Prevalence of mental health problems in frontline healthcare workers after the first outbreak of COVID-19 in China: a cross-sectional study

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Liang Yu¹  Bei Huang¹  Ben-Hong Zhou²  Minglun Li³  Jian Xia⁴  Xiao Xiao⁵  Wen-Ping Guo⁵  Hong-Liang Li⁵  Bei Li⁵  Wen-Yuan Shi⁵  Ya-Jun Dai⁵  Jie Liu⁵  Xuan-Bin Wang⁶  Qing Min⁷  Wei-Wei Gu⁸  Wei-Bing Yi⁸  Hong-Xi Xu⁹  Jun-Li Li^1,10 

[1] Department of Pharmacy and Department of Spleen-Stomach, Xiaogan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 249 Huaiyin Road, 432000, Xiaogan, Hubei Province, China;Department of Pharmacy, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, 99 Zhangzhidong Road, 430060, Wuhan, China;Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377, Munich, Germany;Emergency Center, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, 430071, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China;Renmin Hospital at Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Room, Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Pharmacology of Oncology Center, and Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Hubei Key Laboratory of Wudang Local Chinese Medicine Research; Biomedical Research Institute; School of Basic Medicine, Hubei University of Medicine, 442000, Shiyan, Hubei Province, China;Renmin Hospital at Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Room, Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Pharmacology of Oncology Center, and Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Hubei Key Laboratory of Wudang Local Chinese Medicine Research; Biomedical Research Institute; School of Basic Medicine, Hubei University of Medicine, 442000, Shiyan, Hubei Province, China;Emergency Center, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, 430071, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China;School of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Science and Technology, 88 Xianning Road, 437100, Xianning, Hubei Province, China;Shiyan Center for Disease Prevention and Control, 86 Tianjin Road, 442000, Shiyan, Hubei Province, China;Shuguang Hospital; School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, 201203, Shanghai, China;Xiangyang Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, 15 Jiefang Road, 441000, Xiangyang, Hubei Province, China;

关键词: Coronavirus disease 2019;    Healthcare workers;    Mental health outcome;    Anxiety;    Insomnia;    Depression;    Post-traumatic stress disorder;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12955-021-01743-7

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundMore than 210,000 medical workers have fought against the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Hubei in China since December 2019. However, the prevalence of mental health problems in frontline medical staff after fighting COVID-19 is still unknown.MethodsMedical workers in Wuhan and other cities in Hubei Province were invited to participate a cross-sectional and convenience sampling online survey, which assessed the prevalence of anxiety, insomnia, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).ResultsA total of 1,091 responses (33% male and 67% female) were valid for statistical analysis. The prevalence was anxiety 53%, insomnia 79%, depression 56%, and PTSD 11%. Healthcare workers in Wuhan were more likely to face risks of anxiety (56% vs. 52%, P = 0.03) and PTSD (15% vs. 9%, P = 0.03) than those in other cities of Hubei. In terms of educational attainment, those with doctoral and masters’ (D/M) degrees may experience more anxiety (median of 7.0, [interquartile range (IQR) 2.0–8.5] vs. median 5.0 [IQR 5.0–8.0], P = 0.02) and PTSD (median 26.0 [IQR 19.5–33.0] vs. median 23.0 [IQR 19.0–31.0], P = 0.04) than those with lower educational degrees.ConclusionsThe mental problems were an important issue for the healthcare workers after COVID-19. Thus, an early intervention on such mental problems is necessary for healthcare workers.

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