Educational inequalities in self-rated health and emotional exhaustion among workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to investigate trends in educational inequalities in poor health and emotional exhaustion during the pandemic among workers, and differences in trends between men and women.

Methods

Five waves (2019-2021) from the longitudinal study 'the Netherlands Working Conditions Survey COVID-19 study' were used (response rates: 32-38%). Generalized logistic mixed models were used to estimate the changes in absolute and relative educational inequalities in poor health and emotional exhaustion for all workers (n = 12,479) and for men and women, separately.

Results

Low and intermediate educated workers reported more often poor health (OR 2.54; 95% CI 1.71-3.77 and OR 2.09; 95% CI 1.68-2.61, respectively) than high educated workers. Intermediate educated w

SUBMITTER: Hulsegge G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9628589 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature