• Southern medical journal · Sep 2023

    Impact of COVID-19 Policies on Hospitalists' Psychological Safety.

    • Lily Rotman Devaraj, Benjamin Geisler, Cynthia Cooper, and Simpkin BeginArabellaAthe Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston..
    • From the Department of Medicine and Pediatrics.
    • South. Med. J. 2023 Sep 1; 116 (9): 772775772-775.

    ObjectivesThe coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic brought about many changes in work environment and interpersonal interactions to prevent the spread of infection. Policies such as ubiquitous masking, virtual meetings, physician distancing, and decreased communal eating changed the inpatient work environment. This study aims to look at the impact of these changes on hospitalists' psychological safety.MethodsWe surveyed hospitalists on how these changes affected their well-being and feelings of psychological safety.ResultsMasking, virtual meetings, and fewer opportunities to eat together decreased connection with colleagues. Virtual meetings and social distancing decreased some aspects of psychological safety.ConclusionsThis study highlights the importance of finding ways to foster connection and decrease burnout while continuing to prevent the spread of infection.

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