Article
Psychology, Clinical
Yuanbo Fu, Mina Wang, Bingcong Zhao, Baoli Liu, Jie Sun, Yaohui Feng, Zhengfang Wang, Qian Li, Chunhong Shi, Yabo Xuan, Siqi Long, Huan Liu, Tiange Chi, Zehuan Liao, Bin Li, Qingquan Liu
Summary: This study investigated the psychological impact of COVID-19 cases on medical staff at Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital. Results showed an emotional distress rate of 17%, with married male doctors aged 50-59 being the most affected group.
PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Yaqing Zhou, Aiming Liu, Zunguo Pu, Minlu Zhou, Hongsheng Ding, Jia Zhou
Summary: The purpose of this study was to assess the psychological status of medical workers from other locations who supported the fight against COVID-19 in Shanghai. The study found that there were no statistically significant differences in the incidence rates of anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders among subjects of different genders, ages, and educational levels. However, there were statistically significant differences in the incidences of anxiety, depression, stress response, and sleep disturbance among subjects with different levels of worry about COVID-19. Therefore, during the COVID-19 pandemic, medical institutions should pay attention to the mental health of frontline medical workers and prepare psychological intervention measures for team members.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Daniel Trotzky, Uri Aizik, Jonathan Mosery, Natali Carady, Guy Tavori, Aya Cohen, Gal Pachys, Miri Avraham, Osnat Levtzion-Korach, Orna Tal
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has placed additional burden on healthcare systems worldwide. Differences in the characteristics and reactions of healthcare workers between sectors and hospital departments have been observed. Understanding these differences is important for hospital preparedness and resource utilization, as well as for improving staff wellbeing.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Jun Xie, Qi Liu, Xiaobing Jiang, Upasana Manandhar, Zhen Zhu, Yuanyuan Li, Bo Zhang
Summary: The study revealed that during the COVID-19 outbreak, medical staff faced a high risk of psychological health problems, especially frontline workers. Female gender and high work burden were associated with an increased risk of poor psychological status in medical staff.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Fabio Pellegrino, Aldo Carnevale, Riccardo Bisi, Davide Cavedagna, Roberto Reverberi, Licia Uccelli, Stefano Leprotti, Melchiore Giganti
Summary: The COVID-19 outbreak had a significant impact on radiology activities, leading to a drastic reduction in total imaging volume compared to 2019. The number of trauma investigations also decreased significantly.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Li-Ping Yuan, Zheng-Hao Yu, Xian-Cui Zhang, Wei Zhang, Ling-Li Jin, Zhen Wang, Jin-Sun Yang, Hou-Bao Huang, Qu Zhang, Xiu-Bin Tao
Summary: Psychological intervention using WeChat improved the emotional state of COVID-19 patients, enhanced communication between patients and medical staff, increased patients' compliance with treatment, and ultimately facilitated recovery.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Qinji Su, Xiaoyun Ma, Shun Liu, Shaogang Liu, Bernard A. Goodman, Miaoyu Yu, Wenbin Guo
Summary: The prevalence of anxiety, depression, and insomnia in frontline medical staff was significantly higher than in the non-frontline group. Appropriate intervention methods should be adopted according to the different influencing factors of the two groups. Online psychological aid was the preferred mechanism for relieving psychological problems.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bin Wang, Xiao Zhong, Haojie Fu, Ruilin Hu, Mengting He, Guanzi Zhang
Summary: One year after the outbreak of COVID-19, healthcare workers are facing high anxiety, and social support has been found to have a positive impact on reducing anxiety symptoms. This study investigated the relationship between healthcare workers' perception of social support and anxiety symptoms, and found that the emotional characteristics of risk perception partially mediated this relationship, while resilience moderated the first half of the pathway.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Biao Chen, Qing-xian Li, Heng Zhang, Jia-yong Zhu, Xu Yang, Yu-hang Wu, Jie Xiong, Fu Li, Hua Wang, Zhi-tao Chen
Summary: This study assesses the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical staff and the general population in Wuhan and its surrounding areas. Results show that the outbreak significantly impacted individuals, with higher stress and trauma scores observed among medical staff compared to the general population. However, there was no significant difference in depression scores. A large proportion of participants expressed the need for psychological counseling, particularly among medical staff.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Hailong Luo, Huiqi Yao, Yuandi Xi, Zhun Zhang, Jia Li, Jie Li, Xuewen Wang, Zhixiong Zhong, Yan Lv
Summary: This study found that medical staff had a high incidence of psychological symptoms during the COVID-19 epidemic, with females, nurses, working in first-line departments, lack of exercise, and low income as risk factors for psychological symptoms. Social support, including objective support, subjective support, support utility, and regular sports, was identified as protective and manageable elements for mitigating the psychological symptoms of medical staff.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Maria Simonetta Spada, Ave Maria Biffi, Luca Belotti, Laura Cremaschi, Claudia Palumbo, Clara Locatelli, Bruno Mario Cesana, Emi Bondi
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has long-term psychological effects on survivors, including post-traumatic symptoms and anxiety. Hospitalization and timely follow-up assessments contribute to patients' recovery and mental well-being.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yinggui Qiu, Qian Wu, Rui Chen, Cuiling Guan
Summary: This study discusses the psychological stress and mental health issues of medical staff, finding that the severity of the epidemic in hospitals and work intensity are important stressors for frontline medical staff. Self-risk perception mediates the relationship between the severity of the epidemic in hospitals and the mental health of medical staff, while social identification does not moderate this relationship.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Zhen Cheng, Yuanling Tao, Ting Liu, Siyue He, Yu Chen, Li Sun, Zongtao Chen
Summary: This study investigated the psychological status, stress, insomnia, effort-reward imbalance, resilience, and influencing factors of medical staff in China during the period of COVID-19 policy liberalization. The findings showed that anxiety, depression, stress, and insomnia among medical staff were more severe during the policy opening period compared to before. It is important to improve the well-being of medical staff, optimize resource allocation, and focus on prevention and mitigation strategies to enhance resilience and prevent effort-reward imbalance.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Yao Chen, Libin Zhang, Huan Qi, Wei You, Chencong Nie, Li Ye, Ping Xu
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between psychological status and various emotions of medical staff during the COVID-19 epidemic. The findings showed that anxiety and depression had an impact on the burnout of medical staff, and psychological resilience played a mediating role. Attending to changes in the negative emotions of medical staff and improving their psychological resilience can help alleviate job burnout.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Nadzirah Rosli, Elaina Rose Johar, Nursyafinaz Rosli, Nor Fazilah Abdul Hamid
Summary: This study explores the effects of anxiety, individual resilience, and conspiracy beliefs on attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines among the population of Malaysia, with a focus on Muslim individuals. The results indicate that anxiety is positively associated with vaccination attitudes, while conspiracy beliefs have a negative impact, and individual resilience is positively related to vaccination attitudes. The study also reveals differences and similarities between males and females in this regard.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Song Wang, Yajun Zhao, Xiuli Wang, Xun Yang, Bochao Cheng, Nanfang Pan, Xueling Suo, Qiyong Gong
Summary: Social anxiety, characterized by fear and avoidance in social interactions, is associated with increased gray matter volume in the right middle temporal gyrus (MTG), a key brain region for emotional processing. Emotional intelligence mediates the impact of right MTG volume on social anxiety, suggesting a potential indirect effect on the association between brain morphology and social anxiety.
EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Neuroimaging
Bochao Cheng, Yajing Meng, Yan Zuo, Yi Guo, Xiuli Wang, Song Wang, Ran Zhang, Wei Deng, Yingkun Guo, Gang Ning
Summary: The study found that there are different brain network patterns between rMDD and nrMDD patients, especially in the prefrontal-limbic circuits. These results suggest that neural circuits may play an important role in differentiating between MDD subtypes.
BRAIN IMAGING AND BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Editorial Material
Clinical Neurology
Yushan Zhou, Xingchang Wei, Bochao Cheng
Summary: Intrasellar cephalocele is a rare condition often overlooked due to its atypical clinical presentation. This report describes a case of such condition in a young girl who showed significant increase in height after receiving growth hormone replacement therapy instead of surgical intervention.
WORLD NEUROSURGERY
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Xiqin Liu, Han Lai, Jingguang Li, Benjamin Becker, Yajun Zhao, Bochao Cheng, Song Wang
Summary: The study identified consistent associations between neuroticism and gray matter structures in the brain, particularly with the bilateral dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and adjacent medial prefrontal cortex. These associations were not confounded by age and gender, suggesting potential implications for intervention targeting these brain regions in high-neuroticism individuals at risk of mental disorders.
HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Bochao Cheng, Xiuli Wang, Neil Roberts, Yushan Zhou, Song Wang, Pengcheng Deng, Yajing Meng, Wei Deng, Jiaojian Wang
Summary: Postpartum depression and postpartum depression comorbid with anxiety are common and severe mental health problems in postnatal women. This study used resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate the neural mechanisms and potential treatment targets for these conditions, and found specific brain region abnormalities that contribute to understanding and diagnosing these disorders.
Article
Neurosciences
Bochao Cheng, Yushan Zhou, Veronica P. Y. Kwok, Yuanyuan Li, Song Wang, Yajun Zhao, Yajing Meng, Wei Deng, Jiaojian Wang
Summary: This study identified specific neural circuit disruptions in postpartum depression and postpartum depression comorbid with anxiety, which could enhance the diagnosis and treatment of these disorders.
SOCIAL COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Bochao Cheng, Neil Roberts, Yushan Zhou, Xiuli Wang, Yuanyuan Li, Yiming Chen, Yajun Zhao, Pengcheng Deng, Yajing Meng, Wei Deng, Jiaojian Wang
Summary: Post-Partum Depression (PPD) is a common health issue affecting women's emotional well-being and often co-occurs with anxiety (PPD-A). Adequate social support has been shown to protect against PPD and PPD-A, with specific changes in brain functional connectivity strength in different neural circuits associated with these disorders. Perceived social support mediates the relationship between brain connectivity strength in specific regions and symptoms of PPD and PPD-A, highlighting the potential role of social support as a biomarker for these conditions.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Bochao Cheng, Xiao Hu, Neil Roberts, Yajun Zhao, Xin Xu, Yushan Zhou, Xi Tan, Shanhui Chen, Yajing Meng, Song Wang, Haoyang Xing, Wei Deng
Summary: This structural MRI study analyzed the differences in neural structures between postpartum depression (PPD) patients and healthy postnatal women (HPW), as well as the relationship with a range of factors. The results showed significant differences in regional gray matter volume (rGMV) and prolactin levels between PPD patients and HPW. Prolactin level was found to mediate the relationship between brain structure and PPD symptoms in the anterior insular region.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Yan Zuo, Bi-Ru Luo, Ling-Ning Wang, Bo-Chao Cheng, Xiao-Lin Hu
Summary: This study explores the experiences of informal caregivers for pregnant women seeking antenatal care during the early stage of China's COVID-19 lockdown. The findings reveal increased caregiving burdens, disruption of routines in family life, lack of accurate information and knowledge, as well as active role adjustment and positive attitudes and coping in a difficult time. The study suggests measures such as adoption of a less frequent prenatal visit schedule, use of tele-medicine technologies, and provision of accurate information and knowledge to ease the burdens of informal caregiving.
Review
Management
Lei Huang, Hongwei Chang, Xiao Peng, Fengjian Zhang, Beirong Mo, Yilan Liu
Summary: This review identified several key issues related to nurses' formal reporting of workplace violence, including low reporting rates, dissatisfaction with organizational handling of reports, complex reasons for not reporting, and lack of proposed countermeasures to promote formal reporting. Nurse managers play a crucial role in encouraging reporting, responding proactively, and advocating for streamlined processes. This review can serve as a basis for nursing managers to improve workplace violence management and reporting rates.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Management
Fengjian Zhang, Xiao Peng, Lei Huang, Yilan Liu, Juan Xu, Jiao He, Chunyan Guan, Hongwei Chang, Yuqin Chen
Summary: This study developed a theoretical model of caring leadership in nursing using grounded theory, focusing on the Chinese cultural background. The results showed that caring leadership, characterized by attributes such as benevolence, appreciation of uniqueness, and charisma, has a positive impact on nurses' well-being, patients' healing, and organizational excellence. This model provides a new perspective and understanding of caring and leadership for nurse leaders, contributing to the measurement and practice of leadership in healthcare institutions.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Nanxin Li, Bochao Cheng, Junran Zhang
Summary: This study proposes a cascade model for assessing bone age in children. The model takes into account the nonlinear and continuous features of hand bone development and incorporates prior knowledge to enhance accuracy. Experimental results show high accuracy and consistency of the model, demonstrating its potential for practical and clinical applications on public datasets.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Lei Huang, Fengjian Zhang, Lin Guo, Yuqin Chen, Mingjiao Feng, Yanjie You, Lihua Zhang, Ziyun Jiang, Yilan Liu
Summary: The study found that home-based elderly have high demand for volunteer services, but the current services are inadequate and lack relevance and effectiveness. They especially need support in physiological, psychosocial, health-related behaviors, and environmental domains from volunteers. This finding can serve as a basis for developing beneficial training plans for volunteers.
HEALTH EXPECTATIONS
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Bochao Cheng, Huayan Xu, Hui Zhou, Yi Guo, Neil Roberts, Na Li, Xiao Hu, Xijian Chen, Ke Xu, Yu Lan, Xuejing Ma, Xiaotang Cai, Yingkun Guo
Summary: This study found that patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have mild cognitive deficits and disrupted brain connectivity. Using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging, the study compared DMD patients and healthy controls, and identified increased activity in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and right dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, as well as decreased activity in the right cerebellum posterior lobe and right precentral/postcentral gyrus. The study also found abnormal brain connectivity in DMD patients, which was associated with cognitive impairment.
Article
Nursing
Lei Huang, Xia Huang, Jingjun Wang, Fengjian Zhang, Yang Fei, Jie Tang, Ya Wang
Summary: With the development of the social economy, the effective coordination of the conflict between work and family has become an urgent problem for most parents. The study examined the parent-child relationship among nurses and identified several factors that influence it, such as the parents' character type, nurse-patient relationship, and family adaptability. These findings will help policy makers and nursing managers better understand and support Chinese nurses in maintaining positive parent-child relationships.
