Health-Related Quality of Life and Influencing Factors of Pediatric Medical Staff During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Frontiers in Public Health

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Feng Huang¹  Zhe Yang¹  Yue Wang¹  Wei Zhang³  Yan Lin³  Ling-chao Zeng³  Xun Jiang³  Lei Shang¹ 

[1] Department of Health Statistics and Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment, Fourth Military Medical University;Airforce Medical Center, Fourth Military Medical University;Department of Pediatric, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University

关键词: COVID-19;    health related quality of life;    pediatrics medical staff;    mental health;    intervention measures;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2020.565849

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Objective: To evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) status and explore its associated factors in pediatric medical staff during the COVID-19 epidemic so as to provide fundamental evidence for clinicians and administrators to formulate targeted intervention measures to improve the HRQoL and mental health status in pediatric medical staff during this, and future pandemics. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the HRQoL of pediatric medical staff. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression were used to analyze the associated factors. Results: A total of 2,997 participants were recruited. Females scored worse than males in terms of emotional functioning (OR = 1.6, 95% CI: 1.2–2.1) and cognitive functioning (OR = 1.4, 95% CI: 1.1–1.8). The respondents aged 30–39 and 40–49 years scored worse in nearly all domains of HRQoL compared health care professionals under 30 years old. Respondents with high education had lower scores in physical functioning (OR = 1.3, 95% CI: 1.0–1.7) and emotional functioning (OR = 1.5, 95% CI: 1.2–1.9). Compared with doctors, nurses had higher scores in all domains except for summary score and worry. The respondents whose working places had not set up pediatric fever clinics and isolated observation areas independently had lower scores in all domains except for worry. The respondents who had ever treated patients with COVID-19 had lower scores in all domains. Conclusion: During the COVID-19 outbreak, the HRQoL of pediatric medical staff decreased. The factors associated with HRQoL can be used to develop intervention to improve HRQoL in pediatric medical staff.

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