Prevalence of depression and its impact on quality of life in frontline otorhinolaryngology nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in China

Tian, Zi Rong; Xie, Xiaodong; Li, Xiu Ya; Li, Yue; Zhang, Qinge; Zhao, Yan; Cheung, Teris; Ungvári, Gábor S.; An, Feng Rong; Xiang, Yu Tao

doi:10.7717/peerj.11037

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“…WeChat is a well-established social media in China with over a billion active users. Wenjuanxing is a WeChat-based online survey platform widely applied in survey studies [ 26 , 27 ]. During the time this study was conducted, a significant portion of the students was taking online classes either in their home country or in the US.…”

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Prevalence and correlates of depression and anxiety among Chinese international students in US colleges during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study

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Background Previous studies showed that the COVID-19 outbreak increased the levels of depression and anxiety in heterogeneous populations. However, none has explored the prevalence and correlates of depression and anxiety among Chinese international students studying in US colleges during the pandemic. Objective This study examines the prevalence of depression and anxiety among Chinese international students enrolled in US universities during the COVID-19 pandemic and identifies the associated factors, including habits, social and psychological support, sleep quality, and remote learning. Methods Between June and July 2020, we conducted a cross-sectional study through Wenjuanxing, a web-based survey platform. Participants were recruited with snowball sampling through 21 Chinese international student associations in US universities. The survey consisted of demographic questions, the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS), the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), and self-constructed questions on academic performance, financial concerns, use of social media, physical exercise, and psychological support. Cut-off scores of 10 were used for both PHQ-9 and GAD-7 to determine the binary outcomes of depression and anxiety, respectively. Bivariant analyses and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the associated factors. Results Among 1881 participants, we found a prevalence of depression (PHQ-9 score⩾ 10) at 24.5% and that of anxiety (GAD-7 score⩾ 10) at 20.7%. A higher risk of depression was associated with recent exposure to traumatic events, agreement to pandemic’s negative impacts on financial status, agreement and strong agreement to the negative impacts of remote learning on personal relationships, and a higher ISI score. A lower risk of depression was associated with disagreement to the negative impacts of remote learning on academic performance and future careers, strong willingness to seek professional help with emotional issues, and a higher SSRS score. In addition, a higher risk of anxiety was associated with recent exposure to traumatic events, a lot of workloads, often staying up for online classes, agreement and strong agreement to the negative impacts of remote learning on personal relationships, and a higher ISI score. A lower risk of anxiety was associated with the willingness and strong willingness to seek professional help with emotional issues, and a higher SSRS score. Conclusion This study showed a high prevalence of depression and anxiety among Chinese international students studying in US colleges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Multiple correlates—including recent exposure to traumatic events, pandemic-related financial concerns, workload, social support, remote learning, willingness to seek professional help, and sleep quality—were identified. It is critical for future studies to further investigate this student population and for universities to provide more flexible learning options and more access to psychological services.

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Prevalence and correlates of depression and anxiety among Chinese international students in US colleges during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study

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“…Nurses experience bad moods, regrets, fears, and sadness while treating Covid-19 patient and distributing duties in China (He et al, 2020). Furthermore, Tian et al, (2021) confirmed that nurse depression could impact the quality of life of nurses and the quality of nursing care provided (Tian et al, 2021). Health education interventions were directed towards vulnerable population, who may be at increased risk of contracting COVID-19.…”

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Nurses’ Experiences as Worker During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Fitriyani

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Purpose: The Covid-19 pandemic had a significant impact on nurses. Nurses as workers faced various health hazards in the workplace (hospital). Nurses are also a group at risk of contracting the virus when providing nursing care to Covid-19 patients. This study is aimed to determine the meaning of nurses' experience as workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Design: This research is qualitative research with a descriptive phenomenological approach. Methods: Data collection was done, using in-depth interviews with online interviews using the zoom application. The interview data were analyzed using the Colaizzi method. Results: The results of this study identified four main themes, namely feelings of insecurity, dangers faced by nurses, active nurses in preventing transmission, and meaning for nurses. Conclusion: This study reveals that nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic face various health hazards. The implications of this research are useful, as input to occupational health nursing science regarding the danger nurses face during the Covid-19 pandemic. Suggestions from this research are expected to optimize efforts to promote and protect the health and safety of nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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“…Its validity has been tested in Chinese populations [33,34]. The degree of insomnia is assessed by the final score, which is divided into 4 score ranges corresponding with levels of insomnia severity: not clinically significant (0-7), subthreshold (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14), moderate severity clinical (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21), and severe clinical (22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28) insomnia [35]. Generally, a higher score on ISI indicates a higher severitiy of insomnia.…”

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Prevalence and risk factors of depression and anxiety among Chinese international students in US colleges during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Yunze²,

Bai³

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Previous studies showed that the COVID-19 outbreak increased the levels of depression and anxiety in heterogeneous populations. This study examines the prevalence of depression and anxiety among Chinese international students enrolled in US universities during the COVID-19 pandemic and identifies the associated factors, including habits, social and psychological support, sleep quality, and remote learning. Participants were recruited with snowball sampling through 21 Chinese international student associations in US universities. The survey consisted of demographic questions, the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS), the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), and self-constructed questions on academic performance, financial concerns, use of social media, physical exercise, and psychological support. Cut-off scores of 10 were used for both PHQ-9 and GAD-7 to determine the binary outcomes of depression and anxiety, respectively. Bivariant analyses and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the associated factors. Among 1881 participants, we found a prevalence of depression at 24.5% and that of anxiety at 20.7%. Multiple correlates—including recent exposure to traumatic event(s), pandemic-related financial concerns, workload, social support, remote learning, willingness to seek professional help, and sleep quality—were identified. It is critical for future studies to further investigate this student population and for universities to provide more flexible learning options and more access to psychological services.

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Prevalence of depression and its impact on quality of life in frontline otorhinolaryngology nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in China

Cited by 9 publications

References 41 publications

Prevalence and correlates of depression and anxiety among Chinese international students in US colleges during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study

Prevalence and correlates of depression and anxiety among Chinese international students in US colleges during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study

Nurses’ Experiences as Worker During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Prevalence and risk factors of depression and anxiety among Chinese international students in US colleges during the COVID-19 pandemic

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