The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary care physicians in Israel, with comparison to an international cohort: a cross-sectional study

Table 5 PCPs’ well-being

	Israeli respondents		Entire cohort		P value
	n	%	n	%
Mayo clinic well-being index – before the pandemic
Score < 2 (low risk)	34	60.7	1170	37.8	< 0.001
Score ≥ 2 (increased risk)	22	39.3	1929	62.2	< 0.001
Total	56		3099
Missing	38		2862
Mayo clinic well-being index – since the pandemic
Score < 2 (low risk)	22	41.5	856	29.7	0.062
Score ≥ 2 (increased risk)	31	58.5	2030	70.3	0.062
Total	53		2886
Missing	41		3075

The Mayo clinic well-being index is a validated tool for assessing physicians’ well-being as well as identifying an increased risk for burnout. The score ranges from − 2 to 9, with higher scores indicating a higher degree of distress. An “at-risk score” is an index score of two or higher, which indicates higher risk for burnout, severe fatigue, suicidal ideation, and poor overall quality of life

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