Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Economic Management and Model Engineering, ICEMME 2022, November 18-20, 2022, Nanjing, China

Research Article

Study on the Impact of Epidemic Severity on Psychological Health of the Medical Staff -Also Discuss the Mediating Effect of Risk Perception

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.18-11-2022.2326919,
        author={Yongyan  Wu and Keying  Li and Wenqian  Huang and Yinggui  Qiu},
        title={Study on the Impact of Epidemic Severity on Psychological Health of the Medical Staff -Also Discuss the Mediating Effect of Risk Perception},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Economic Management and Model Engineering, ICEMME 2022, November 18-20, 2022, Nanjing, China},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICEMME},
        year={2023},
        month={2},
        keywords={covid-19; sme; psychological health; mediating effect},
        doi={10.4108/eai.18-11-2022.2326919}
    }
    
  • Yongyan Wu
    Keying Li
    Wenqian Huang
    Yinggui Qiu
    Year: 2023
    Study on the Impact of Epidemic Severity on Psychological Health of the Medical Staff -Also Discuss the Mediating Effect of Risk Perception
    ICEMME
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.18-11-2022.2326919
Yongyan Wu1, Keying Li1, Wenqian Huang1, Yinggui Qiu1,*
  • 1: School of Management, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine
*Contact email: 465927652@qq.com

Abstract

COVID-19 has a long incubation period, rapid spread, the high demand for treatment and lack of previous treatment experience have brought great psychological pressure to medical staff involved in epidemic prevention and control, which has seriously affected their mental health. Based on interviews with some medical staff in designated hospitals for COVID-19, this paper measured the mental health status of medical staff for epidemic prevention by designing a scale, The structural equation model was used to explore the influence mechanism of epidemic severity and mental health of medical workers on the prevention and control of COVID-19. The results showed that not only the severity of hospitalization had a direct effect on the psychological stress of medical workers, but also the perceived risk had a mediating effect between the severity of the epidemic and the mental health of medical workers.