Psychological status of first-line health care workers after COVID-19 epidemic at the end of 2022
OBJECTIVE To investigate the physical and mental health status of frontline medical staff after SARS-CoV-2 infection during corona virus disease 2019(COVID-19)restrictions have been initially lifted,and to provide basis for the physical and psychological intervention of frontline medical staff after COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS A total of 320 frontline medical staff infected with SARS-CoV-2 from Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University between Dec 15th,2022 and Jan 15th,2023 were investigated.Quantitative research was used to collect information.Self-made questionnaires were used to collect general information of medical staff.Six-mi-nute walk test(6MWD)was used to test the cardiac function of medical staff,and self-rating anxiety scale(SAS)and patient health questionnaire 9(PHQ-9)depression scale questionnaire were used to collect anxiety and depres-sion symptoms of medical staff.RESULTS A total of 320 questionnaires were distributed,of which 320 were val-id,with a 100.00%effective rate.There were 9 cases with inadequate cardiac function,including 7 cases with mild symptoms,1 case with moderate symptoms,and 1 case with severe symptoms.160 cases(50.00%)experienced anxiety symptoms and 35 cases(10.94%)experienced depression symptoms.Multivariate logistic regression anal-ysis showed that female(OR=2.989),married(OR=33.958),no involvement in other public health events(OR=50.092),poor health status(OR=121.657),and still having clinical symptoms after infection(OR=40.576)were all influencing factors for the occurrence of anxiety symptoms among medical staff(P<0.05).Poor health status(OR=6.920)was a risk factor for the occurrence of depressive symptoms among healthcare workers(P<0.05).CONCLUSION During regular epidemic prevention and control,frontline medical personnel have high work intensity and risks,and are prone to physiological and psychological problems.They should receive more at-tention and attention,and effective intervention measures should be provided early to ensure the physical and men-tal health of frontline medical personnel.
Medical personnelNovel coronavirus infectionAnxiety symptomsPsychological interventionQuestionaire surveyEpidemic prevention and control