Medical College, Xuchang University , Xuchang, Henan, China.
Department of Radiology Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Psychol Health Med. 2021 Jan;26(1):56-61. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2020.1837390. Epub 2020 Oct 20.
Medical staff in radiology departments faces a higher risk of infection and a heavier workload during the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. High perceived stress levels endanger physical and mental health and affect work efficiency and patient safety. Therefore, it is urgent to understand the perceived stress levels of medical staff and explore its risk factors. We recruited 600 medical staff from the radiology departments of 32 public hospitals in Sichuan Province, China, to evaluate perceived stress scores via a mobile app-based questionnaire. The results showed that the perceived stress level among medical staff in the radiology departments during the COVID-19 outbreak was high and a sense of tension was strongly present. A positive correlation was found between anxiety score and perceived stress. Multivariate analysis showed that risk factors for perceived stress were female, existing anxiety, and fears of being infected at work, an uncontrollable outbreak, and not being able to pay rent or mortgage. Conversely, good knowledge about COVID-19, being unmarried, and working in a higher-grade hospital were protective factors for perceived stress. Therefore, more attention should be given to medical staff in the radiology departments that present the risk factors outlined above. Timely risk assessment of psychological stress and effective intervention measures should be taken for these high-risk groups to keep their perceived stress within normal limits.
放射科医务人员在新冠疫情期间面临更高的感染风险和更重的工作负担。高感知压力水平危害身心健康，影响工作效率和患者安全。因此，了解医务人员的感知压力水平并探讨其危险因素迫在眉睫。我们招募了来自中国四川省 32 家公立医院放射科的 600 名医务人员，通过基于移动应用程序的问卷评估感知压力评分。结果表明，放射科医务人员在新冠疫情期间的感知压力水平较高，且紧张感强烈。焦虑评分与感知压力呈正相关。多变量分析显示，感知压力的危险因素为女性、存在焦虑、担心在工作中感染、疫情不可控以及无法支付租金或抵押贷款。相反，对新冠病毒的了解较好、未婚以及在较高等级医院工作是感知压力的保护因素。因此，应更加关注具有上述危险因素的放射科医务人员。应对这些高风险群体进行及时的心理压力风险评估和有效的干预措施，将其感知压力保持在正常范围内。
