Prevalence of mental health problems in frontline healthcare workers after the first outbreak of COVID-19 in China: a cross-sectional study

Autor: Ya-Jun Dai, Liang Yu, Hongliang Li, Jie Liu, Hong-Xi Xu, Ben-Hong Zhou, Wei-Wei Gu, Jian Xia, Bei Li, Xiao Xiao, Xuan-Bin Wang, Jun-Li Li, Minglun Li, Wen-Yuan Shi, Wei-Bing Yi, Bei Huang, Wen-Ping Guo, Qing Min
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Adult
Male
China
medicine.medical_specialty
Insomnia
Psychometrics
Cross-sectional study
Health Personnel
Anxiety
lcsh:Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics
Disease Outbreaks
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life
Interquartile range
Surveys and Questionnaires
Health care
Prevalence
medicine
Healthcare workers
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Young adult
Depression (differential diagnoses)
Depressive Disorder
Coronavirus disease 2019
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Depression
SARS-CoV-2
business.industry
Research
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
COVID-19
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Mental health
Occupational Diseases
Cross-Sectional Studies
Family medicine
Quality of Life
lcsh:R858-859.7
Female
medicine.symptom
business
Mental health outcome
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Zdroj: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01743-7
Popis: Background More than 210,000 medical workers have fought against the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Hubei in China since December 2019. However, the prevalence of mental health problems in frontline medical staff after fighting COVID-19 is still unknown. Methods Medical workers in Wuhan and other cities in Hubei Province were invited to participate a cross-sectional and convenience sampling online survey, which assessed the prevalence of anxiety, insomnia, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Results A total of 1,091 responses (33% male and 67% female) were valid for statistical analysis. The prevalence was anxiety 53%, insomnia 79%, depression 56%, and PTSD 11%. Healthcare workers in Wuhan were more likely to face risks of anxiety (56% vs. 52%, P = 0.03) and PTSD (15% vs. 9%, P = 0.03) than those in other cities of Hubei. In terms of educational attainment, those with doctoral and masters’ (D/M) degrees may experience more anxiety (median of 7.0, [interquartile range (IQR) 2.0–8.5] vs. median 5.0 [IQR 5.0–8.0], P = 0.02) and PTSD (median 26.0 [IQR 19.5–33.0] vs. median 23.0 [IQR 19.0–31.0], P = 0.04) than those with lower educational degrees. Conclusions The mental problems were an important issue for the healthcare workers after COVID-19. Thus, an early intervention on such mental problems is necessary for healthcare workers.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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