Research on the mental health status of frontline medical staff during
the normalization of the COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between personality
characteristics and psychological health of hospitals’ frontline medical
staff and provide a basis and reference for targeted psychological
health education for frontline medical staff and for the staff of
related departments to formulate relevant policies. The self-evaluation
scale of symptoms (SCL-90) was used to investigate the mental health
status of 150 first-line medical staff in Zhejiang Province in response
to the new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
pneumonia.The average scores of SCL-90 and somatization,
obsessive-compulsive, depression, anxiety, hostility, terror, and
psychotic factors were significantly higher than those of the normal
sample in the first-aid medical staff of Aihu Hubei. The degree of
influence on the mental health status of the frontline medical staff in
service in Hubei is as follows, from high to low: the degree of
suspicion that they may have been infected when new coronavirus
pneumonia-related symptoms occur, the degree of fear of being infected
and thus bring the infection to their families, and whether they have
received a medical check-up recently, as well as a high level of
education (both P<0.05).The psychological health level
of the frontline medical staff is lower than the national norm. In the
context of the increasing number of confirmed cases and the new type of
coronavirus pneumonia in the absence of any specific curative
treatments, the frontline medical staff is under great psychological
pressure. It is necessary to institute targeted mental health promotion
to relieve the psychological pressure endured by the frontline medical
staff, promote their physical and mental health, and better respond to
the pandemic in China.