key: cord-0719798-d5aobe1t
authors: Boutet, Catherine; Sun, Ning‐Zi
title: Fitness app for resident wellness during COVID‐19
date: 2022-03-01
journal: Med Educ
DOI: 10.1111/medu.14755
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doc_id: 719798
cord_uid: d5aobe1t

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Fitness app for resident wellness during COVID-19 1 | WHAT PROBLEMS WERE ADDRESSED?

Residency training is known to be stressful, with an estimated 33% of Canadian internal medicine residents screening positive for depression and 15% for suicidal ideations. 1 The current COVID-19 pandemic is expected to worsen these statistics due to the psychological, emotional and physical burdens it imposes on residents. One hundred fifty internal medicine residents (100% inclusion with no opt-out option) and thirty attending physicians (on a volunteer basis) participated in the challenge. Through pre-assigned teams, participants who usually work in different hospitals were given an opportunity to meet virtually, connect and work towards a common goal-that of combating zombies. In-game chat rooms created a platform for discussion, motivation and encouragement between the colleagues.

A survey based on the Maslach burnout inventory scale conducted preand post-wellness challenge yielded some important differences in emotional exhaustion, physical accomplishment and depersonalisation. We 

Well-being champions with specialised training are needed for system-level change and will likely be in demand as organisations focus on the advantages created by better supporting providers. The depth of the field, the need to individually tailor interventions, and the number of skills in which to invest make a 12-month fellowship ideal.

The highly customizable nature of the fellowship is key as it allows the curriculum to be tailored to target populations (e.g., residents

vs. practicing clinicians) in anticipation of a specific post-fellowship DOI: 10.1111/medu.14766

CMA national physician health survey-a national snapshot