Journal article
Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Relation to Work Patterns During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Epidemic in Philadelphia PA A Cross-Sectional Survey
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, v 63(5), pp E283-E293
01 May 2021
PMID: 33625073
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Abstract
Objective: We investigated whether patterns of work during COVID-19 pandemic altered by effort to contain the outbreak affected anxiety and depression. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey of 911 residents of Philadelphia, inquiring about their working lives during early months of the epidemic, symptoms of anxiety and depression, plus demographics, perceived sources of support, and general health. Results: Occupational contact with suspected COVID-19 cases was associated with anxiety. Concerns about return to work, childcare, lack of sick leave, and loss/reduction in work correlated with anxiety and depression, even when there was no evidence of occupational contact with infected persons; patterns differed by sex. Conclusions: Heightened anxiety and depression during COVID-19 pandemic can be due to widespread disruption of working lives, especially in "non-essential" low-income industries, on par with experience in healthcare.
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- Title
- Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Relation to Work Patterns During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Epidemic in Philadelphia PA A Cross-Sectional Survey
- Creators
- Igor Burstyn - Drexel UniversityTran Huynh - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, v 63(5), pp E283-E293
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Number of pages
- 11
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000680430200004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85105895157
- Other Identifier
- 991019169388804721
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