Psychological interventions for four target groups of people:
1. Frontline health workers
(1) Get enough sleep. Maintain a balanced diet. Try self-help.
You can for examples do exercise, take deep breaths, play some easy games or take hot bathes.
(2) Practice muscle relaxation.
Focus first on tightening the muscles then relax. Proceed through the rest of the muscles in different parts of your body, tightening and relaxing each group as you go.
2. Community workers
(1) Obtain relevant information from various sources.
Get to know the basic facts about the epidemic like how it spreads so that you can better protect yourself at work.
(2) Have a good rest after work and eat regularly.
3. General public
(1) Manage your emotions and try to divert your mind from negative emotions.
(2) Obtain updates on COVID-19 from official sources.
(3) Change your perspective. Spend more time with your families and doing what you like.
(4) Keep a regular sleep schedule. Improve your physique by doing more exercise.
4. Such vulnerable groups as the elderly, children and pregnant women
(1) Follow a regular sleep schedule and try to live a normal life.
(2) Maintain a nutritious diet but avoid overeating.
(3) Vulnerable groups should be taken care of by families or those who are close to them.
4種人群的心理干預方法:
1.一線醫護人員
(1)保證充分睡眠,均衡飲食,自我調節
例如,多運動,深呼吸,玩一些不費腦的小游戲,洗洗熱水澡。
(2)空余時間進行肌肉放松訓練
逐步緊張及放松各個肌群,讓肌肉體會緊張和放松的感覺。
2. 社區服務工作者
(1)多方了解相關知識
對疾病有基本的認識,掌握疾病的傳播途徑,在工作中做好自身的防護。
(2)工作之余學會放松,規律進食
3. 正常人群
(1)學會管理情緒,適當轉移注意力。
(2)從官方渠道了解疫情信息。
(3)積極調整認知,用更多的時間和家人相處、做自己喜歡的事情等。
(4)規律作息,增強體質,加強自身鍛煉。
4. 老年、兒童、孕產婦等特殊人群
(1)按照既往的節奏生活,規律作息。
(2)營養豐富飲食,避免暴飲暴食。
(3)由家人或其他熟悉的人照料。