作者
Benjamin YQ Tan, Nicholas WS Chew, Grace KH Lee, Mingxue Jing, Yihui Goh, Leonard LL Yeo, Ka Zhang, Howe-Keat Chin, Aftab Ahmad, Faheem Ahmed Khan, Ganesh Napolean Shanmugam, Bernard PL Chan, Sibi Sunny, Bharatendu Chandra, Jonathan JY Ong, Prakash R Paliwal, Lily YH Wong, Renarebecca Sagayanathan, Jin Tao Chen, Alison Ying Ying Ng, Hock Luen Teoh, Cyrus S Ho, Roger C Ho, Vijay K Sharma
发表日期
2020/4/6
期刊
Annals of Internal Medicine
出版商
American College of Physicians
简介
Background: In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Singapore raised its Disease Outbreak Response System Condition alert to “orange,” the second highest level. Between 19 February and 13 March 2020, confirmed cases rose from 84 to 200 (34.2 per 1 000 000 population), with an increase in patients in critical condition from 4 to 11 (5.5%) and no reported deaths in Singapore (1). Understanding the psychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak among health care workers is crucial in guiding policies and interventions to maintain their psychological well-being.
Objective: To examine the psychological distress, depression, anxiety, and stress experienced by health care workers in Singapore in the midst of the outbreak, and to compare these between medically and non–medically trained hospital personnel.
Methods and Findings: From 19 February to 13 March 2020, health care …
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