Mental health needs of the COVID-19 patients and staff in the Fangcang shelter hospital: a qualitative research in Wuhan, China
Abstract Background During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Fangcang shelter hospitals were opened in Wuhan, China, to isolate and care for patients with mild or moderate symptoms. The patients and staff in the hospitals faced mental health challenges. This paper reports the experie...
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Background
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Fangcang shelter hospitals were opened in Wuhan, China, to isolate and care for patients with mild or moderate symptoms. The patients and staff in the hospitals faced mental health challenges. This paper reports the experiences and mental health needs from them.
Method
Following the qualitative design, semi-structured interviews were conducted in the EastWest Lake Fangcang Shelter Hospital, Wuhan on March 2020. Data collection and analysis was based on grounded theory. Open coding was adapted and a structured codebook was developed through coding seminars. The themes and subthemes were then confirmed through thematic analysis. The findings were further explained and integrated in a theoretical framework.
Results
A total of 10 COVID-19 patients and 13 staff, including doctors, nurses, psychiatrists, and policemen participated in the interviews. They have common needs, as well as their own needs. The perspectives from the staff also did complement for needs of the patients. The mental health needs were generalized into four themes, that is, basic needs, information and communication, emotional needs, and social support, each with several subthemes. In addition, there were some external factors that regulated the internal needs, which were summarized in a theoretical framework.
Conclusions
The study indicates the directions on hospital management, mental health services, policy making, and social work to meet the mental health needs of the inpatients and staff from temporary shelter hospitals like Fangcang in Wuhan during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| spelling | doaj.art-205277a881ce4f8fab32d3f98ba3c0eb2023-03-09T12:35:44ZengCambridge University PressCambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health2054-42512021-01-01810.1017/gmh.2021.23Mental health needs of the COVID-19 patients and staff in the Fangcang shelter hospital: a qualitative research in Wuhan, ChinaJing Lu0Min Zhao1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4551-043XQianying Wu2Chenyi Ma3Xiangdong Du4Xinchuan Lu5Qiufang Jia6Chuanwei Li7Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaSuzhou Guangji Hospital, Affiliated Guangji Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaSuzhou Guangji Hospital, Affiliated Guangji Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaSuzhou Guangji Hospital, Affiliated Guangji Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaSuzhou Guangji Hospital, Affiliated Guangji Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaAbstract Background During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Fangcang shelter hospitals were opened in Wuhan, China, to isolate and care for patients with mild or moderate symptoms. The patients and staff in the hospitals faced mental health challenges. This paper reports the experiences and mental health needs from them. Method Following the qualitative design, semi-structured interviews were conducted in the EastWest Lake Fangcang Shelter Hospital, Wuhan on March 2020. Data collection and analysis was based on grounded theory. Open coding was adapted and a structured codebook was developed through coding seminars. The themes and subthemes were then confirmed through thematic analysis. The findings were further explained and integrated in a theoretical framework. Results A total of 10 COVID-19 patients and 13 staff, including doctors, nurses, psychiatrists, and policemen participated in the interviews. They have common needs, as well as their own needs. The perspectives from the staff also did complement for needs of the patients. The mental health needs were generalized into four themes, that is, basic needs, information and communication, emotional needs, and social support, each with several subthemes. In addition, there were some external factors that regulated the internal needs, which were summarized in a theoretical framework. Conclusions The study indicates the directions on hospital management, mental health services, policy making, and social work to meet the mental health needs of the inpatients and staff from temporary shelter hospitals like Fangcang in Wuhan during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425121000236/type/journal_articleCOVID-19Fangcang shelter hospitalmedical workersmental healthpatientsqualitative researchWuhan |
| spellingShingle | Jing Lu Min Zhao Qianying Wu Chenyi Ma Xiangdong Du Xinchuan Lu Qiufang Jia Chuanwei Li Mental health needs of the COVID-19 patients and staff in the Fangcang shelter hospital: a qualitative research in Wuhan, China Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health COVID-19 Fangcang shelter hospital medical workers mental health patients qualitative research Wuhan |
| title | Mental health needs of the COVID-19 patients and staff in the Fangcang shelter hospital: a qualitative research in Wuhan, China |
| title_full | Mental health needs of the COVID-19 patients and staff in the Fangcang shelter hospital: a qualitative research in Wuhan, China |
| title_fullStr | Mental health needs of the COVID-19 patients and staff in the Fangcang shelter hospital: a qualitative research in Wuhan, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental health needs of the COVID-19 patients and staff in the Fangcang shelter hospital: a qualitative research in Wuhan, China |
| title_short | Mental health needs of the COVID-19 patients and staff in the Fangcang shelter hospital: a qualitative research in Wuhan, China |
| title_sort | mental health needs of the covid 19 patients and staff in the fangcang shelter hospital a qualitative research in wuhan china |
| topic | COVID-19 Fangcang shelter hospital medical workers mental health patients qualitative research Wuhan |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425121000236/type/journal_article |
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