Background:The objective of this study isto explore the mental health of healthcare workers went to Hubei for assistance during the outbreak of COVID-19.A total of 210 medical staff who traveled to Hubei Province for assistance in the first time completed the online questionnaire, including the Sleep Self-Assessment Scale (SRSS), Generalized Anxiety Scale (GAD-7), and 9-item patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9). Results:The average score of the SRSS of all the subjects(25.13±6.41)was significantly higher than the national norm(22.14±5.48)(p <0.001). The average score of the GAD-7 of all subjects(12.37±4.89)was at the level of moderate anxiety, while the average score of the PHQ-9 of them (8.90±5.42)was at the level of mild depression. The scores of SRSS and GAD-7 of all males(26.60±6.38, 14.45±3.80)were significantly higher than those of females(23.67±6.12, 10.28±4.99)(p <0.01).Conclusions: In this epidemic, the sleep quality of frontline medical staff in Hubei Province is poor, and the symptoms of anxiety and depression are common, while the anxiety is more prominent. Among them, the sleep and anxiety symptoms of males are more obvious than that of women, suggesting that we should pay attention to the psychological support of male doctors and nurses and provide them with appropriate psychological decompression training.
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