Physician wellness during the pandemic

In February 2021, a sample of Canadian physicians and residents were surveyed about their views on Canada's pandemic management and vaccination strategy, as well as about the state of their wellness during the pandemic.

A total of 1,648 responses were received. This infographic reports the results of the wellness questions specifically.

Anxiety and fatigue

How ANXIOUS are you currently feeling with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Please note that results have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

How FATIGUED are you currently feeling with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic?

How have your fatigue levels changed since the beginning of the pandemic (March 2020)?

Mental health factors

Mental health support

CMA supporting physician well-being

Healthy, fulfilled physicians perform at a higher level and contribute to better patient outcomes. Yet many doctors, residents and medical students report burnout, depression and other concerns at some point in their career — and countless others stay silent out of fear of stigma.

Together, we can do better. The CMA offers these wellness resources: Physician Wellness Support page, the Wellness Connection and the Physician Wellness Hub to support physician well-being.

Topics

COVID-19 wellness resources Stress Burnout