Journal article
Post COVID-19 mental health symptoms and quality of life among COVID-19 frontline clinicians: a comparative study using propensity score matching approach
YJ Zhao, X Xing, T Tian, Q Wang, S Liang, Z Wang, T Cheung, Z Su, YL Tang, CH Ng, S Sha, YT Xiang
Translational Psychiatry | SPRINGERNATURE | Published : 2022
Abstract
Background: The extent and severity of post-COVID-19 mental health symptoms among frontline clinicians are not clear. This study compared mental health symptoms (i.e., depression, anxiety, and insomnia symptoms) and global quality of life (QOL) after the first COVID-19 outbreak between the COVID-19 treating and non-COVID-19 treating frontline clinicians. Methods: This cross-sectional, comparative, convenient-sampling study was conducted between October 13 and 22, 2020, which was five months after the first COVID-19 outbreak in China was brought under control. The severity of depression, anxiety, insomnia symptoms, and global QOL of the clinicians were assessed using the Patient Health Questi..
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Awarded by Beijing Municipal Excellent Talents Foundation
Funding Acknowledgements
We thank Mr. Changshun Xu, Mr. Cunliang Wang and Mr. Yan Li and other staff in Beijing Hospital Authority who contributed to this study. We also thank all clinicians who participated in this study. The study was supported by the Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Incubating Program (PX2018063), Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission (Z181100001718124), Beijing Talents Foundation (2017000021469G222), and the University of Macau (MYRG2019-00066-FHS; MYRG2022-00187-FHS).