Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the productivity and career prospects of musculoskeletal researchers

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Chakraborty, Lauren S. [1 ]
Le Maitre, Christine L. [2 ]
Chahine, Nadeen O. [3 ]
Fields, Aaron J. [4 ]
Gawri, Rahul [5 ]
Giers, Morgan B. [6 ]
Smith, Lachlan J. [7 ,8 ]
Tang, Simon Y. [9 ]
Zehra, Uruj [10 ]
Haglund, Lisbet [5 ]
Samartzis, Dino [1 ]
Martin, John T. [1 ]
机构
[1] Rush Univ, Dept Orthoped Surg, Med Ctr, 1611 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612 USA
[2] Univ Sheffield, Sch Med & Populat Hlth, Div Clin Med, Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England
[3] Columbia Univ, Dept Orthoped Surg, New York, NY USA
[4] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Orthopaed Surg, San Francisco, CA USA
[5] McGill Univ, Dept Surg, Div Orthopaed Surg, Montreal, PQ, Canada
[6] Oregon State Univ, Sch Chem Biol & Environm Engn, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA
[7] Univ Penn, Dept Orthopaed Surg, Philadelphia, PA USA
[8] Univ Penn, Dept Neurosurg, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[9] Washington Univ, Dept Orthopaed Surg, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
[10] Univ Hlth Sci, Dept Anat, Lahore, Pakistan
关键词
COVID-19; impact; musculoskeletal; pandemic; research; EPIDEMIOLOGY; BUSINESS;
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10.1002/jor.25866
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R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学(修复外科学)];
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摘要
Academic researchers faced a multitude of challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, including widespread shelter-in-place orders, workplace closures, and cessation of in-person meetings and laboratory activities. The extent to which these challenges impacted musculoskeletal researchers, specifically, is unknown. We developed an anonymous web-based survey to determine the pandemic's impact on research productivity and career prospects among musculoskeletal research trainees and faculty. There were 116 musculoskeletal (MSK) researchers with varying demographic backgrounds who completed the survey. Of respondents, 48.3% (n = 56) believed that musculoskeletal funding opportunities decreased because of COVID-19, with faculty members more likely to hold this belief compared to nonfaculty researchers (p = 0.008). Amongst MSK researchers, 88.8% (n = 103) reported research activity was limited by COVID-19, and 92.2% (n = 107) of researchers reported their research was not able to be refocused on COVID-19-related topics, with basic science researchers less likely to be able to refocus their research compared to clinical researchers (p = 0.030). Additionally, 47.4% (n = 55) reported a decrease in manuscript submissions since the onset of the pandemic. Amongst 51 trainee researchers, 62.8% (n = 32) reported a decrease in job satisfaction directly attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. In summary, study findings indicated that MSK researchers struggled to overcome challenges imposed by the pandemic, reporting declines in funding opportunities, research productivity, and manuscript submission. Trainee researchers experienced significant disruptions to critical research activities and worsening job satisfaction. Our findings motivate future efforts to support trainees in developing their careers and target the recovery of MSK research from the pandemic stall.
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页码:2296 / 2306
页数:11
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