在COVID-19期间,精神卫生保健从业人员的抑郁,焦虑和应对机制
Yolandi Stals1, Edwin du Plessis2, Paul J Pretorius1
1Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
概括
在COVID-19期间,精神卫生保健从业人员面临着严重的心理痛苦. 避免性应对策略与增加的抑郁和焦虑有关,突出了需要有针对性的支持.
科学领域:
- 精神病学和心理健康 精神病学和心理健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- COVID-19大流行严重影响了精神卫生保健从业人员的心理健康.
- 这些专业人士所采用的应对策略可能会影响危机期间的心理健康结果.
研究的目的:
- 在COVID-19大流行期间调查心理健康保健从业人员的抑郁,焦虑,压力和应对方式之间的关系.
- 在这个人群中确定与心理痛苦相关的特定应对机制.
主要方法:
- 这是一项涉及212名来自南非布隆芬泰恩的精神卫生保健从业人员的横截面研究.
- 使用了抑郁症,焦虑和压力度量表 (DASS-21) 和简要应对经历问题的指导 (简要COPE) 清单.
- 采用顺序回归分析来检查应对方式和心理健康结果之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 报告中度至重度抑郁症 (41%) 和焦虑症 (28%) 症状的高患病率,特别是在年轻的女性从业者和护士中.
- 在压力严重程度,焦虑和抑郁之间发现了显著的关联.
- 避免应对策略,以及规划和接受 (方法策略),与抑郁和焦虑有关.
结论:
- 精神卫生保健从业人员,特别是护士,由于COVID-19而经历了相当大的心理痛苦.
- 避免性应对机制被确定为不良心理健康结果的潜在风险因素.
- 调查结果强调了解决应对策略的重要性,以减轻大流行期间医疗保健专业人员的心理痛苦.
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