According to a national survey in 2021, a large majority of health care workers said they felt more stressed at work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses were more likely than other health professionals or workers to report so. Compared to other health care workers, physicians were more likely to report having to change their care delivering methods, which most likely reflects a shift to virtual care during the pandemic.
Share of health care workers who experienced select impacts during COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, by occupation
Characteristic
Physicians
Nurses
Personal support workers or care aides
Others
Felt more stressed at work
83.7%
92%
83%
83%
Had to do work they normally do not do
52.4%
62.7%
49.7%
51.5%
Had an increased workload
65.2%
83.7%
73.7%
67.2%
Had to work overtime or additional hours beyond regular schedule
46%
63%
47.5%
40.6%
Had to change methods of delivering health care (e.g., partially or fully transitioned to video or telephone patient care)
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StatCan. (June 3, 2022). Share of health care workers who experienced select impacts during COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, by occupation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457809/covid-impacts-experienced-by-healthcare-workers-canada/
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StatCan. (2022). Share of health care workers who experienced select impacts during COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, by occupation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457809/covid-impacts-experienced-by-healthcare-workers-canada/
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Share of health care workers who experienced select impacts during COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, by occupation [Graph], StatCan, June 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457809/covid-impacts-experienced-by-healthcare-workers-canada/
