Researchers surveyed 276 physicians enrolled in the Intern Health Study during August 2020 on family-to-work conflict and depressive and anxiety symptoms. Depressive symptoms between 2018 and 2020 were compared by gender.
Key findings:
- Among physician parents, women were more likely to be responsible for childcare or schooling and household tasks during the pandemic compared with men.
- Women were more likely than men to reduce work hours and work primarily from home.
- Women experienced greater work-to-family conflict, family-to-work conflict and depressive and anxiety symptoms compared with men.
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