Mental health status of medical staff in emergency departments during the Coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic in China

Abstract

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Analysis of Coping Ability and Mental Health of Medical Staff on COVID-19 in Henan, China

“…Previous studies showed that exposure to a public health emergency can cause mental health problems, depression and even PTSD [13,29,30]. However, results of the present study showed that the psychological status of the participants was not bad and most mental health scores were in the uppermiddle range, which is also inconsistent with some recent studies [12,31,32]. The reason for the difference may be that the study was conducted in different periods and regions.…”

“…This study was conducted in the early stage of the epidemic in Henan Province, and Henan Province did not experience a large-scale spread of the epidemic and took timely countermeasures. In line with previous studies, age, participation in the event, health condition and trust in uno cial information were the main in uencing factors to mental health [12,31,[33][34][35]. Contrary to a recent study, age worked as a facilitating factor to mental health.…”

“…Contrary to a recent study, age worked as a facilitating factor to mental health. This may be because although the older participants were not as physically t or vigorous as the younger ones, they had more experience and skills, which allowed them to have a calmer attitude, especially in the early stages of the epidemic [12]. Participation in epidemic control means close contact with infected patients, increasing the risk of infection, which inevitably leads to an altered mental state of medical workers [31].…”

“…In the face of the high risk of infection, an increasing number of cases, long-hours and intensive work and sacri ce of colleagues, tremendous psychological pressure was posed on medical workers [5,6,11,12]. Especially in the early stage of the epidemic when not all information about the virus was clear and most people were still in a state of shock and fear, medical personnel were particularly vulnerable, they may get mental disorders and even psychological diseases based on previous research on public health emergencies [13][14][15].…”

Mental Health in Frontline Medical Workers during the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease Epidemic in China: A Comparison with the General Population

“…China is the first country to be severely affected by COVID-19, and the mental health of Chinese frontline medical staff has been greatly affected. A considerable proportion of Chinese healthcare workers have reported symptoms of depression (25.2%-58%), anxiety (29.18%-54.2%), or insomnia (34.0%-36.1%) during the COVID-19 epidemic [11][12][13][14].…”