Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Health care workers exposed to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could be psychologically stressed.

Objective

To assess the magnitude of mental health outcomes and associated factors among health care workers treating patients exposed to COVID-19 in China.

Design, settings, and participants

This cross-sectional, survey-based, region-stratified study collected demographic data and mental health measurements from 1257 health care workers in 34 hospitals from January 29, 2020, to February 3, 2020, in China. Health care workers in hospitals equipped with fever clinics or wards for patients with COVID-19 were eligible.

Main outcomes and measures

The degree of symptoms of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and distress was assessed by the Chinese versions of

SUBMITTER: Lai J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7090843 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature