The Influence and Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Orthopaedic Resident Training

The Influence and Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Orthopaedic Resident Training: a Nationwide Cross-sectional Survey in Turkey

Orthopedic residents, like all other healthcare professionals, face unique challenges during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The rapid spread of COVID-19 has forced healthcare systems around the world to adapt. As in many other specialties, it has led to many changes in the training of orthopedic residents including restructuring of surgical training, a reduction in elective surgery cases, and re-assignment of residents to COVID-19-related clinical duties. As a result, the standard training curriculum has been interrupted and the number of surgical cases has decreased, limiting the ability of the residents to meet the range and number of patient follow-up and treatment requirements set by the Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Education Council (TOTEK).

The already stressful work environment of orthopedic residents has become more stressful and anxious with the COVID-19 pandemic.

There are no well-designed survey studies that have shown the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on orthopedic resident education and well-being from the resident's perspective. Therefore, the purpose of this nationwide survey study was to document and analyze the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the real-life experiences of orthopedic residents in Turkey.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Depression; Covid19; Burnout, Student; Educational Problems
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Questionnaire about impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on orthopaedic resident training

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 138

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Ankara, Turkey, 06110
    • Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Research and Training Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All Orthopedic Residents in Turkey

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Volunteering to answer survey questions

Exclusion Criteria:

Incomplete answers to survey questions or refusing to participate in the survey

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on orthopaedic resident training	Descriptive data on perceptions of current status of orthopaedic residency training during the pandemic and impact of the pandemic on orthopaedic residency training.	30.12.2020 - 15.01.2021

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 30, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 15, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): January 15, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 13, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 17, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): July 20, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 20, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 17, 2021
• Last Verified: July 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Respiratory Tract Infections; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Lung Diseases; Stress, Psychological; COVID-19; Burnout, Psychological
• Other Study ID Numbers: 99/12

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No