Investigation on mental health of residents and specialists during the COVID-19 outbreak
10.3760/cma.j.cn116021-20200611-01124
- VernacularTitle:新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情期间住院医师和专科医师心理健康调查研究
- Author:
Qingqi ZENG
1
;
Jianliu WANG
;
Jing LIU
;
Guangjie WANG
;
Jie GAO
Author Information
1. 北京大学人民医院继续教育处，北京 100044
- Keywords:
Resident;
Specialist;
Mental health
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research
2022;21(12):1756-1760
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To understand the mental health of residents and specialists during the COVID-19 outbreak and provide references for improving their mental health.Methods:An online questionnaire survey was conducted, using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale and the Patient Health Questionnaire Depression Rating Scale, to evaluate the mental health of 302 residents and specialists in a top general hospital. SPSS 23.0 was used to perform t-test on the relevant data. Results:Among them, 32.5% (98/302) and 49.7% (150/302) of those physicians showed varying degrees of anxiety disorder and depression, of which 6.3% (19/302) and 18.6% (56/302) were moderate or higher anxiety and depression. After they were grouped according to work fatigue scores (boundary as 60 points), risk degree of infection with the COVID-19, frequency of duty, and sleep time (boundary as 7 h), there were statistically differences in the physician self-evaluation rates of anxiety and depression between the two groups ( P<0.05). After controlling the above variables, Logistic regression results showed that the physicians with high risk of infection with the COVID-19 were more likely to show anxiety ( OR=2.142, 95%CI=1.170-3.922) and depression ( OR=2.038, 95%CI=1.185-3.505) than those with low-risk. Conclusion:In the context of the COVID-19 outbreak, residents and specialists, especially those with high risk of infection with the COVID-19, show severe mental health problems such as anxiety disorders and depression, which requires special attention and support.
