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Changes in anxiety and depression over the first year of COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia, PA: work characteristics and mental health supports
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Changes in anxiety and depression over the first year of COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia, PA: work characteristics and mental health supports

Igor Burstyn and Tran Huynh
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
17 May 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002883
PMID: 37193643
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Abstract

OBJECTIVEWe 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. METHODSWe administered questionnaires to a convenience sample in Greater Philadelphia, USA, in summer of 2020 and a year later. With >60% response rate, 461 people had repeated measurements. RESULTSAnxiety 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. CONCLUSIONSWe 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.

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