Why the study?
This study analyzes the suboptimal health status and influencing factors among nurses in Wuhan Hospital, China during the COVID-19 outbreak.
First-line nurses in Wuhan during the COVID-19 outbreak experienced a high prevalence of suboptimal health status, influenced by factors such as sleep, anxiety, and direct patient care.
High SHS prevalence among frontline nurses warrants support programs; leaves open prospective studies on causal factors and interventions.
OBJECTIVE: This study analyzes the suboptimal health status (SHS) and influencing factors of nurses in Wuhan Hospital, China during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. METHODS: This study was conducted through an online survey, from March 1-7, 2020, in Wuhan, China. The data collection tools, such as Suboptimal Health Status Questionnaires, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Chinese version of the Perceived Stress Scale, were used. RESULTS: The average value of suboptimal health status was 28.44 (standard deviation=15.15). The overall prevalence of SHS was 35.1%. Suboptimal health status of the nurses was significantly different based on their gender, age, whether they directly care for COVID-19 patients, anxiety level, and stress perception expect education. Multivariate analysis found that average sleep times per day, female, age, directly participate in the rescue of COVID-19, self-infection, and anxiety were the influencing factors of suboptimal health status. CONCLUSIONS: First-line nurses have poor suboptimal health status in Wuhan.
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