Psychological stress and influencing factors of hospital workers in different periods under the public health background of infectious disease outbreak: A cross‐sectional study

Background and Aims It is well known that public health emergencies can affect the mental health of medical personnel, and many studies have focused on cross‐sectional studies with short‐term benefits. The present study aimed to investigate the long‐term influence of infectious disease outbreak abou...

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Published in:Health science reports 2022-09, Vol.5 (5), p.e834-n/a
Main Authors: Miao, Xing, Wang, Wei, Chen, Yongli, Huang, Xiufang, Wang, Rehua
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Cross-sectional studies
depression
Epidemics
infectious disease outbreak
Infectious diseases
Medical personnel
medical workers
Mental depression
Nurses
Occupational stress
Original Research
Pandemics
Physicians
Stress
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Summary:Background and Aims It is well known that public health emergencies can affect the mental health of medical personnel, and many studies have focused on cross‐sectional studies with short‐term benefits. The present study aimed to investigate the long‐term influence of infectious disease outbreak about the mental health of hospital staff. Methods The demographic characteristics and mental health status of staff in Fuzhou, China, were analyzed by using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD‐7) Scale and Depression Screening Scale (9‐item Patient Health Questionnaire [PHQ‐9]) in February and December 2020. Results There were no significant differences in anxiety levels during different time periods (p > 0.05), but there were significant differences among anxiety level and total score of GAD‐7 scale (p 
ISSN:2398-8835
2398-8835
DOI:10.1002/hsr2.834