Table 4.

Financial questions and mean psychological distress score^†

Question	Response	Respondents (%)	Mean Psychological Distress Score	P
Has anyone in your practice been laid off or furloughed?	Yes	277 (44)	2.3	.04∗
	No	258 (41)	2.1
	I don’t know	93 (15)	2.5
Has anyone in your practice taken medical or personal leave without pay?	Yes	269 (43)	2.3	.07
	No	246 (39)	2.1
	I don’t know	113 (18)	2.5
Has your practice/healthcare system instituted a hiring freeze?	Yes	262 (43)	2.6	<.01∗
	No	227 (36)	2.1
	I don’t know	119 (20)	2.0
I am worried about losing my job.	Strongly agree	26 (4)	3.1	<.01∗
	Agree	64 (11)	2.6
	Neutral	93 (15)	2.5
	Disagree	212 (35)	2.3
	Strongly disagree	211 (35)	2.0
I am under more financial strain now compared to before the pandemic.	Strongly agree	80 (13)	2.7	<.01∗
	Agree	170 (28)	2.5
	Neutral	199 (33)	2.4
	Disagree	86 (14)	2.2
	Strongly disagree	72 (12)	1.4
What do you estimate to be your PERSONAL compensation loss due to COVID-19 for 2020?	None	146 (24)	2.0	<.01∗
	$0-$25,000	96 (16)	2.3
	$25,000-$50,000	140 (23)	2.4
	$50,000-$100,000	108 (18)	2.2
	>$100,000	112 (19)	2.6
Are you working at reduced hours or for reduced pay during the pandemic?	Yes	305 (50)	2.5	<.01∗
	No	274 (45)	2.1
	Prefer not to say	26 (4)	1.8
Have you been laid off?	Yes	18 (3)	2.3	.98
	No	572 (96)	2.3
	Prefer not to say	5 (1)	2.6
Has your spouse/partner suffered a job loss/furlough or financial loss due to the pandemic?	Yes	134 (22)	2.6	<.01∗
	No	449 (75)	2.2
	Prefer not to say	17 (3)	3.3
If you planned on retiring in the next year, has the pandemic postponed or pushed up your retirement?	Postponed	55 (9)	2.2	.15
	Pushed	15 (3)	1.9
	No	174 (29)	2.1
Have you taken medical/personal leave?	Yes	135 (22)	2.5	.29
	No	460 (76)	2.2
	Prefer not to say	11 (2)	2.1

COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019.

^∗Statistically significant (P < .05).

^†Missing data (skipped questions) ≤5% for financial questions.