Open Access<p>Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 on Quarantine Hotel Employees in China</p>
Author(s) -
Yi-Man Teng,
KunShan Wu,
Kuan-Ling Lin,
Dan Xu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s286171
Subject(s) - quarantine , anxiety , mental health , pandemic , psychosocial , depression (economics) , china , medicine , covid-19 , personal protective equipment , environmental health , psychology , psychiatry , disease , geography , infectious disease (medical specialty) , archaeology , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a far-reaching and unprecedented influence on economies worldwide. It has also impacted on the global population's mental health and caused negative psychosocial effects, which may lead to psychological crises. During the pandemic, the challenges for quarantine hotel employees are not only the increased workloads created by operating a quarantine hotel but also high psychological stress associated with job insecurity, risk of exposure and contagion for themselves, their friends and families. This research attempts to explore COVID-19-related depression, anxiety, and stress among quarantine hotel employees in China. The mental health of quarantine hotel employees, who have faced unprecedented changes, is paramount while they provide hospitality and care for healthcare workers and quarantine guests during mandatory quarantine periods.