Since the COVID-19 outbreak, Wuhan has adopted three methods of admitting patients for treatment: designated hospitals, newly built temporary hospitals and Fangcang shelter hospitals. It has been proven that converting large-scale public venues such as stadiums and exhibition centres into Fangcang shelter hospitals, which serve as hospitals for isolation, treatment and disease monitoring of patients with mild symptoms, is the most effective way to control virus transmission and reduce mortality. This paper presents some experiences learnt from treating COVID-19 in Wuhan, the first city to report the outbreak and which suffered from a shortage of emergency supplies, heavy workload among staff and a shortage of hospital beds during the early stages of the pandemic. The experiences include location, accessibility, spacious outdoor area, spacious indoor space, power supply, architectural layout design and partition isolation, ventilation, sewage, and problems in the construction and management of Fangcang shelter hospitals. During the COVID-19 pandemic, traditional approaches to disaster preparedness have demonstrated intrinsic problems, such as poor economic performance, inefficiency and lack of flexibility. Converting large-scale public venues into Fangcang shelter hospitals is an important means to rapidly improve the function of the city’s healthcare system during a pandemic. This valuable experience in Wuhan will help other countries in their battle against the current COVID-19 pandemic and will also contribute to disaster preparedness and mitigation in the future.
Background: To investigate the relationship among individuals’ mood, sleep and personality traits in a long-term polar environment.Methods: A total of 85 Arctic expedition team members were recruited in this study. In addition to personality assessment, they also completed assessments of anxiety, depression, and sleep at baseline, the second and eighth week. The rank sum test was used to compare the differences between mood and sleep at different time periods, and the generalized linear mixed model was used to explore the relations between personality and mood, as well as sleep.Results: The PHQ-9 scores showed a statistically significant difference between baseline and week 8. The PSQI scores showed a significant difference between baseline and week 2. At the same time, there was a significant difference between those who are married and those being single. Single individuals scored significantly lower on GAD-7 than married ones. The relationship between personality traits and PHQ-9 scores was statistically significant and individuals’ coping styles have an impact on their subjective sleep quality, sleep disturbance and daytime dysfunction. Conclusion: In the polar environment, over time, people's mood and sleep will be affected, and that is related to individual characteristics, personality and coping styles.
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