1. Introduction
The emergence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its subsequent
spread has lived up to many warnings and caused an evolving global
public health crisis(Hartley &
Perencevich, 2020). Current studies reported that the outbreaks and
trauma brought multiple new stresses, including physical and
psychological health risks, isolation and loneliness, the closure of
many schools and businesses, economic vulnerability and job losses, and
even the domestic violence(Bradbury-Jones
& Isham, 2020; Cukor et al., 2011;
Paakkari & Okan, 2020). According to data
of Chinese
Center for Disease Control and
Prevention, Anhui declared first-level emergency response (ER) on Jan 24
and down-regulated the level on Feb 25 and Mar 15. The ER means that the
movement, transportation and business were restricted and during the
first-level ER, only emergency patients were received in
hospital(Munster, Koopmans, van Doremalen,
van Riel, & de Wit, 2020). The present study aimed to investigate the
mental status changes of spine patients during COVID-19 outbreaks and
provide timely alerts.