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. 2022 Nov 25;12(12):477.
doi: 10.3390/bs12120477.

The Effect of COVID-19 Safety Protocols on Hospital Workers' Mental Health: A Moderated-Mediation Model of COVID-19 Anxiety and Psychological Resilience

Fang Yin  1 , Zhanchun Feng  1
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The Effect of COVID-19 Safety Protocols on Hospital Workers' Mental Health: A Moderated-Mediation Model of COVID-19 Anxiety and Psychological Resilience

Fang Yin et al. Behav Sci (Basel). .

Abstract

Social distancing measures can create psychological issues, especially among hospital staff who constantly deal with emergency patients. To explore the mediating role of COVID-19 anxiety on the association between COVID-19 safety protocols and mental health, and to test the moderating role of resilience between COVID-19 safety protocols and COVID-19 anxiety, this work collected data on hospital staff in terms of COVID-19 safety protocols, psychological resilience, COVID-19 anxiety, and improving staff mental health. The effects of the use of COVID-19 safety protocols on COVID-19 anxiety and the mental health of hospital workers in China were also analyzed. The experimental results showed that resilience remarkably moderated COVID-19 safety protocols and COVID-19 anxiety among Chinese hospital staff.

Keywords: COVID-19 anxiety; COVID-19 safety protocols; hospital workers; mental health; psychological resilience; stigma.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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