Objectives: At present, the doctor-patient relationship is tense. The prevalence of negative emotions, such as depression and anxiety, among healthcare workers is increasing every year. Negative attitudes of medical workers toward mental problems may aggravate the doctor-patient conflict and psychological problems of medical workers. This study aims to explore the complex network relationships between outpatient medical workers' attitudes toward mental problems, doctor-patient relationships, and their depression/anxiety levels.
Methods: A total of 578 outpatient medical staff from the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (167 males, 411 females) completed questionnaires on their attitudes toward mental problems, doctor-patient relationships, and depression/anxiety symptoms. Network analysis was conducted separately to construct the "attitude towards mental problems-doctor-patient relationship network" and "depression-anxiety related network".
Results: The edge between "M15 (insulting words)" and "D8 (waste time)" showed the strongest strength in the "attitude towards mental problems-doctor-patient relationship network", and "M15 (insulting words)" had the highest bridge strength in the network. For the analysis of emotional variables, "P1 (anhedonia)" showed the most obvious association with "D10 (communication difficulties)" in the doctor-patient relationship and "M2 (poor quality of life)" in the psychiatric attitudes, and "P1 (anhedonia)" was the key bridge symptom in the network.
Conclusions: The "insulting words" may be an intervention target for medical workers' attitudes toward mental problems. The "anhedonia" in depression is the potential symptom that needs to be treated. Intervention targeting these variables may be beneficial to improve the mental health level of medical workers and the doctor-patient relationship.
目的: 在医患关系紧张的工作环境下，医务人员抑郁焦虑等负面情绪的发生率逐年增高。医务人员对精神疾病的消极态度可能加重医患矛盾及医务人员的心理问题。本研究旨在探讨综合医院门诊医务人员看待精神心理疾病态度、医患关系与医务人员抑郁焦虑情绪之间的网络关系，为改善医患关系和提升医务人员心理健康水平提供依据。方法: 对中南大学湘雅二医院的578名(男性167名，女性411名)门诊医务人员进行关于精神疾病态度、医患关系与抑郁焦虑情绪的问卷调查，分别构建“精神疾病态度-医患关系网络”和“与抑郁焦虑相关的网络”进行分析。结果: 在“精神疾病态度-医患关系网络”中，“M15(侮辱性描述)”和“D8(浪费时间)”的关联性最强，“M15(侮辱性描述)”是桥梁强度最高的变量。在“与抑郁焦虑相关的网络”中，对于情绪变量进行分析，“P1(快感缺失)”与医患关系中的“D10(交流困难)”和精神疾病态度中的“M2(生活质量差)”呈现出最明显的关联，且“P1(快感缺失)”是关键的桥梁症状。结论: 精神疾病态度中的“侮辱性描述”是医务人员对待精神心理疾病态度的潜在干预靶点，而抑郁指标中的“快感缺失”是需要改善的核心症状，针对性干预可能有利于提高医务人员心理健康水平并改善医患关系。.
Keywords: anxiety; depression; doctor-patient relationship; mental problems; network analysis.