Study of the mental health status of medical personnel dealing with new coronavirus pneumonia

This paper studied the relationship between personality traits and mental health conditions of medical personnel to provide a basis and reference for the implementation of targeted education on mental health. A self-report inventory, the Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90), was used to investigate the mental health status of 548 medical personnel dealing with the new coronavirus pneumonia in eight provinces and cities of China.The overall mean SCL-90 score and mean values of factors (somatization, obsessive-compulsive, anxiety, phobic anxiety, and psychoticism) of the medical personnel were significantly higher than in the norm group (p < 0.05), while their average interpersonal sensitivity score was significantly lower (p < 0.01). In addition, personal factors affecting the mental health status of medical personnel were identified. ( all p < 0.05). The overall mental health status of medical personnel responding to new coronavirus pneumonia is generally higher than that of the norm group in China. The results of this study should contribute to measures to alleviate the psychological pressures on medical personnel dealing with the new coronavirus epidemic in China.

本研究围绕医护人员人格特质与心理健康状况的关联展开探究，旨在为开展针对性心理健康教育工作提供依据与参考。本研究采用症状自评量表（Symptom Checklist-90, SCL-90）这一自陈式调查工具，对中国8个省市的548名新型冠状病毒肺炎抗疫医护人员的心理健康状况进行调查。结果显示，受访医护人员的SCL-90总分及各因子（躯体化、强迫症状、焦虑、恐怖、精神病性）平均分均显著高于国内常模组（p < 0.05），而其人际敏感维度平均分则显著低于常模组（p < 0.01）。此外，本研究还识别出了影响医护人员心理健康状况的个人相关因素，所有分析均达到p < 0.05的统计学显著性水平。参与新型冠状病毒肺炎抗疫的医护人员整体心理健康问题严重程度普遍高于中国国内常模。本研究结果可为制定缓解中国新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情期间医护人员心理压力的相关措施提供有益参考。