Vicarious traumatization in the general public, members, and non-members of medical teams aiding in COVID-19 control
Vicarious traumatization in the general public, members, and non-members of medical teams aiding in COVID-19 control
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公众、协助控制 COVID-19 的医疗队成员和非成员所遭受的替代性创伤
DOI:
10.1016/j.bbi.2020.03.007
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发表时间:
2020-08-01
影响因子:
15.1
通讯作者:
Yang, Chun
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作者:
Li, Zhenyu;Ge, Jingwu;Yang, Chun
Since December 2019, more than 79,000 people have been diagnosed with infection of the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). A large number of medical staff was sent to Wuhan city and Hubei province to aid COVID-19 control. Psychological stress, especially vicarious traumatization caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, should not be ignored. To address this concern, the study employed a total of 214 general public and 526 nurses (i.e., 234 front-line nurses and 292 non-front-line nurses) to evaluate vicarious traumatization scores via a mobile appbased questionnaire. Front-line nurses are engaged in the process of providing care for patients with COVID-19. The results showed that the vicarious traumatization scores for front-line nurses including scores for physiological and psychological responses, were significantly lower than those of non-front-line nurses (P < 0.001). Interestingly, the vicarious traumatization scores of the general public were significantly higher than those of the front-line nurses ( P < 0.001); however, no statistical difference was observed compared to the scores of non-front-line nurses (P > 0.05). Therefore, increased attention should be paid to the psychological problems of the medical staff, especially non-front-line nurses, and general public under the situation of the spread and control of COVID-19. Early strategies that aim to prevent and treat vicarious traumatization in medical staff and general public are extremely necessary.