Mental Health and Psychosocial Problems of Medical Health Workers during the COVID-19 Epidemic in China

<b><i>Objective:</i></b> We explored whether medical health workers had more psychosocial problems than nonmedical health workers during the COVID-19 outbreak. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> An online survey was run from February 19 to March 6, 2020; a total of 2,182 Chinese subjects participated. Mental health variables were assessed via the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), the Symptom Check List-revised (SCL-90-R), and the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), which included a 2-item anxiety scale and a 2-item depression scale (PHQ-2). <b><i>Results:</i></b> Compared with nonmedical health workers (<i>n</i> = 1,255), medical health…

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  National Natural Science Foundation of China