A Comparative Study on the Psychological Health of Frontline Health Workers in Wuhan Under and After the Lockdown
Background: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak and a 3-month lockdown of Wuhan may have had a long-term impact on the mental health of frontline healthcare workers (HWs). However, there is still a lack of comparative studies on the mental health of front-line HWs in the initial phase o...
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| author | Xiuli Qiu Yan Lan Jinfeng Miao Hui Wang He Wang Jianhong Wu Guo Li Xin Zhao Ziqin Cao Junhua Mei Wenzhe Sun Zhou Zhu Suiqiang Zhu Wei Wang |
| author_facet | Xiuli Qiu Yan Lan Jinfeng Miao Hui Wang He Wang Jianhong Wu Guo Li Xin Zhao Ziqin Cao Junhua Mei Wenzhe Sun Zhou Zhu Suiqiang Zhu Wei Wang |
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| description | Background: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak and a 3-month lockdown of Wuhan may have had a long-term impact on the mental health of frontline healthcare workers (HWs). However, there is still a lack of comparative studies on the mental health of front-line HWs in the initial phase of the lockdown and 1 month after the lifting of the lockdown.Methods: We recruited 1717 HWs during the initial phase of the lockdown and 2214 HWs 1 month after the lifting of the lockdown, and their baseline characteristics and psychiatric health in these two phases were compared. Furthermore, Pearson's Chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to determine the possible risk factors associated with depressive symptoms in the front-line HWs.Results: Compared with the initial phase of the lockdown, the proportion of HWs with anxiety symptoms and stress decreased, while the proportion of HWs with depressive symptoms increased a month after the lifting of the lockdown. Male sex, exercise habit, comorbidities, and having family members or relatives with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection were significantly related to the increased incidence of depressive symptoms during the initial phase of the lockdown. Comorbidities, negative effect of media coverage, working >4 days a week, lower annual household income, and deteriorating relationships with family members were associated with depressive symptoms a month after the lifting of the lockdown.Conclusion: The increased proportion of HWs with depressive symptoms 1 month after the lifting of the lockdown suggested that mental health of front-line HWs should be a top-priority issue, not only during, but also after the pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a75956127d1647fdbfd7deb7558bc56e2022-12-21T18:43:30ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402021-06-011210.3389/fpsyt.2021.701032701032A Comparative Study on the Psychological Health of Frontline Health Workers in Wuhan Under and After the LockdownXiuli Qiu0Yan Lan1Jinfeng Miao2Hui Wang3He Wang4Jianhong Wu5Guo Li6Xin Zhao7Ziqin Cao8Junhua Mei9Wenzhe Sun10Zhou Zhu11Suiqiang Zhu12Wei Wang13Department of Neurology, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaNursing Department, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Medical Affair, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United StatesDepartment of Neurology, Wuhan First Hospital, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaBackground: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak and a 3-month lockdown of Wuhan may have had a long-term impact on the mental health of frontline healthcare workers (HWs). However, there is still a lack of comparative studies on the mental health of front-line HWs in the initial phase of the lockdown and 1 month after the lifting of the lockdown.Methods: We recruited 1717 HWs during the initial phase of the lockdown and 2214 HWs 1 month after the lifting of the lockdown, and their baseline characteristics and psychiatric health in these two phases were compared. Furthermore, Pearson's Chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to determine the possible risk factors associated with depressive symptoms in the front-line HWs.Results: Compared with the initial phase of the lockdown, the proportion of HWs with anxiety symptoms and stress decreased, while the proportion of HWs with depressive symptoms increased a month after the lifting of the lockdown. Male sex, exercise habit, comorbidities, and having family members or relatives with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection were significantly related to the increased incidence of depressive symptoms during the initial phase of the lockdown. Comorbidities, negative effect of media coverage, working >4 days a week, lower annual household income, and deteriorating relationships with family members were associated with depressive symptoms a month after the lifting of the lockdown.Conclusion: The increased proportion of HWs with depressive symptoms 1 month after the lifting of the lockdown suggested that mental health of front-line HWs should be a top-priority issue, not only during, but also after the pandemic.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.701032/fullCOVID-19front-line healthcare workersdepressive symptomsanxiety symptomsstress |
| spellingShingle | Xiuli Qiu Yan Lan Jinfeng Miao Hui Wang He Wang Jianhong Wu Guo Li Xin Zhao Ziqin Cao Junhua Mei Wenzhe Sun Zhou Zhu Suiqiang Zhu Wei Wang A Comparative Study on the Psychological Health of Frontline Health Workers in Wuhan Under and After the Lockdown Frontiers in Psychiatry COVID-19 front-line healthcare workers depressive symptoms anxiety symptoms stress |
| title | A Comparative Study on the Psychological Health of Frontline Health Workers in Wuhan Under and After the Lockdown |
| title_full | A Comparative Study on the Psychological Health of Frontline Health Workers in Wuhan Under and After the Lockdown |
| title_fullStr | A Comparative Study on the Psychological Health of Frontline Health Workers in Wuhan Under and After the Lockdown |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comparative Study on the Psychological Health of Frontline Health Workers in Wuhan Under and After the Lockdown |
| title_short | A Comparative Study on the Psychological Health of Frontline Health Workers in Wuhan Under and After the Lockdown |
| title_sort | comparative study on the psychological health of frontline health workers in wuhan under and after the lockdown |
| topic | COVID-19 front-line healthcare workers depressive symptoms anxiety symptoms stress |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.701032/full |
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