The objective of this study is to clarify the severity of psychological problems and insomnia and the two's relationship with time of hospital medical staff in hospital where its staff are infected with COVID-19.
A cross-sectional questionnaire survey method was adopted to conduct investigations of medical staff in the researched hospital within one week (baseline) and one year (follow-up) after the discovery of COVID-19 infection cases. 360 subjects were included in the baseline. Then, after one year, 199 subjects who participated in the survey at baseline were included as follow-up. The HADS, ASDS and ISI scales were used to assess the anxiety and depression level, acute stress disorder symptoms, and the severity of insomnia of hospital medical staff; self-made questionnaires was to collect demographic information and descriptive content. Comparing the follow-up medical staff with the baseline, the total scores of ASDS, HADS and ISI, each item scores on the ASDS, HADS and ISI. All of above scales are compared between the quarantined and non-quarantined groups, different quarantined groups (home, hotel, hospital) and non-quarantined groups.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
390
Peking University Sixth Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
HADS is used to assess the anxiety and depression symptoms of medical staff in general hospitals. There are 14 items in total, divided into two parts-the anxiety subscale (HADS-A) and the depression subscale (HADS-D). A total score of 0-7 is classified as asymptomatic, 8-10 is classified as marginal/suspicious, and 11-21 is classified as abnormal.
Time frame: 1 year
Acute Stress Disorder Scale (ASDS)
ASDS is a self-rating scale, compiled according to the diagnostic criteria of the fourth edition of the "Manual of Diagnosis and Statistics of Mental Disorders", used to assess acute stress disorder (ASD) symptoms and predict post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Time frame: 1 year
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