1. Prevalence of mental health problems in frontline healthcare workers after the first outbreak of COVID-19 in China: a cross-sectional study.
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Guo, Wen-Ping, Min, Qing, Gu, Wei-Wei, Yu, Liang, Xiao, Xiao, Yi, Wei-Bing, Li, Hong-Liang, Huang, Bei, Li, Jun-Li, Dai, Ya-Jun, Xia, Jian, Liu, Jie, Li, Bei, Zhou, Ben-Hong, Li, Minglun, Xu, Hong-Xi, Wang, Xuan-Bin, and Shi, Wen-Yuan
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MEDICAL personnel , *COVID-19 pandemic , *COVID-19 , *POST-traumatic stress disorder , *MENTAL health - Abstract
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2021
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