PMID- 34356290 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210809 IS - 2227-9032 (Print) IS - 2227-9032 (Electronic) IS - 2227-9032 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 7 DP - 2021 Jul 19 TI - The Effect of Post-Graduate Year Training on the Self-Efficacy and Emotional Traits of Physicians Facing the COVID-19 Pandemic. LID - 10.3390/healthcare9070912 [doi] LID - 912 AB - Background: Taiwan implemented the post-graduate year (PGY) training to reform the medical education system to provide holistic medical care after severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2003. In late 2019, COVID-19 quickly spread across the globe and became a pandemic crisis. This study aimed to investigate whether the establishment of the PGY training had positive effects on the self-efficacy and emotional traits of medical workers. Methods: One hundred and ten physicians, including PGY, residents, and visiting staff, were investigated using the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) and Emotional Trait and State Scale (ETSS), and their feedback and suggestions were collected. An exploratory factor analysis was done to reduce the factor dimensions using the varimax rotation method, which was reduced to four factors: "the ability to cope with ease", "proactive ability", "negative emotion", and "positive emotion". A comparison with and without PGY training when facing the COVID-19 pandemic was conducted. Results: Those who had received PGY training (n = 77) were younger, had a lower grade of seniority, and had less practical experience than those who had not received PGY (n = 33). Those who had received PGY training had significantly higher scores for the factors "ability to cope with ease", "proactive ability", and "positive emotion" than those who had not received PGY training. Conclusion: The study revealed that PGY training may have had positive effects on the personal self-efficacy and emotional traits of physicians coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. FAU - Chen, Chih-Hung AU - Chen CH AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan. AD - College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan. AD - Graduate Institute of Adult Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung 802, Taiwan. FAU - Cheng, Ya-Hui AU - Cheng YH AD - College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan. AD - Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan. FAU - Shen, Yuan-Chi AU - Shen YC AD - College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan. AD - Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan. FAU - Kung, Chia-Te AU - Kung CT AD - College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan. AD - Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan. FAU - Chien, Peng-Chen AU - Chien PC AD - College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan. AD - Department of Plastic Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan. FAU - Hsieh, Ching-Hua AU - Hsieh CH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0945-2746 AD - College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan. AD - Department of Plastic Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan. LA - eng GR - CORPG8J0021/Chang Gung Memorial Hospital/ GR - CDRPG8H0013/Chang Gung Memorial Hospital/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210719 PL - Switzerland TA - Healthcare (Basel) JT - Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 101666525 PMC - PMC8307497 OTO - NOTNLM OT - COVID-19 OT - emotional traits OT - post-graduate year training OT - self-efficacy OT - severe acute respiratory syndrome COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/08/07 06:00 MHDA- 2021/08/07 06:01 PMCR- 2021/07/19 CRDT- 2021/08/06 12:19 PHST- 2021/05/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/07/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/07/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/08/06 12:19 [entrez] PHST- 2021/08/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/08/07 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/07/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - healthcare9070912 [pii] AID - healthcare-09-00912 [pii] AID - 10.3390/healthcare9070912 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Jul 19;9(7):912. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9070912.