Correlation of mental health level and trait coping styles in the frontline medical staff fighting for Ebola virus
10.3760/j.issn.1674-2907.2014.35.002
- VernacularTitle:抗击埃博拉疫情一线医务人员心理健康水平与特质应对方式的相关性分析
- Author:
Liying LIU
1
;
Xin ZHANG
;
Xiu ZHANG
;
Yonghong TANG
;
Jin LI
;
Yue ZHANG
;
Yinyin LI
;
Dan WU
;
Jianrong WANG
Author Information
1. 100039 北京，解放军第三〇二医院肿瘤放射治疗中心一科
- Keywords:
Ebola virus;
Medical staff;
Mental health level;
Coping style;
Correlation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2014;20(35):4411-4413
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the stress levels and trait coping style of health-care workers in Sierra Leonean fighting for Ebola virus .Methods Plugged in Sierra Leone friendship hospital in October 2014, 44 medical staff in the frontline were selected to join the research . A self-designed general information questionnaire , the Hamilton Anxiety Scale ( HAMA) and the Trait Coping Style Questionnaire ( TCSQ) were used to investigate .Results The he score of HAMA of the health-care workers in Sierra Leonean fighting for Ebola virus was (19.45 ±12.46), within which 81.82%(36/44) had anxiety symptoms.The score of positive coping style (PC) and negative coping style (NC) were (32.03 ±7.26) and (25.02 ±3.67), respectively.Compared with the national norm of TCSQ, there was no significant difference in PC (t=1.328,P>0.05), but there was significant difference in NC (t=3.360,P<0.05).HAMA score was positively related with NC (r=0.532, P<0.05), and negatively correlated with PC (r =-0.493,P <0.05).Conclusions The medical staff fighting against Ebola outbreak existed different degrees of mental health problems , especially in negative response tendencies .Systematic training and psychological intervention are need for the frontline medical staff , in order to improve the level of mental health .
