Online Mental Health Survey in a Medical College in China During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Qing Zhu¹  Wenliang Fan³  Chuansheng Zheng³  Jia Liu³  Joyman Makamure³  Jing Wang³ 

[1] Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China;

关键词: COVID-19;    depression;    anxiety;    PHQ-9;    GAD-7;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00459

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, has led to the quarantine of many residents in their homes, in order to mitigate its spread. Some of these people developed mental health problems, and many solutions have been put in place to address the mental health issues of patients and health professionals affected by the disease. However, not much attention has been given to students, particularly those from medical school. The present study aims to conduct an online survey to investigate the mental health status of students from a medical college in Hubei province.Materials and MethodsThe WeChat-based survey program Questionnaire Star, which contained questions from Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), was utilized for the present study.ResultsA total of 217 students participated in the survey. Among these students, 127 were female and 90 were male. Furthermore, 77 students (35.5%) who participated in the survey were in a state of depression, and 48 (22.1%) were in a state of anxiety. The majority of students who were in depressed (n=75) or anxiety (n=46) states had mild or moderate states. There were no significant differences in students in terms of gender, geographical location, and grade, for the prevalence of depression and anxiety.ConclusionThe present study implies that universities need to take measures to prevent, identify, and deal with mental health problems among students during large-scale stressors.

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