Mental distress among Liberian medical staff working at the China Ebola Treatment Unit: a cross sectional study

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Research

Yi Liu¹  Ru Ding²  Zonggui Wu²  Chun Liang²  Zhiqing He³  Chengzhong Li⁴  Li Li⁵  Changli Wan⁶  Jue Chen⁷ 

[1] Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, No. 168, Changhai Road, Yangpu District, 200433, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;Second patch of Medical Team of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army to Liberia, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, No. 415, Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, 200003, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, No. 415, Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, 200003, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;Second patch of Medical Team of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army to Liberia, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;Department of Infectious Diseases, Shanghai Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, No. 168, Changhai Road, Yangpu District, 200433, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;Second patch of Medical Team of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army to Liberia, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;Department of Nursing, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, No. 225, Changhai Road, Yangpu District, 200438, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;Second patch of Medical Team of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army to Liberia, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;Second patch of Medical Team of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army to Liberia, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;Outpatient Department, Shanghai Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, No. 168, Changhai Road, Yangpu District, 200433, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;Second patch of Medical Team of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army to Liberia, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;

关键词: Mental Distress;    Personal Protective Equipment;    Psychological Dimension;    Interpersonal Sensitivity;    Global Severity Index;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12955-015-0341-2

 received in 2015-05-07, accepted in 2015-09-09,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundEbola virus outbreak in West Africa not only triggered a grave public health crisis, but also exerted and induced huge mental distress on medical staff, which would negatively influence epidemic control and social rebuilt furthermore. We chose the local medical staff working at the China Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) to explore the severity of potential mental distress and involved potential causes.MethodsA descriptive study using the Symptom Check List 90 - Revised (SCL90-R) questionnaire to assess psychological health status was conducted among 52 Liberian medical staff. Global indices, including Global Severity Index (GSI), Positive Symptom Total (PST) and Positive Symptom Distress Index (PSDI), and nine subscales based on 90 inquiry items were compared among gender, work duty and other subgroups. Data were analyzed using Graphpad Prism and SPSS software.ResultsMental distress among participants was not very serious; only PSDI, paranoid ideation and interpersonal sensitivity numerically increased relative to changes in other categories. While male medics and those responsible for cleaning and disinfection showed significant increases in scores for psychological dimensions, such as obsessive-compulsive, anxiety, phobic anxiety, interpersonal sensitivity, paranoid ideation and positive symptom total.ConclusionsData of this study implies that the psychological health status of medical staff within the special social environment of an Ebola treatment unit should warrant more attention.

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