A Comparative Study on the Psychological Health of Frontline Health Workers in Wuhan Under and After the Lockdown

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Ziqin Cao¹  Jianhong Wu²  He Wang³  Xiuli Qiu⁴  Xin Zhao⁴  Zhou Zhu⁴  Wenzhe Sun⁴  Jinfeng Miao⁴  Yan Lan⁴  Guo Li⁴  Wei Wang⁴  Suiqiang Zhu⁴  Junhua Mei⁵  Hui Wang⁶ 

[1] Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States;Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;Department of Medical Affair, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;Department of Neurology, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;Department of Neurology, Wuhan First Hospital, Wuhan, China;Nursing Department, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;

关键词: COVID-19;    front-line healthcare workers;    depressive symptoms;    anxiety symptoms;    stress;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyt.2021.701032

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak and a 3-month lockdown of Wuhan may have had a long-term impact on the mental health of frontline healthcare workers (HWs). However, there is still a lack of comparative studies on the mental health of front-line HWs in the initial phase of the lockdown and 1 month after the lifting of the lockdown.Methods: We recruited 1717 HWs during the initial phase of the lockdown and 2214 HWs 1 month after the lifting of the lockdown, and their baseline characteristics and psychiatric health in these two phases were compared. Furthermore, Pearson's Chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to determine the possible risk factors associated with depressive symptoms in the front-line HWs.Results: Compared with the initial phase of the lockdown, the proportion of HWs with anxiety symptoms and stress decreased, while the proportion of HWs with depressive symptoms increased a month after the lifting of the lockdown. Male sex, exercise habit, comorbidities, and having family members or relatives with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection were significantly related to the increased incidence of depressive symptoms during the initial phase of the lockdown. Comorbidities, negative effect of media coverage, working >4 days a week, lower annual household income, and deteriorating relationships with family members were associated with depressive symptoms a month after the lifting of the lockdown.Conclusion: The increased proportion of HWs with depressive symptoms 1 month after the lifting of the lockdown suggested that mental health of front-line HWs should be a top-priority issue, not only during, but also after the pandemic.

【 授权许可】

Unknown