Table 2.
Neurosurgery residents’ perceptions and stressors related to Coronavirus disease 2019.
| Perception | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Personally cared for a patient under investigation (PUI) for COVID-19 | 102 (91.9) |
| Uncertain about future changes in healthcare due to COVID-19 | 88 (79.3) |
| Decreased weekly work hours due to COVID-19 | 83 (74.8) |
| Decreased ability to meet ACGME operative case minimums due to COVID-19 | 75 (67.6) |
| Altered elective rotation or vacation schedules due to COVID-19 | 74 (66.7) |
| Concerned that COVID-19 may affect achievement of technical or operative milestones | 73 (65.8) |
| Disagree that professional life will improve due to COVID-19 | 69 (62.2) |
| Personally cared for patient with COVID-19 | 60 (54.1) |
| Uncertain about future earnings due to COVID-19 | 51 (45.9) |
| Disagree that personal life will improve due to COVID-19 | 47 (42.3) |
| Colleague in training program contracted COVID-19 | 27 (24.3) |
| Redeployed to a COVID-related neurosurgery service | 17 (15.3) |
| Would not pursue neurosurgery again | 16 (14.4) |
| Since rise of COVID-19, spent increased time: | |
| Participating in remote didactic lectures | 91 (82.0) |
| Working on clinical research studies | 74 (66.7) |
| Interacting with my family members | 50 (45.0) |
| Partaking in board preparation | 35 (31.5) |
| Conducting non-neurosurgical medical care | 28 (25.2) |
| Engaging with other residents or faculty | 18 (16.2) |
| Conducting neurosurgical medical care | 11 (9.9) |
| In the cadaver/anatomy lab | 4 (3.6) |
| None of the above | 4 (3.6) |
aAbbreviations: COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019); PUI (patient under investigation); ACGME (American Council for Graduate Medical Education).