2. Methods
The patients in spine surgery department in a Grade-A tertiary hospital
in Anhui province, China from Jan 24 to Apr 2, 2020 were recorded. The
psychological scale (Table 1) were constructed and the total scores
ranged from 0 to 12(Bradbury-Jones &
Isham, 2020; Cukor et al., 2011;
Paakkari & Okan, 2020). Patients were
asked to finish the scale during Jan 24 to Apr 2. The number
of the newly confirmed COVID-19
patients each day in Anhui, China
were collected from Jan 24 to Apr 2. All statistical analyses were
performed with GraphPad Prism 6.02 software.