This statistic illustrates the impact COVID-19 has had on U.S. physicians' wellbeing by detailing the share of physicians who had experienced select effects on their practice or professional employment, by frequency, as of August 2020. The data shows that 17 percent of respondents had inappropriate feelings of anger, tearfulness, or anxiety due to the pandemic once a week.
Percentage of U.S. physicians who had select experiences due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their practice or professional employment, August 2020
Characteristic
Never
Just once
Once a month
Once a week
Every day
Seek medical attention for a physical problem
76%
18%
4%
1%
-
Seek medical attention for a mental health problem
87%
6%
4%
3%
-
Begin use of medications and/or alcohol or illicit drugs
90%
3%
2%
3%
2%
Increase the use of medications and/or alcohol or illicit drugs
82%
3%
3%
9%
3%
Have thoughts about or actions of self-harm
92%
3%
2%
2%
-
Feel hopeless or that you have no purpose
70%
9%
9%
8%
4%
Withdraw or isolate from family, friends, and co-workers
57%
10%
12%
13%
8%
Have inappropriate feelings of anger, tearfulness, or anxiety
Original question: How often have the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on your practice or
professional employment caused you to do any of the following? (check all that apply).
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The Physicians Foundation. (September 17, 2020). Percentage of U.S. physicians who had select experiences due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their practice or professional employment, August 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184571/covid-us-physician-impacts-practice-employment/
The Physicians Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. physicians who had select experiences due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their practice or professional employment, August 2020." Chart. September 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184571/covid-us-physician-impacts-practice-employment/
The Physicians Foundation. (2020). Percentage of U.S. physicians who had select experiences due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their practice or professional employment, August 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184571/covid-us-physician-impacts-practice-employment/
The Physicians Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Physicians Who Had Select Experiences Due to The Effects of The Covid-19 Pandemic on Their Practice or Professional Employment, August 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184571/covid-us-physician-impacts-practice-employment/
The Physicians Foundation, Percentage of U.S. physicians who had select experiences due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their practice or professional employment, August 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184571/covid-us-physician-impacts-practice-employment/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. physicians who had select experiences due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their practice or professional employment, August 2020 [Graph], The Physicians Foundation, September 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184571/covid-us-physician-impacts-practice-employment/
