Study of burning out, knowledge and attitude of Egyptian psychiatrist towards COVID-19 pandemic

Background and aim: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a new pandemic threatening people all over the world. This study assessed the prevalence of burnout, knowledge and attitude of Egyptian psychiatrists during COVID-19 pandemic and factors related. Methods: An online cross-sectional, descriptive study used an online questionnaire distributed through social media among a sample of Egyptian psychiatrists (the total number was 281 psychiatrists) work in different sectors of hospitals (general, governmental and private psychiatric hospitals). Results: Most of the participants were female (n = 182, n = 64.76%), age range: (27–66) years. One hundred sixty-five psychiatrists (58.71%) work in governmental psychiatric hospitals. The frequency of burnout was 31.07% (n=87) and associated with significant correlations of some sociodemographic data such as gender, place of work, years of experience, and other factors. Overall, 80.07% (n = 225) had sufficient knowledge, 75% (n = 212) had a positive attitude, no significant factor was associated with knowledge while gender, place of work and long of experience were significantly associated with positive attitude.&nbsp