Abstract:

Objective To understand the mental health status and its influencing factors on medical gradu⁃ ates during the period of prevention and control of local COVID⁃19 outbreak，so as to provide proper suggestions for mental health education and service. Methods A total of 1336 postgraduates from the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat ⁃sen University were investigated with self ⁃ rating anxiety scale（SAS）and self ⁃ rating depression scale （SDS）. Results The average scores of anxiety was（45.93 ± 10.14），of which 368（27.54%）had anxiety symp⁃ toms. The average scores of depression was（43.62 ± 11.13）. There were 369（27.62%）with depressive symptoms. In the multivariate regression model，gender，native place，age，grade and training type were significantly correlat⁃ ed with anxiety symptoms. Age，grade and type of education were significantly correlated with depressive symp⁃ toms. Conclusion The results suggested the incidence of depression and anxiety symptoms of medical postgradu⁃ ates increased during the period of prevention and control of COVID ⁃ 19 local outbreak. In order to deal with the mental health problems of medical graduates in the post⁃epidemic era，hospitals should establish a sound psycholog⁃ ical prevention system and adopt targeted psychological counseling measures to effectively improve the mental health status of medical graduate students.

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