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Posttraumatic stress symptoms of health care workers during the corona virus disease 2019

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Yin, Qianlan, Sun, Zhuoer, Liu, Tuanjie, Ni, Xiong, Deng, Xuanfeng, Jia, Yanpu, Shang, Zhilei, Zhou, Yaoguang +1 more·2020·Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy

Abstract

Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has attracted worldwide attention. The COVID-19 outbreak is unique in its rapid transmission and results in heavy stress for the front-line health care workers (HCWs). The current study aimed to exam posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSSs) of HCWs fighting for the COVID-19 and to evaluate their sleep quality after 1-month stressful suffering. Three hundred seventy-seven HCWs working in different provinces of China participated in the survey between February 1 and 5. The demographic information was collected first. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were selected to measure PTSSs and sleep quality. Results showed that 1 month after the outbreak, the prevalence of PTSSs was 3.8% in HCWs. Female HCWs were more vulnerable to PTSSs with hazard ratio of 2.136 (95% CI = 1.388-3.286). HCWs with higher exposure level also significantly rated more hyperarousal symptoms (hazard ratio = 4.026, 95% CI = 1.233-13.140). There was a significant difference of sleep quality between participants with and without PTSSs (z value = 6.014, p < .001) and among different groups with various contact frequencies (chi-square = 7.307, p = .026). Path analysis showed that there was a significant indirect effect from exposure level to PTSSs through sleep quality (coefficient = 1.750, 95% CI of Boostroop test = 0.543-2.998). In summary, targeted interventions on sleep contribute to the mental recovery during the outbreak of COVID-19. Understanding the mental health response after a public health emergency might help HCWs and communities prepare for a population's response to disaster.

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Authors
Yin, Q., Sun, Z., Liu, T., Ni, X., Deng, X., Jia, Y., Shang, Z., Zhou, Y., & Liu, W.
Affiliations
  • Second Military Medical University (CN)
  • Shanghai First People's Hospital (CN)
  • Department of psychology Xianyang Psychiatric Hospital Xianyang China
Corresponding author
Liu, Weizhi
Venue
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2020-05
Volume
27
Issue
3
Pages
384-395
ISSN
  • 1063-3995 (ISSN-L)
  • 1099-0879
OpenAlex
W3024219933
Cited by
237
References
45
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 27 · 2022: 67 · 2021: 80 · 2020: 26
FWCI
20.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
Keywords
posttraumatic stress symptoms, healthcare workers, COVID-19 pandemic, sleep quality, hyperarousal, occupational exposure, gender differences, public health emergencies, disaster mental health, frontline workers
MeSH terms
Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Adolescent, Adult, China, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Personnel, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pneumonia, Viral, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Coronavirus Infections, Young Adult, Pandemics

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