Governance system construction of grassroots community for patients with mental disorders in the context of COVID-19

Abstract

Background

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has caused a huge impact on the global society, and people with mental disorders are facing greater psychological pressure and health risks. In this context, the construction of a governance system in grassroots communities plays an important role in maintaining the mental health of patients with mental disorders.

Subjects and Methods

The study focused on patients with mental disorders, used mixed research methods, and combined qualitative and quantitative data. In the qualitative part, the influence mechanism and practical experience of community governance system construction on patients with mental disorders are explored through interviewing grassroots community staff, mental health experts, and patients with mental disorders. The quantitative part of the questionnaire survey collected the community governance system construction and the mental health of patients with mental disorders related data. The statistical software is used for data analysis, including descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis.

Results

The study showed that there was a significant positive correlation between the construction of a grassroots community governance system and the mental health of patients with mental disorders (correlation coefficient was 0.45, P<0.01). The comprehensive service capacity and allocation of mental health resources in the community have an important impact on the psychological support and rehabilitation of patients with mental disorders.

Conclusions

The study found that the construction of a community governance system can provide more psychological support and rehabilitation resources to help patients with mental disorders better cope with the psychological pressure brought by the epidemic.

Acknowledgement

In 2020, Simulation Mediation and Processing of Civil Disputes (VR) (No. 501), the third-class practical project of the integration of industry and education in Zhejiang Province; Ideological and Political Demonstration course construction project of university-level courses of Zhejiang Police College in 2021 (No. 20210205); Civil Law II, the university-level ideological and political demonstration course of Zhejiang Police College in 2021 (No. 6); the general planning project of Zhejiang Provincial Education Science Planning in 2022 (universities) (No. 2022SCG320).