Abstract
BackgroundIn the early days of COVID-19 outbreak, the normally orderly health system was severely challenged by large numbers of feverish patients and shortage of healthcare workers. The outbreak played a harmful role in the mental health of these healthcare workers.ObjectiveWe aim to assess the prevalence of moderate or severe anxiety and depression symptoms (ADSs) of healthcare workers in different regions during COVID-19 disaster and identify the potential risk factors.MethodsWe did a cross-sectional study on ADS of healthcare workers in epicenter-Hubei province and regions in lower epidemic-other provinces by questionnaire online. The data of ADS, the demographic characteristics, occupational exposure, physical condition, family situation, and coping styles were collected and analyzed.ResultsA total of 24.68% of the respondents had experienced moderate or severe ADS. Moderate or severe ADSs were in a higher prevalence in Hubei (32.39%) than other provinces (18.22%). Suspicious symptoms on their own and in family members were independent risk factors of moderate or severe ADS of all health workers. Working on the frontline was the independent risk factor for participants in Hubei province, whereas quarantine was the independent risk factor for those in other provinces. Moreover, among all participants, those with negative coping style were more than four times more likely to have moderate or severe ADS than those with positive coping style.ConclusionModerate or severe ADSs were in a higher prevalence in healthcare workers of Hubei province during COVID-19 outbreak. The coping style may have major impact on ADS in such situation.
Highlights
On 30 January 2020, given the severity of the outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
A total of 45.58% (423/928) of them came from Hubei Province, which was hardest hit by COVID-19, and 54.42% (505/928) were from other provinces in China mainland
Almost a quarter of healthcare workers (24.68%, 229/928) experienced moderate or severe ADS, and 137 of them came from Hubei province
Summary
On 30 January 2020, given the severity of the outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The normally orderly health system has been severely challenged by large numbers of feverish patients and shortage of healthcare workers. We had found that the increased workload was independently related to anxiety, depression, and job burnout among healthcare workers in the previous study (Chen et al, 2020; Liu et al, 2020). Worse still, they were great risk group for infection by the virus. In the early days of COVID-19 outbreak, the normally orderly health system was severely challenged by large numbers of feverish patients and shortage of healthcare workers. The outbreak played a harmful role in the mental health of these healthcare workers
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