The world is social distancing, and compulsory confinement has caused stress, psychological instability, stigmatization, fear, and discrimination in the general population. In this cross-sectional survey study, we administered the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) to hospital medical and nonmedical personnel. A total of 1216 participants were surveyed from May 25 to May 29 of 2020. We asked all the staff for their participation in the study, and physical copies of the survey were distributed to the staff willing to participate. All surveys were answered anonymously. We found that the global FCV-19S mean score was 16.4 ± 6.1, with a significant difference between women and men’s scores. Medical students presented higher scores than experienced medical personnel. Additionally, the medical and nursing personnel presented a higher level of fear than hospital staff who did not work directly with COVID-19 patients. Our findings suggest that greater knowledge of medicine or infectious diseases could decrease the overall psychological impact of the pandemic disease.

世界正在保持社交距离，强制隔离在普通人群中造成了压力、心理不稳定、污名化、恐惧和歧视。在这项横断面调查研究中，我们对医院医务人员和非医务人员进行了 COVID-19 恐惧量表 (FCV-19S)。2020 年 5 月 25 日至 5 月 29 日共对 1216 名参与者进行了调查。我们要求所有员工参与研究，并将调查问卷的纸质副本分发给愿意参与的员工。所有调查都是匿名回答的。我们发现全球 FCV-19S 平均得分为 16.4 ± 6.1，男女得分之间存在显着差异。医学生的得分高于经验丰富的医务人员。此外，医务人员和护理人员比不直接与 COVID-19 患者打交道的医院工作人员表现出更高程度的恐惧。我们的研究结果表明，更多的医学或传染病知识可以减少流行病的整体心理影响。