Mental Health and Psychosocial Problems of Medical Health Workers during the COVID-19 Epidemic in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We explored whether medical health workers had more psychosocial problems than nonmedical health workers during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Methods

An online survey was run from February 19 to March 6, 2020; a total of 2,182 Chinese subjects participated. Mental health variables were assessed via the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), the Symptom Check List-revised (SCL-90-R), and the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), which included a 2-item anxiety scale and a 2-item depression scale (PHQ-2).

Results

Compared with nonmedical health workers (n = 1,255), medical health workers (n = 927) had a higher prevalence of insomnia (38.4 vs. 30.5%, p < 0.01), anxiety (13.0 vs. 8.5%, p < 0.01), depression (12.2 vs. 9.5%; p< 0.04), somatization (1.6 vs. 0.4%; p < 0.01), and

SUBMITTER: Zhang WR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7206349 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature