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Changing self-concept in the time of COVID-19: a close look at physician reflections on social media.

Min ChiamChong Yao HoElaine QuahKeith Zi Yuan ChuaCaleb Wei Hao NgElijah Gin LimJavier Rui Ming TanRuth Si Man WongYun Ting OngYoke Lim SoongJin Wei KwekWei Sean YongKiley Wei Jen LohCrystal LimStephen MasonLalit Kumar Radha Krishna
Published in: Philosophy, ethics, and humanities in medicine : PEHM (2022)
It is evident that the distress experienced by physicians during this time has been manifold, multi-faceted and dominantly negative. Self-concepts were distorted with weakened self-esteem and perceived self-worth observed. The Ring Theory of Personhood (RToP) was adopted to explain COVID-19's impact on physician personhood as it considers existential, individual, relational and social concepts of the self. These entwined self-concepts serve as 'compensatory' to one another, with coping mechanisms buffering and fortifying the physician's overall personhood. With healthcare institutions playing a vital role in providing timely and targeted support, it was further proposed that a comprehensive assessment tool based on the RToP could be developed to detect at-risk physicians and evaluate the presence and effectiveness of established support structures.
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