Survey on the Mental Health of Dispensing Pharmacists in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region (France).

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic intensely involved pharmacists in France, with new responsibilities on a large scale, introducing to dispensary practice the performance of vaccination and nasopharyngeal swabs. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of burnout, anxiety, and depression in pharmacists after the COVID-19 health crisis and to identify factors associated with psychological distress.

Methods: A cross-sectional observational study involved 1700 pharmacies in an entire French region.