Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Early career psychiatrists in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study. / Pinto da Costa, Mariana; Kilic, Ozge; Чумаков, Егор Максимович; Seker, Asilay; Sampogna, Gaia; Kazakova, Olga; Ismayilova, Jamila; Mogren, Tove; Mucci, Federico; Naesstrom, Matilda; Baessler, Franziska; Gargot, Thomas; Pereira-Sanchez, Victor; Quattrone, Diego; Schoretsanitis, Georgios; Cichoń, Ewelina; Gondek, Tomasz.
In: CNS Spectrums, 21.11.2025.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Early career psychiatrists in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study
AU - Pinto da Costa, Mariana
AU - Kilic, Ozge
AU - Чумаков, Егор Максимович
AU - Seker, Asilay
AU - Sampogna, Gaia
AU - Kazakova, Olga
AU - Ismayilova, Jamila
AU - Mogren, Tove
AU - Mucci, Federico
AU - Naesstrom, Matilda
AU - Baessler, Franziska
AU - Gargot, Thomas
AU - Pereira-Sanchez, Victor
AU - Quattrone, Diego
AU - Schoretsanitis, Georgios
AU - Cichoń, Ewelina
AU - Gondek, Tomasz
PY - 2025/11/21
Y1 - 2025/11/21
N2 - Objective: There is a scarcity of data on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected early career psychiatrists (ECPs). We aimed to investigate the effects of the pandemic on the education and professional development, working conditions and wellbeing of ECPs in Europe, as well as their attitudes to telepsychiatry. Methods: A questionnaire comprising 24 items was designed by the Early Career Psychiatrists Committee of the European Psychiatric Association. Data was collected online from June 2020 to September 2021. A series of multiple regression analyses were conducted to determine variables that could predict the dependent variables. Results: Data was obtained from 517 early career psychiatrists from 39 different countries. Men were more confident than women in their knowledge of COVID-19 symptoms and management, including in managing patients with a comorbidity of COVID-19 and a mental disorder. Providing specific recommendations during the pandemic, access to additional educational activities for ECPs, following COVID-19-related recommendations and access to protective equipment were the significant predictors of a higher confidence in managing patients with comorbidity of COVID-19 and mental disorders. The obligation to change the place of work predicted a decreased satisfaction with telepsychiatry as well as a decreased willingness to use telepsychiatry after the pandemic, while a diagnosis of COVID-19, having recommendations for telepsychiatry and access to dedicated platform for telemedicine were predictors of an increased satisfaction with telepsychiatry. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected ECPs in Europe to varying degrees. The results point to areas where decision-makers can improve the working conditions for ECPs.
AB - Objective: There is a scarcity of data on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected early career psychiatrists (ECPs). We aimed to investigate the effects of the pandemic on the education and professional development, working conditions and wellbeing of ECPs in Europe, as well as their attitudes to telepsychiatry. Methods: A questionnaire comprising 24 items was designed by the Early Career Psychiatrists Committee of the European Psychiatric Association. Data was collected online from June 2020 to September 2021. A series of multiple regression analyses were conducted to determine variables that could predict the dependent variables. Results: Data was obtained from 517 early career psychiatrists from 39 different countries. Men were more confident than women in their knowledge of COVID-19 symptoms and management, including in managing patients with a comorbidity of COVID-19 and a mental disorder. Providing specific recommendations during the pandemic, access to additional educational activities for ECPs, following COVID-19-related recommendations and access to protective equipment were the significant predictors of a higher confidence in managing patients with comorbidity of COVID-19 and mental disorders. The obligation to change the place of work predicted a decreased satisfaction with telepsychiatry as well as a decreased willingness to use telepsychiatry after the pandemic, while a diagnosis of COVID-19, having recommendations for telepsychiatry and access to dedicated platform for telemedicine were predictors of an increased satisfaction with telepsychiatry. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected ECPs in Europe to varying degrees. The results point to areas where decision-makers can improve the working conditions for ECPs.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Education
KW - Healthcare workers
KW - Psychiatry
KW - Telepsychiatry
KW - Training
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/b0426d65-f778-3b15-8581-44a393323f66/
U2 - 10.1017/S1092852925100734
DO - 10.1017/S1092852925100734
M3 - Article
JO - CNS Spectrums
JF - CNS Spectrums
SN - 1092-8529
ER -
ID: 144772555