Study on Psychosomatic and Gastrointestinal Symptoms of Medical Staff in Day Ward
Objective To understand the changes in psychosomatic and gastrointestinal symptoms among healthcare staff in the day wards of tertiary general hospitals in Tianjin.Methods From January to December 2023,healthcare staff in the day wards of several tertiary general hospitals in Tianjin were selected as the study subjects,while healthcare staff in other wards during the same period were chosen as the control group.The gastro-intestinal symptom rating scale(GSRS),Zung self-rating anxiety scale(SAS),and Zung self-rating depression scale(SDS)were employed to assess gastrointestinal symptoms and psychological conditions.Statistical analysis was conducted based on the changes in scores to understand the gastrointestinal symptoms and anxiety-depression status of the healthcare staff in the day wards.Results The average score of SAS for the study subjects was(35.28±8.71)points,and the average score of SDS was(38.85±10.17)points.There were no statistically significant differences in the average scores of SAS,SDS,and GSRS among different demographic groups(P>0.05).The anxiety detection rate among married individuals was higher than that of unmarried individuals,and this difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).However,there were no statistically significant differences in the anxiety and depression detection rates among other demographic groups(P>0.05).The average score of GSRS was(28.80±11.44)points,and the GSRS scores ranked from high to low were as follows:anxiety with depression group,anxiety group,depression group,and non-anxiety with non-depression group,with statistically significant differences observed(P<0.05).Conclusion Some healthcare staff in the day wards experience psychosomatic-digestive symptoms,and the GSRS scores are closely related to anxiety and depression.However,the incidence is lower than that in general wards.The establishment of day wards can,to some extent,alleviate the occurrence of psychosomatic-digestive symptoms among healthcare staff.
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