Objective To analyze the psychological conditions of some front-line nurses in Hubei Province during the novel coronavirus pneumonia（COVID-19） epidemic and their influencing factors

to provide ascientific basis for the development of targeted psychological interventions.Methods From March 12 to 17

2020

173 frontline nurses in Hubei during the epidemic wereselected as survey subjects using convenience sampling

and electronic questionnaires were distributed through social software such as WeChat and QQ for investigation.Statistical analysis was performed using t-test

chi-square test and logistic regression analysis.Results The self-rating anxiety scale（SAS） and self-rating depression scale（SDS） scores of survey respondents were 42.02±9.02 and 48.71±10.83

respectively

which were significantly higher than the national norm（P<0.05）.The positive anxiety detection rate was 16.2%

of which 11.0%

4.6%

and 0.6% were for mild

moderate

and severe anxiety

respectively;the positive depression detection rate was 34.7%

of which 16.8%

16.2%

and 1.7% were for mild

moderate

and severe depression

respectively.Logistic regression analysis showed that the risk of anxiety was 3.57 times higher in survey respondents who had previously dealt with similar public health emergencies than in those who had not（OR=3.57

95 % CI=1.16-11.44）;the risk of anxiety was 8.33 times higher in survey respondents who were worried about being infected with the virus than in those who were not（OR=8.33

95 % CI=1.07-65.06）;the risk of depression was 6.13 times higher for respondents in isolation wards than for those in other general departments（OR=6.13

95 %CI=2.80-13.44）;the risk of depression was 4.81 times higher for respondents who were worried that they would be infected by the virus than for those who were not（OR=4.81

95% CI=1.49-15.55）.In addition

84.4% of the respondents were aware that the state opened channels for psychological assistance during the epidemic

but only 6.4% of the respondents consulted relevant psychological institutions because of the epidemic

while 70.5 % of the respondents wanted to receive psychological assistance during the epidemic by means of online counseling over the Internet.Conclusion The mental health of frontline nurses in Hubei during the COVID-19 epidemic was poor

and appropriate psychological intervention and as sistance should be given in a timely manner to reduce their psychological stress and enhance their ability of stress management.