Open AccessComparison of the anxiety level between the medical staff and the public during the early phase of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic
Author(s) -
Guanguan Luo,
Yumin Liu,
Dongai Yao,
Shao-Zhou Ni,
BangSheng Wu,
Li-Ting Lin,
Yun-Ming Wang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
emergency and critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2097-0617
pISSN - 2693-860X
DOI - 10.1097/ec9.0000000000000038
Subject(s) - anxiety , pandemic , medicine , outbreak , intervention (counseling) , family medicine , public health , disease , covid-19 , psychiatry , psychology , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology
A sudden outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) started in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. Up-to-date, there have been limited studies examining the anxiety status of Chinese individuals in the early phase of the pandemic period (January 30, 2020-February 15, 2020). This survey aimed to compare the level of anxiety of the medical staff with that of the public and to provide a theoretical basis for developing an effective psychological intervention.