Contemporary Nursing

Objective To understand the current psychological situation of front-line medical staff in isolation hotels during the epidemic of novel coronavirus pneumonia (novel coronavirus pneumonia), to provide scientific basis for the psychological crisis intervention and social support of front-line medical staff during the prevention and control of novel coronavirus pneumonia, and to accumulate experience for strengthening the mental health response of medical staff in the process of public health emergencies in the future. Methods Questionnaire star was used to investigate. The mental health survey was conducted among the medical staff of the first-line community health service center participating in 15 isolation hotels in Fengxian District. The questionnaires used included general data survey, generalized anxiety scale, depressive symptom group scale, psychological status questionnaire of medical workers for COVID-19 prevention and control, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale. The difference was compared by T-test and variance analysis. Results Among 638 medical workers, 418 were at medium level and 220 were at high level. The overall score was 54.18±8.61 points. In the anxiety survey, 394 patients had no anxiety, 188 had mild anxiety, 39 had moderate anxiety, and 17 had severe anxiety. The overall score was 3.82±4.30 points. In the depression survey, 367 subjects were not depressed, 202 were slightly depressed, 19 were moderately and severely depressed, and 10 were severely depressed, with the overall score of 4.66±4.85. In the survey, 338 slept well, 208 slept moderately, 80 slept moderately, and 12 slept poorly, with an overall score of 6.02±3.95. Conclusion The medical staff in the front-line community health service center of Fengxian District isolation hotel generally have psychological problems such as anxiety, depression and decreased sleep quality. Especially, the medical staff who have been in contact with positive patients, enter the isolation hotel more often, and the time between entry is short, have more serious negative emotions. Active intervention and targeted psychological counseling are needed for them. Appropriately increase the number of staff, reduce frequent entry, so as to effectively relieve psychological anxiety, depression and other negative emotions, to avoid a greater impact on the physical and mental health of front-line medical staff.

Novel coronavirus pneumonia; Quarantine hotels; Medical staff of community health service centres; Mental health survey