Background Medical care workers experienced unprecedented levels of workload and pressure since the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19).Little is known about its exact impact on medical care workers and rel...Background Medical care workers experienced unprecedented levels of workload and pressure since the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19).Little is known about its exact impact on medical care workers and related factors in China.This study aims to identify the psychological impact of COVID-19 on medical care workers in China.Methods From February 23 to March 5,2020,a cross-sectional survey was conducted among 863 medical care workers from seven provinces in China using standard questionnaires measuring adverse psychological outcomes including Impact of Event Scale-6(IES-6),Depression,Anxiety and Stress Scale(DASS)and related psychosocial factors like perceived threat,social support and coping strategies.Exploratory Factor analysis was performed to identify the dimensions of perceived threat by study participants.Multivariate regression was used to examine the determinants of adverse psychological outcomes.Results Posttraumatic stress(PTS)were prevalent in this sample of health care professionals,and 40.2%indicated positive screens for significant posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.The proportion of having mild to extremely severe symptoms of depression,anxiety and stress were 13.6,13.9 and 8.6%,respectively.Perceived threat and passive coping strategies were positively correlated to PTS and DASS scores,while perceived social support and active coping strategies were negatively correlated to DASS scores.Nurses were more likely to be anxious than others among medical care workers during the COVID-19 epidemic.Conclusions Adverse psychological symptoms were prevalent among medical care workers in China during the COVID-19 epidemic.Screening for adverse psychological outcomes and developing corresponding preventive measures would be beneficial in decreasing negative psychological outcomes.展开更多
Forensic medical workers are faced with unique ethical challenges in their attempt to deliver medical care in a custodial environment.We first figure out the reasons why the doctor is standing opposed to the patient t...Forensic medical workers are faced with unique ethical challenges in their attempt to deliver medical care in a custodial environment.We first figure out the reasons why the doctor is standing opposed to the patient through questionnaire and interview of the prison doctor in Shanghai,China,which turn to be a bilateral issue.Both sides should take more active approaches and put themselves to the right position to contribute to a better medical environment in the prison hospital,which can reduce medical tangles and help the criminals to accomplish their reform process.展开更多
On August 19, the first Medical Workers＇ Day was observed in China, with many patients expressing their gratitude toward medical staff across the country. ＂You have given hope to our family,＂ a man with the pseudon...On August 19, the first Medical Workers＇ Day was observed in China, with many patients expressing their gratitude toward medical staff across the country. ＂You have given hope to our family,＂ a man with the pseudonym Yibawu told Liu Ping and Yang Zi, doctors at Peking University Third Hospital and the reproduction medical team headed by Qiao jie, the hospital＇s president.展开更多
文摘Background Medical care workers experienced unprecedented levels of workload and pressure since the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19).Little is known about its exact impact on medical care workers and related factors in China.This study aims to identify the psychological impact of COVID-19 on medical care workers in China.Methods From February 23 to March 5,2020,a cross-sectional survey was conducted among 863 medical care workers from seven provinces in China using standard questionnaires measuring adverse psychological outcomes including Impact of Event Scale-6(IES-6),Depression,Anxiety and Stress Scale(DASS)and related psychosocial factors like perceived threat,social support and coping strategies.Exploratory Factor analysis was performed to identify the dimensions of perceived threat by study participants.Multivariate regression was used to examine the determinants of adverse psychological outcomes.Results Posttraumatic stress(PTS)were prevalent in this sample of health care professionals,and 40.2%indicated positive screens for significant posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.The proportion of having mild to extremely severe symptoms of depression,anxiety and stress were 13.6,13.9 and 8.6%,respectively.Perceived threat and passive coping strategies were positively correlated to PTS and DASS scores,while perceived social support and active coping strategies were negatively correlated to DASS scores.Nurses were more likely to be anxious than others among medical care workers during the COVID-19 epidemic.Conclusions Adverse psychological symptoms were prevalent among medical care workers in China during the COVID-19 epidemic.Screening for adverse psychological outcomes and developing corresponding preventive measures would be beneficial in decreasing negative psychological outcomes.
文摘Forensic medical workers are faced with unique ethical challenges in their attempt to deliver medical care in a custodial environment.We first figure out the reasons why the doctor is standing opposed to the patient through questionnaire and interview of the prison doctor in Shanghai,China,which turn to be a bilateral issue.Both sides should take more active approaches and put themselves to the right position to contribute to a better medical environment in the prison hospital,which can reduce medical tangles and help the criminals to accomplish their reform process.
文摘On August 19, the first Medical Workers＇ Day was observed in China, with many patients expressing their gratitude toward medical staff across the country. ＂You have given hope to our family,＂ a man with the pseudonym Yibawu told Liu Ping and Yang Zi, doctors at Peking University Third Hospital and the reproduction medical team headed by Qiao jie, the hospital＇s president.
