COVID-19: Presumed Infection Routes and Psychological Impact on Staff in Administrative and Logistics Departments in a Designated Hospital in Wuhan, China

Frontiers in Psychology

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Li-Sha Luo¹  Ying-Hui Jin¹  Lin Cai³  Zhen-Yu Pan⁴  Xian-Tao Zeng¹  Xing-Huan Wang¹ 

[1] Center for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University;Center for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine, Wuhan University;Institute of Hospital Management, Wuhan University;Division of Medical Affairs, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University;Division of Personnel Services, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University

关键词: COVID-19;    SARS-CoV-2;    nosocomial infection;    staff;    administrative and logistics departments;    psychological intervention;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01501

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Objective: Our aim was to explore the presumed infection routes and psychological impact of COVID-19 on staff in administrative and logistics departments (ALDs). Methods: We gathered data from all 18 staff members with COVID-19 in ALDs in Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, China. The baseline, job before diagnosis, presumed infection environment, use of protective equipment, and psychological status before and after diagnosis were collected and analyzed. A total of 18 uninfected staff members working alongside them in the same environment and 18 random matched infected doctors and nurses formed two control groups; the psychological impact of these three groups was then compared. Results: Of the 18 members of staff, 88.89% were infected due to the working environment (hospital), and nine had face-to-face conversations with doctors and nurses in their daily work. Many staff members did not take any protective measures in their routine work. Before they were diagnosed, 12 staff members were aware of the seriousness of the epidemic, and most of the staff maintained a neutral attitude to the COVID-19 outbreak. A total of 77.78% of the staff experienced psychological stress or emotional changes after diagnosis, which were mainly caused by family health and disease related issues. Most of them managed their emotions by self-control and video calls with their families. There was no significant difference in psychological impact among the three groups, but uninfected staff members were fully aware of the seriousness of the epidemic. Conclusions: Effective protective measures should be taken for staff members in ALDs. Psychological interventions are very important to help infected staff members in ALDs cope with psychological distress.

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