Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019
Jianbo Lai, MSc1; Simeng Ma, MSc2; Ying Wang, MSc2; et al Zhongxiang Cai, MD2; Jianbo Hu, MSc1; Ning Wei, MD1; Jiang Wu, MD3; Hui Du, MD4; Tingting Chen, MD5; Ruiting Li, MD2; Huawei Tan, MD2; Lijun Kang, MSc2; Lihua Yao, MD2; Manli Huang, MD1; Huafen Wang, BD6; Gaohua Wang, MD2; Zhongchun Liu, MD2; Shaohua Hu, MD1
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JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(3):e203976. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.3976
Question What factors are associated with mental health outcomes among health care workers in China who are treating patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)?
Findings In this cross-sectional study of 1257 health care workers in 34 hospitals equipped with fever clinics or wards for patients with COVID-19 in multiple regions of China, a considerable proportion of health care workers reported experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and distress, especially women, nurses, those in Wuhan, and front-line health care workers directly engaged in diagnosing, treating, or providing nursing care to patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.