Investigation on mental health status and job satisfaction of medical staff during the COVID-19 period and analysis of influencing factors
Objective To analyze the depression,anxiety,mental health and job satisfaction of medical staff in isolation places during COVID-19 as well as their influencing factors.Methods A total of 223 medical staff of public medical in-stitutions who worked in centralized isolation sites such as inbound isolation hotels and health posts in Guangzhou city,Guangdong province,from March to September 2022 were selected as the survey respondents as a closed-loop group,and 455 medical staff who did not visit isolation sites in the same public medical institutions were selected as the control group.Questionnaires were administered to both groups,including general information;the screening scale for depression(PHQ-9)and the screening scale for generalized anxiety disorder(GAD-7)published by the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association were used to assess the depression and anxiety status of the respondents;and in the third part,the Minnesota Satisfaction Short-form Questionnaire(MSQ)questionnaire was used to investigate the job satisfaction of the medical staff.Multiple logistics regression was used to analyze the factors affecting job satisfaction.Results There was a statistically significant difference in the comparison of the incidence of moderate-to-severe and above depression among closed-loop personnel of different ages(x2=8.736,P<0.05),and in the compari-son of the incidence of moderate-to-severe anxiety among different ages and job titles(x2=19.598 and 13.636,P<0.05).PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scores were higher in the closed-loop group compared to the control group(t=3.887 and 5.919,P<0.05).The difference in PHQ-9 scores between different closed-loop working hours was statistically signifi-cant(t=3.124,P<0.05).There were differences in external satisfaction and overall satisfaction scores among different pro-fessional titles(F=4.470 and 2.988,P<0.05).The factors that entered the regression equation for intrinsic satisfaction were whether or not they reflect their own value(t=-6.519,95%CI:-0.899--0.484,P<0.05)entered the regres-sion equation and had a negative predictive effect;for extrinsic satisfaction and overall satisfaction,whether or not they reflect their own value(t=-4.45,95%CI:-0.895--0.347,P<0.05),whether income meets expecta-tions(t=-3.539,95%CI:-0.846--0.242,P<0.05),and title(t=-3.323,95%CI:-0.316--0.080,P<0.05)were included in the regression equation,which had negative predictive effects.Conclusion Depression and anxiety were present among medical staff in isolation sites during COVID-19 outbreak and were associated with closed-loop working hours;whether they reflected their own values,income,and title were influential factors in their job satisfaction.