AUTHOR=Han Bing , Ma Chao , Liu Zhaorui , Jiang Rongmeng , Zhang Tingting , Wang Ying , Chen Hongguang , Wen Jing , Huang Yueqin 

TITLE=Perceived Psychological Feelings Make Important Contributions to the Symptoms of Common Mental Disorders of Medical Staff During the COVID-19

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychiatry

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2021

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.738610

DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2021.738610

ISSN=1664-0640

ABSTRACT=Abstract
Objective: Lack of information about mental health problems among medical staff during the epidemic of COVID-19 in China is one of the major barriers to psychological interventions. This paper aims to evaluate the contributions of perceived psychological feelings to mental health problems among medical staff during the epidemic of COVID-19 in China. 

Method: A large sample of medical staff based on a non-probability sampling design was collected from February 17 to 24, 2020. Mental health problems were defined based on self-reported psychological distress, anxious symptoms, and depressive symptoms during the past week. Perceived psychological feelings were based on self-report. Logistic regressions and elastic net regularizations were used to evaluate the independent effect of the psychological feelings controlled by hospitals and participants characteristics. 

Results: Totally 4677 medical staff completed the survey. The prevalence of psychological distress, anxious symptoms, and depressive symptoms were 15.9% (95% CI 14.8-16.9), 16.0% (95% CI 15.0-17.1), and 34.6% (95% CI 33.2-35.9). Feelings of having adequate personal protective equipment, receiving enough emotional supports both from family members and colleagues were significantly associated with fewer mental health problems, while the feelings of overloaded work, and insufficient rest times contributed to more health problems. 

Conclusions: Psychological feelings make important contributions to mental health problems of medical staff during the epidemic of COVID-19. Strategies of psychological aids or interventions could be developed based on these feelings.