Depression in healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic: results from Czech arm of HEROES Study.

ABSTRACT: The pandemic due to COVID-19 brought new risks for depression of health care workers, which may have differently influenced men and women. We aimed to investigate (1) whether health care workers in Czechia experienced an increase in depression during the COVID-19 pandemic, (2) which factors contributed the most to this change, and (3) whether the magnitude of the associations differed by gender. We studied 2564 participants of the Czech arm of the international COVID-19 HEalth caRe wOrkErS (HEROES) Study. Online questionnaire was administered to health care workers in summer 2020 (wave 0) and spring 2021 (wave 1). Depression was defined by reaching 10 or more points on the Patient Health Questionnaire. Logistic regression investigated the association of participant´s characteristics with d

SUBMITTER: Cermakova P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10394070 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature