Anxiety depression and insomnia in the work resumption period of COVID-19

What is it about?

In this study, the authors analyzed the status of anxiety depression and insomnia symptoms and influential factors in the work resumption period of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional survey was conducted from March 2, 2020 to March 8, 2020 in Shandong Province, China, using quota sampling combined with snowball sampling. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) were used to assess the anxiety, depression, and insomnia symptoms. The multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to explore the influential factors.

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Why is it important?

Although previous studies conducted some investigations of the psychological status during the outbreak of COVID-19, there was limited analysis of the psychological status and influential factors in the work resumption period, and this is a global research gap for COVID-19 research. In the work resumption period, different resumption status and economic pressure may cause different psychological problems. Therefore, we conducted the present study based on multicenter collaboration to analyzed the anxiety, depression, and insomnia symptoms and influential factors in the work resumption period of COVID-19 epidemic, which can provide a reference for further psychological intervention.

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