Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019

20208,231 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Jianbo Lai · First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University

Simeng Ma · Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University

Ying Wang · Wuhan University

Zhongxiang Cai · Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University

Jianbo Hu · First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University

Ning Wei · First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University

Jiang Wu

Abstract

In this survey of heath care workers in hospitals equipped with fever clinics or wards for patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan and other regions in China, participants reported experiencing psychological burden, especially nurses, women, those in Wuhan, and frontline health care workers directly engaged in the diagnosis, treatment, and care for patients with COVID-19.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 and Mental Health Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Network Open

Volume 3, Issue 3, pp. e203976-e203976

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.3976

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