Investigation and Analysis of the Psychological Status of Medical Staff during the COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 6023-6028
Author(s):  
Song Jian ◽  
Meng Ya ◽  
Feng Zehui ◽  
Zhang Qian ◽  
Ronnell D. Dela Rosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Staff ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Control Period ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Psychological Status ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Front Line ◽  
First Line ◽  
And Control

Objectives: To investigate the psychological state of front-line medical staff during the prevention and control of COVID-19, in order to provide effective psychological support and social intervention, and to provide reference ideas. Methods The research method was a cross-sectional research method. The convenience sampling method was adopted to select 156 first-line medical staff during the prevention and control period of the COVID-19. The online survey scale developed by the "Questionnaire Star" was used to investigate the psychological state of the first-line medical staff. Results There were significant differences in the overall status of depression, anxiety, and stress among front-line medical staff in terms of gender, education level, professional title status, children’s status, and working years (P<0.05); among the five dimensions of mental state, the fear and worry dimension scored the highest. The overall confidence dimension score was the lowest (P<0.05). According to Pearson correlation analysis, the overall confidence of front-line medical staff is related to the dimensions of fear and worry, hospital support, and psychological support (P<0.05); while fear and worry are mainly related to hospital support and psychological support (P<0.05). Front-line medical staff all have different degrees of depression and anxiety. The incidence of depression is 71.15%, and the incidence of depression is 30.77%. The incidence of anxiety is 74.36%, and the incidence of anxiety is 58.97%. Conclusion During the prevention and control of COVID-19, the psychological conditions of front-line medical staff are worrying. Therefore, it is advisable to formulate corresponding management and intervention measures to help medical staff survive the psychological crisis and ensure the smooth progress of the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic.

scholarly journals Coordinated Management of COVID-19 Response: Lessons From Whole-of-Society and Whole-of-Health Strategies in Wuhan, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shanquan Chen ◽  
Pan Zhang ◽  
Yun Zhang ◽  
Hong Fung ◽  
Yong Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Control Period ◽  
Targeted Prevention ◽  
First Line ◽  
And Control

Background: The outbreak of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been challenging globally following the scarcity of medical resources after a surge in demand. As the pandemic continues, the question remains on how to accomplish more with the existing resources and improve the efficiency of existing health care delivery systems worldwide. In this study, we reviewed the experience from Wuhan - the first city to experience a COVID-19 outbreak – that has presently shown evidence for efficient and effective local control of the epidemic.Material and Methods: We performed a retrospective qualitative study based on the document analysis of COVID-19-related materials and interviews with first-line people in Wuhan.Results: We extracted two themes (the evolution of Wuhan's prevention and control strategies on COVID-19 and corresponding effectiveness) and four sub-themes (routine prevention and control period, exploration period of targeted prevention and control strategies, mature period of prevention and control strategies, and recovery period). How Wuhan combatted COVID-19 through multi-tiered and multi-sectoral collaboration, overcoming its fragmented, hospital-centered, and treatment-dominated healthcare system, was illustrated and summarized.Conclusion: Four lessons for COVID-19 prevention and control were summarized: (a) Engage the communities and primary care not only in supporting but also in screening and controlling, and retain community and primary care as among the first line of COVID-19 defense; (b) Extend and stratify the existing health care delivery system; (c) Integrate person-centered integrated care into the whole coordination; and (d) Delink the revenue relationship between doctors and patients and safeguard the free-will of physicians when treating patients.

scholarly journals Emergency Management Strategies for Children with Rheumatic Disease During COVID-19 Epidemic Outside Hubei in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinyi Wei ◽  
Xiaoke Sun ◽  
Zhi Chen ◽  
Xiao Du ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatic Disease ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Control Period ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
And Control

Background: Since December 2019, many patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) have appeared in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The pneumonia was caused by a novel coronavirus named “coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19” by the WHO on February 11, 2020. The COVID-19 outbreak has created a global public health crisis, and the challenge of combatting this pandemic and its impact is daunting. At present, vaccines and prophylactic therapies for COVID-19 are not available. What we can do now is to aggressively implement infection control measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 via human-to-human transmission. Objectives: The study aimed to summarize the effect of classification and division management methods on the prevention and control of COVID-19 in the Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology Department. Methods: Corresponding and targeted medical countermeasures for the prevention and control of COVID-19 from the aspects of personnel, ward, and process management were retrospectively analyzed. Results: From January 16, 2020, to July 31, 2020, there were 11,000 outpatients with rheumatic disease visiting our hospital and 565 children with rheumatic diseases hospitalized in our department. All the patients received timely and reasonable treatment. None of the patients, their caregivers, or medical staff acquired COVID-19 infection in our department, and no suspected COVID-19 case was confirmed in our ward. Conclusions: The model of classification and division management ensured the orderly and safe treatment of children with rheumatic disease during the epidemic prevention and control period, and protected the medical staff from occupational injuries at work, and brought the pandemic under control.

scholarly journals Integrated management is effective in the prevention and control of COVID-19 in the blood purification center: joint efforts from multiple departments

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinmei Yin ◽  
Jun Yin ◽  
Zhiwu Tian ◽  
Peiqiu Li ◽  
Xiaoqiu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Medical Staff ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Blood Purification ◽  
Medical Department ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Dialysis Center ◽  
Education Of Patients ◽  
And Control

Abstract Background During the outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia, many hospitals in China became the designated hospitals for the treatment of new coronavirus pneumonia. The goal was to develop rapid and effective prevention and control methods for blood purification centers. Research design and methods The medical department, hospital department, nursing department, and blood purification center jointly set up a multi-department integrated COVID-19 prevention and control management team to manage the blood purification center. The efforts included the establishment of the continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) team for COVID-19, the integrated training and assessment of medical personnel, the integrated education of patients and their families, and the integrated management of the workflow of the hemodialysis room. Results No infected persons, including medical staff, patients, and their families, have been found in the dialysis center. After multi-departmental integrated training, the theoretical performance of medical staff in our dialysis center has increased from 82.36 ± 8.10 to 95.29 ± 4.95 (p < 0.05), and the unqualified rate dropped from 23.21 to 1.78% (p < 0.05). In addition, the three operational skills evaluation scores have also been significantly improved, from 86.00 ± 4.02, 88.01 ± 6.20, 92.01 ± 2.46 to 95.90 ± 0.30, 97.21 ± 0.87, 96.00 ± 1.00 (p < 0.01), and the passing rate from 80.36 to 100% (p < 0.05). Conclusion Medical staff’s knowledge of novel coronavirus pneumonia prevention and control can be improved by multi-sectoral integrated management, and CRRT treatment of COVID-19 patients is effective.

scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 on Pedestrian Flow Patterns in Urban POIs—An Example from Beijing

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 479
Author(s):  
Yihang Li ◽  
Liyan Xu
Keyword(s):  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Control Period ◽  
Flow Patterns ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Pedestrian Flow ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Government Control ◽  
Functional Categories ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic is a major challenge for society as a whole, and analyzing the impact of the spread of the epidemic and government control measures on the travel patterns of urban residents can provide powerful help for city managers to designate top-level epidemic prevention policies and specific epidemic prevention measures. This study investigates whether it is more appropriate to use groups of POIs with similar pedestrian flow patterns as the unit of study rather than functional categories of POIs. In this study, we analyzed the hour-by-hour pedestrian flow data of key locations in Beijing before, during, and after the strict epidemic prevention and control period, and we found that the pedestrian flow patterns differed greatly in different periods by using a composite clustering index; we interpreted the clustering results from two perspectives: groups of pedestrian flow patterns and functional categories. The results show that depending on the specific stage of epidemic prevention and control, the number of unique pedestrian flow patterns decreased from four before the epidemic to two during the strict control stage and then increased to six during the initial resumption of work. The restrictions on movement are correlated with most of the visitations, and the release of restrictions led to an increase in the variety of unique pedestrian flow patterns compared to that in the pre-restriction period, even though the overall number of visitations decreased, indicating that social restrictions led to differences in the flow patterns of POIs and increased social distance.

scholarly journals Consideration of the Management of Pediatric Fever Clinics During the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Outbreak

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Hui Ding ◽  
Zhaoling Shi ◽  
Zhen Ruan ◽  
Xiaoning Cheng ◽  
Ruying Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Staff ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Cross Infection ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Wuhan City ◽  
Control Programs ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Epidemic Period ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
And Control

ABSTRACT Since the outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection in Wuhan City, China, pediatric cases have gradually increased. It is very important to prevent cross-infection in pediatric fever clinics, to identify children with fever in pediatric fever clinics, and to strengthen the management of pediatric fever clinics. According to prevention and control programs, we propose the guidance on the management of pediatric fever clinics during the nCoV pneumonia epidemic period, which outlines in detail how to optimize processes, prevent cross-infection, provide health protection, and prevent disinfection of medical staff. The present consideration statement summarizes current strategies on the pre-diagnosis, triage, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of 2019-nCoV infection, which provides practical suggestions on strengthening the management of pediatric fever clinics during the nCoV pneumonia epidemic period.

scholarly journals Letter: Strategies for Prevention and Control of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Infection Among Medical Staff

Neurosurgery ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. E57-E62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuan Wang ◽  
Min-Jie Wang ◽  
Xiao-Bing Jiang ◽  
Hai-Jun Wang ◽  
Hong-Yang Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Medical Staff ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
And Control
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