AUTHOR=Gonzalez Mendez Maria Jose , Ma Li , Alvarado Ruben , Ramirez Jorge , Xu Kun-Peng , Xu Hui-Fang , Zhang Shao-Kai , Bangura Mohamed S. , Yang Ying , Yu Yan-Qin , Zhang Xi , Wang Wenjun , Gu Xiaofen , Li Li , Salah Didier Sama , Qiao Youlin 

TITLE=A Multi-Center Study on the Negative Psychological Impact and Associated Factors in Chinese Healthcare Workers 1 Year After the COVID-19 Initial Outbreak

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 67 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604979

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2022.1604979

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=Healthcare workers (HCWs) might be among the most affected populations due to an increased work burden during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current cross-sectional study analyzed the prevalence of five psychological outcomes (depression, anxiety, stress, PTSD, and suicidal ideation) of HCWs from health centers in seven Chinese regions and measured the total possible negative psychological impact one year after the COVID-19 initial outbreak, identifying the main variables and risk factors associated with this impact. In total, 1263 participants were enrolled in this study. The current findings demonstrated that after one year of the initial outbreak, 43.5% of the participants had symptoms of at least one mental health problem. Moreover, we found 33.4% of anxiety, 26.8% of depression, 14.7% of stress, 10.1% of PTSD, and 8.3% of participants with suicidal thoughts. In addition, nurses showed higher scores on the scales of depression and stress. Using a passive coping style, long working hours during the outbreak, having experienced violence as a health worker during the pandemic, close contact with COVID-19 cases, and having a chronic disease diagnosis increased the risk of psychological impairment.