Depressive symptoms in the front-line non-medical workers during the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been raising global anxiety and fear to the real or perceived health threat from the virus. This study aimed to investigate the psychological impacts and depression in the front-line non-medical workers in Wuhan, the first and the worst hit place by COVID-19.

Methods

A total of 191 front-line non-medical workers in Wuhan were recruited by online survey. The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), the Stress Reaction Questionnaire (SRQ) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ) were used.

Results

The results showed that 50.3% (96) participants reported the clinically significant symptoms of depression. Among them, 33.0% (63) participants were with mild depression, 10.5% (20) participants with

SUBMITTER: Fang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7365080 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature