A network analysis of the interrelationships between depression, anxiety, insomnia and quality of life among fire service recruits.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research on the mental health and quality of life (hereafter QOL) among fire service recruits after the end of the COVID-19 restrictions is lacking. This study explored the network structure of depression, anxiety and insomnia, and their interconnections with QOL among fire service recruits in the post-COVID-19 era.

Methods

This cross-sectional study used a consecutive sampling of fire service recruits across China. We measured the severity of depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, and overall QOL using the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), seven-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) questionnaire, and World Health Organization Quality of Life-brief version (WHOQOL-BREF), respectively. We estimated the mos

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11252005 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature