Patient stressors during the COVID-19 era
Residency Program Alert, October 15, 2020
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To provide quality care, residents should be cognizant of the social and financial worries that may plague patients
by Brian Ward
2020 has been a stressful year.
As of this writing, COVID-19 has infected over 7.3 million Americans and killed more than 200,000. Unemployment is at its highest level since the Great Depression, and experts predict mass evictions as financial aid measures run out.
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