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. 2024 Jun 6;10(11):e32593.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32593. eCollection 2024 Jun 15.

Prevalence of mental health symptoms and associated risk factors among healthcare workers in specialized COVID-19 hospitals in Anyang, China: A cross-sectional survey

Ya-Hui Xu  1 , Fang Wu  1 , Shuai Yu  1 , Xiao-Yang Zhang  1 , Peng-Jiao Xu  1 , Qi-Meng Sun  1
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Prevalence of mental health symptoms and associated risk factors among healthcare workers in specialized COVID-19 hospitals in Anyang, China: A cross-sectional survey

Ya-Hui Xu et al. Heliyon. .

Abstract

Background: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic spread worldwide and brought unprecedented challenges to healthcare systems. Healthcare workers experienced tremendous pressure and psychological issues.

Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted from January 2022 to April 2022 among healthcare workers in Anyang, Henan Province, China. Insomnia, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and problematic internet use (PIU) were evaluated. Logistic regression analyses were used to explore the factors that were associated with mental health problems.

Results: A total of 242 participants (mean [SD] age, 34.7 [6.6] years, 187 female [77.3 %]) were included in the study. The prevalence of symptoms of insomnia, anxiety, depression, PTSD and PIU during the COVID-19 pandemic in China was 53.7 %, 100.0 %, 7.0 %, 20.3 %, and 19.4 %, respectively. Participants who smoked, used sedative-hypnotic drugs and may need psychological assistance were at a higher risk for mental health problems. Respondents who were older than 45 years and were married displayed a lower risk of insomnia and PTSD, respectively.

Conclusions: Mental health symptoms are pervasive among healthcare workers in specialized COVID-19 hospitals during the outbreak. Risk factors include smoking, sedative-hypnotic drug use, and the need for psychological assistance, while protective factors include age and marital status. Developing social media platforms and providing psychological assistance may be effective interventions for healthcare workers.

Keywords: COVID-19; Healthcare workers; Mental health; Prevalence; Risk factors.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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