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.