Mental Health Center of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Department of Medical Affairs, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Eur Psychiatry. 2020 Jun 1;63(1):e65. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.59.
The COVID-19 outbreak required the significantly increased working time and intensity for health professionals in China, which may cause stress signs.
From March 2-13 of 2020, 4,618 health professionals in China were included in an anonymous, self-rated online survey regarding their concerns on exposure to the COVID-19 outbreak. The questionnaires consisted of five parts: basic demographic information and epidemiological exposure; occupational and psychological impact; concerns during the episode; coping strategies; and the Huaxi Emotional-Distress Index (HEI).
About 24.2% of respondents experienced high levels of anxiety or/and depressive symptoms since the COVID-19 outbreak. Respondents who worried about their physical health and those who had COVID-19 infected friends or close relatives were more likely to have high HEI levels, than those without these characteristics. Further, family relationship was found to have an independent protective effect against high HEI levels. Their main concerns were that their families would not be cared for and that they would not be able to work properly. Compared to respondents with clear emotional problems, those with somewhat hidden emotional issues adopted more positive coping measures.
About a quarter of medical staff experienced psychological problems during the pandemic of COVID-19. The psychological impact of stressful events was related to worrying about their physical health, having close COVID-19 infected acquaintances and family relationship issues. Therefore, the psychological supprot for medical staff fighting in the COVID-19 pandemic may be needed.
新冠疫情的爆发要求中国卫生专业人员显著增加工作时间和强度，这可能导致压力迹象。
2020 年 3 月 2 日至 13 日，中国的 4618 名卫生专业人员参与了一项匿名、自我评估的在线调查，内容涉及他们对接触新冠疫情的担忧。问卷包括五个部分：基本人口统计学和流行病学暴露；职业和心理影响；疫情期间的担忧；应对策略；以及华西情绪困扰指数（HEI）。
约 24.2%的受访者自新冠疫情爆发以来经历了较高水平的焦虑或/和抑郁症状。担心自己身体健康的受访者以及有新冠感染朋友或近亲的受访者，比没有这些特征的受访者更有可能出现高 HEI 水平。此外，家庭关系被发现对高 HEI 水平具有独立的保护作用。他们主要担心的是家人得不到照顾，以及无法正常工作。与有明显情绪问题的受访者相比，那些有一定隐藏情绪问题的受访者采用了更积极的应对措施。
大约四分之一的医护人员在新冠疫情期间出现了心理问题。应激事件的心理影响与担心自己的身体健康、有密切接触新冠感染者的熟人以及家庭关系问题有关。因此，可能需要为奋战在新冠疫情一线的医护人员提供心理支持。
