Review of possible psychological impacts of COVID-19 on frontline medical staff and reduction strategies

作     者：Xiao-Wei Fu Li-Na Wu Ling Shan 

作者机构：Department of NursingLianyungang Maternal and Child Health HospitalLianyungang 222000Jiangsu ProvinceChina Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryAffiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhou 221000Jiangsu ProvinceChina 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》 (世界临床病例杂志)

年 卷 期：2020年第8卷第15期

页      面：3188-3196页

核心收录：

学科分类：12[管理学] 1204[管理学-公共管理] 120402[管理学-社会医学与卫生事业管理(可授管理学、医学学位)] 1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1002[医学-临床医学] 100205[医学-精神病与精神卫生学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Supported by the Jiangsu Maternal and Child Health Research Project,No.F201766 the Lianyungang Medical Scientific Project,No.201722 

主　　题：Frontline medical staff Psychological impacts Epidemic diseases Posttraumatic stress disorder syndrome Adequate protective gear 

摘      要：Like soldiers,frontline medical staff provide a first line of defense and have played a critical role in responses to the outbreak of coronavirus disease-2019 in December *** is important to acknowledge the considerable pressure placed on frontline medical staff in the face of a new type of coronavirus that is highly infectious and for which no specific treatment is ***,we review the various kinds of psychological problems afflicting frontline medical staff who are combatting the severe acute respiratory syndrome *** include anxiety,insomnia,depression,interpersonal difficulties,and post-traumatic stress disorder *** further present a summary of countermeasures for alleviating these problems based on our *** countermeasures include ensuring the provision of adequate protective gear for frontline medical staff,developing timely and clear guidelines,strengthening social support,and providing clear criteria and additional training,focusing on the choice of frontline medical *** understanding of the psychological impacts of an epidemic situation and of relevant countermeasures will contribute to reducing the psychological pressures on frontline medical ***,they will be able to cope better with outbreaks of infectious diseases in the future,to reduce the psychological pressure of the front-line medical staff,and to improve the treatment level.