Does N-acetylcysteine Improve Established Hearing Loss in Guinea Pigs?

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Rachel Karras¹  Sophia Matos¹  Arun Sharma¹  Dana L. Crosby¹ 

[1] Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University

关键词: COVID-19;    SARS-CoV-2;    novel coronavirus;    burnout;    well-being;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2473974X221100547

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objective. The goal of this study is to assess burnout andprofessional fulfillment during the initial weeks of theCOVID-19 pandemic among otolaryngology practitioners.Study Design. Cross-sectional survey.Setting. International survey of otolaryngologists during apandemic.Methods. A cross-sectional survey was performed from April24 to May 8, 2020, via email and social media platforms tounderstand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on otolaryngology practitioners in academic and private practice. TheProfessional Fulfillment Index was used to assess professionalfulfillment and burnout. Burnout was divided into workexhaustion and interpersonal disengagement.Results. Of 243 respondents, 202 completed the ProfessionalFulfillment Index portion of the survey. An average score3 on the professional fulfillment section correlates withfulfillment, while an average score 1.33 on the burnoutsection correlates with burnout. The average score of professional fulfillment was 2.17, with 85.6% of respondentsreporting lack of professional fulfillment. The average scoreon burnout was 1, with 40.1% of otolaryngologists reportingburnout. In multivariable analyses, females were found tohave statistically lower professional fulfillment (beta = 22.28,P = .010) with higher rates of work exhaustion (beta = 0.62,P \ .001), interpersonal disengagement (beta = 2.08, P =.023), and burnout (beta = 4.49, P = .002).Conclusion. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, most participants reported a lack of professional fulfillment while justunder half experienced burnout. Female gender was associated with low professional fulfillment and high work exhaustion, interpersonal disengagement, and burnout. Attention toburnout and job satisfaction during a pandemic is critical forthe appropriate well-being of otolaryngology practitioners.

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