 484 p 0001 organizational communication relationships 318 vs 238 p 0001 family health safety 272 vs 166 p 0001 nonfrontline physicians frequently addressed patient care safety 564 vs 482 p 0001 financialjob security 338 vs 469 p 0001 participants elementary schoolaged child frequently raised concerns parentinghomeschooling 440 vs 311 p 0001 worklife balance 284 vs 137 p 0001 participants preschoolaged child frequently addressed access childcare 240 vs 77 p 0001 spousepartner relationships 158 vs 95 p 0001 compared without children age groups conclusions physician workforce homogenous health care government leaders need understand diverse challenges order meet physicians professional family needs pandemic