Emergency medicine physician burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Table 4 Unique pandemic stress factors

Stress Factor	Mean score (range 1–3)	Std deviation	Number of participants stating the factor as being irrelevant for them
Social distancing from loved ones (non-nuclear family)	2.49	0.68	6
Increase in working hours	2.38	0.69	7
Increase in workload	2.58	0.63	1
Shortage in protective gear	2.13	0.85	16
Need to wear protective gear while working	2.48	0.67	1
Exposure to the virus in the workplace	2.25	0.69	1
Fear of infecting family members	2.63	0.61	6
Fear of infecting co-workers	2.51	0.67	4
Need to support family member in the setting of increased workload	2.25	0.76	14
Inability to give adequate medical care	2.31	0.72	7
Lack of sufficient logistic support	2.55	0.72	12
Reduced wages	2.3	0.80	31
No educational or daycare centers for children	2.62	0.74	39^a

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