From the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
J Occup Environ Med. 2023 Aug 1;65(8):e545-e557. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002883. Epub 2023 May 17.
We investigated the change in anxiety and depression in a general population cohort over the first year of COVID-19 pandemic in relation to work characteristics and mental health support.
We administered questionnaires to a convenience sample in Greater Philadelphia, in summer of 2020 and a year later. With more than 60% response rate, 461 people had repeated measurements.
Anxiety declined but depression increased in the cohort after a year of COVID-19 pandemic. Perceived increase in support from family and trade unions, stable employment, and professional mental health support were protective. Depression scores worsened mostly in healthcare, higher education, and manufacturing industries.
We observed that while anxiety dissipated over the first year of COVID-19 pandemic, depression worsened, perhaps more so in some industries and where mental health support faltered over time.
本研究旨在调查在 COVID-19 大流行的第一年中,与工作特征和心理健康支持相关的一般人群队列中焦虑和抑郁的变化。
我们在 2020 年夏季和一年后向大费城地区的便利样本发放了问卷。在超过 60%的回复率下,461 人进行了重复测量。
COVID-19 大流行一年后,队列中的焦虑程度下降,但抑郁程度增加。家庭和工会支持的增加、稳定的就业和专业的心理健康支持具有保护作用。抑郁评分恶化主要发生在医疗保健、高等教育和制造业。
我们观察到,虽然在 COVID-19 大流行的第一年焦虑有所缓解,但抑郁程度恶化,在某些行业和心理健康支持随时间减弱的情况下可能更为严重。