Journal of International Psychiatry

Objective: to analyze the scores of anxiety and depression self-rating scale of pediatric medical staff in different grades of hospitals during the outbreak of Neocoronary pneumonia. Methods: The participants were recruited form a tertiary hospital and primary hospital. All the subjects were invited to complete the basic information questionnaire, anxiety self-rating scale (SAS) and depression self-rating scale (SDS), and the analysis were performed for the scores of SAS and SDS in pediatric medical staffs among hospitals of different grades. Results: A total of 275 questionnaires were sent out in this survey, 254 of which were qualified. The recovery rate was 92.36%, and 85.0% were female, with an average age of 31.59±7.33 years. The SAS (40.36±10.85 and 38.8±11.01 vs. 33.80±5.90, Ps < 0.05) and SDS (46.50±11.56 and 46.52±10.35 vs. 41.88±10.57, Ps < 0.05) scores of pediatric medical staff in grade a hospitals (n=107) and primary hospitals (n=147) were higher than the domestic norm. The SAS and SDS scores of the top three hospitals were slightly higher than those of the primary hospitals, but there was no statistical difference. The incidence of anxiety was 17.76% and 18.37%, while the incidence of depression was 28.96% and 31.97%, respectively. Conclusion: During the outbreak of the new coronary pneumonia, anxiety and depression were found in all levels of pediatric medical staff. Therefore, attention should be paid to the mental health of pediatric medical staff during the outbreak and precise intervention should be given.

Novel coronavirus pneumonia, Third class hospitals, Primary hospitals, Pediatric medical staff, Anxiety, Depression