As of September 2020, around 50 percent of the physician workforce in the United States reported having inappropriate feelings of anger, tearfulness or anxiety as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This statistic illustrates physician workforce responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States as of September 2020.
Percentage of physicians in the United States who stated they had or would do the following in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as of September 2020
Characteristic
Percentage of physicians
Experienced a reduction in income in my practice
72%
Had inappropriate feelings of anger, tearfulness or anxiety
50%
Withdrew from friends and family
43%
Reduced staff in my practice
43%
Sought medical attention for a physical problem
24%
Sought medical attention for a mental health problem
13%
Switched to a primarily telemedicine position
12%
Began use of medication, alcohol and/or illicit drugs
10%
Had thoughts or actions about self-harm
8%
Closed my practice
8%
Moved to a new employment situation
6%
Moved from a direct patient care role to a non-patient care role
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Merritt Hawkins. (July 21, 2021). Percentage of physicians in the United States who stated they had or would do the following in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as of September 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172988/us-physician-workforce-responses-covid-pandemic/
Merritt Hawkins. "Percentage of physicians in the United States who stated they had or would do the following in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as of September 2020." Chart. July 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172988/us-physician-workforce-responses-covid-pandemic/
Merritt Hawkins. (2021). Percentage of physicians in the United States who stated they had or would do the following in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as of September 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172988/us-physician-workforce-responses-covid-pandemic/
Merritt Hawkins. "Percentage of Physicians in The United States Who Stated They Had or Would Do The following in Response to The Covid-19 Pandemic as of September 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172988/us-physician-workforce-responses-covid-pandemic/
Merritt Hawkins, Percentage of physicians in the United States who stated they had or would do the following in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as of September 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172988/us-physician-workforce-responses-covid-pandemic/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of physicians in the United States who stated they had or would do the following in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as of September 2020 [Graph], Merritt Hawkins, July 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172988/us-physician-workforce-responses-covid-pandemic/
