Mental Health of Young Physicians in China During the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak
Weidong Li, MD, PhD1; Elena Frank, PhD2; Zhuo Zhao, MS2; et al Lihong Chen, PhD1,2,3; Zhen Wang, MD4; Margit Burmeister, PhD2,5; Srijan Sen, MD, PhD2,5
Author Affiliations Article Information
JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(6):e2010705. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.10705
Introduction
With more than 3 million cases worldwide, the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) poses a growing global public health challenge.1 Medical personnel disproportionately bear the additional physical and psychological burdens associated with pandemics, yet the mental health implications of COVID-19 for physicians are unknown.2,3 In this cohort study, we assessed anxiety, depression, mood, and other established factors associated with mental health problems in a cohort of young physicians in China before and during the outbreak.
Methods
The ethics committees of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of Michigan approved this study. All participants provided written informed consent and were compensated ¥25 (as of May 7, 2020, ¥1 = $0.14 US). This study follows the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) reporting guideline.
