Abstract Since December 2019, more than 79,000 people have been diagnosed with infection of the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). A large number of medical staff was sent to Wuhan city and Hubei province to aid COVID-19 control. Psychological stress, especially vicarious traumatization caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, should not be ignored. To address this concern, the study employed a total of 214 general public and 526 nurses (i.e., 234 front-line nurses and 292 non-front-line nurses) to evaluate vicarious traumatization scores via a mobile app-based questionnaire. Front-line nurses are engaged in the process of providing care for patients with COVID-19. The results showed that the vicarious traumatization scores for front-line nurses including scores for physiological and psychological responses, were significantly lower than those of non-front-line nurses (P < 0.001). Interestingly, the vicarious traumatization scores of the general public were significantly higher than those of the front-line nurses (P < 0.001); however, no statistical difference was observed compared to the scores of non-front-line nurses (P > 0.05). Therefore, increased attention should be paid to the psychological problems of the medical staff, especially non-front-line nurses, and general public under the situation of the spread and control of COVID-19. Early strategies that aim to prevent and treat vicarious traumatization in medical staff and general public are extremely necessary.

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帮助控制 COVID-19 的医疗团队的普通大众、成员和非成员中的替代性创伤

摘要 自 2019 年 12 月以来，已有超过 79,000 人被诊断出感染了 2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19)。大量医务人员被派往武汉市和湖北省，以帮助控制 COVID-19。不应忽视心理压力，尤其是由 COVID-19 大流行引起的替代性创伤。为了解决这个问题，该研究共雇佣了 214 名普通公众和 526 名护士（即 234 名一线护士和 292 名非一线护士）通过基于移动应用程序的问卷调查评估替代性创伤评分。一线护士参与为 COVID-19 患者提供护理的过程。结果表明，一线护士的替代性创伤评分包括生理和心理反应评分，显着低于非一线护士（P < 0.001）。有趣的是，普通民众的替代性创伤评分显着高于一线护士（P < 0.001）；然而，与非一线护士的得分相比，没有观察到统计学差异（P > 0.05）。因此，在 COVID-19 传播和控制的情况下，应更加关注医务人员，特别是非一线护士和普通民众的心理问题。旨在预防和治疗医务人员和公众的替代性创伤的早期策略是非常必要的。0.001); 然而，与非一线护士的得分相比，没有观察到统计学差异（P > 0.05）。因此，在 COVID-19 传播和控制的情况下，应更加关注医务人员，特别是非一线护士和普通民众的心理问题。旨在预防和治疗医务人员和公众的替代性创伤的早期策略是非常必要的。0.001); 然而，与非一线护士的得分相比，没有观察到统计学差异（P > 0.05）。因此，在 COVID-19 传播和控制的情况下，应更加关注医务人员，特别是非一线护士和普通民众的心理问题。旨在预防和治疗医务人员和公众的替代性创伤的早期策略是非常必要的。