Anxiety and Depression Among Imaging Doctors in Post-COVID-19 Period

Weiguo Li; Xuesong Mao; Jieqing Li; Lianying Fang; Guangfen Du; Jianwei Qiao; Ximing Jia

doi:10.1007/s42399-020-00654-w

Anxiety and Depression Among Imaging Doctors in Post-COVID-19 Period

SN Compr Clin Med. 2020;2(12):2595-2599. doi: 10.1007/s42399-020-00654-w. Epub 2020 Nov 23.

Authors

Weiguo Li¹, Xuesong Mao¹, Jieqing Li¹, Lianying Fang¹, Guangfen Du², Jianwei Qiao¹, Ximing Jia¹

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Radiation Medicine, Shangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250062 China.
² The Fifth People's Hospital of Jinan City, Jinan, 250000 Shandong Province China.

Abstract

To investigate the mental state of medical imaging staff in Shandong Province, China, who have been on the forefront of the COVID-19 epidemic during its late stage in China. Questionnaires designed to assess anxiety and depression were administered on-location, and 5331 complete results were collected. SPSS software was used for statistical descriptions and analysis. Rates of anxiety disorders and depression among medical imaging workers in Shandong Province, China, were 6.1% and 6.5%, respectively, higher than those of anxiety and depression in Chinese residents before the epidemic. The outbreak in Xinjiang, China; virus mutation in Japan; and spread of the epidemic due to occupational errors were the primary reported causes of anxiety and depression among image workers. Medical imaging workers showed evidence of psychological abnormalities during the late stage of the epidemic in China.

Keywords: Anxiety; Depression; Late stage of the COVID-19 epidemic; Medical imaging workers; Outbreak; Virus mutation.