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Association between chronic physical conditions and depressive symptoms among hospital workers in a national medical institution designated for COVID-19 in Japan
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the cross-sectional association between the presence of chronic physical conditions and depressive symptoms among hospital workers at a national medical institution designated for COVID-19 treatment in Tokyo, Japan. We also accounted for the combined associ...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8989319/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35390049 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266260 |
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author | Fukunaga, Ami Inoue, Yosuke Yamamoto, Shohei Miki, Takako Hoang, Dong Van Manandhar Shrestha, Rachana Ishiwari, Hironori Ishii, Masamichi Miyo, Kengo Konishi, Maki Ohmagari, Norio Mizoue, Tetsuya |
author_facet | Fukunaga, Ami Inoue, Yosuke Yamamoto, Shohei Miki, Takako Hoang, Dong Van Manandhar Shrestha, Rachana Ishiwari, Hironori Ishii, Masamichi Miyo, Kengo Konishi, Maki Ohmagari, Norio Mizoue, Tetsuya |
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description | OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the cross-sectional association between the presence of chronic physical conditions and depressive symptoms among hospital workers at a national medical institution designated for COVID-19 treatment in Tokyo, Japan. We also accounted for the combined association of chronic physical conditions and SARS-CoV-2 infection risk at work in relation to depressive symptoms, given that occupational infection risk might put additional psychological burden among those with chronic physical conditions with risk of severe COVID-19 outcome. METHODS: The study sample consisted of 2,440 staff members who participated in a health survey conducted at the national medical institution during period between October 2020 and December 2020. Participants who reported at least one chronic physical condition that were deemed risk factors of severe COVID-19 outcome were regarded as having chronic physical conditions. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the patient health questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). We performed logistic regression analysis to assess the association between chronic physical conditions and depressive symptoms. RESULTS: Our results showed that the presence of chronic physical conditions was significantly associated with depressive symptoms (odds ratio (OR) = 1.49, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.10–2.02). In addition, the prevalence of depressive symptoms was significantly higher among healthcare workers with chronic physical conditions who were at a higher occupational infection risk (OR = 1.81, 95% CI = 1.04–3.16). CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest the importance of providing more assistance to those with chronic physical conditions regarding the prevention and control of mental health issues, particularly among frontline healthcare workers engaging in COVID-19-related work. |
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spelling | pubmed-89893192022-04-08 Association between chronic physical conditions and depressive symptoms among hospital workers in a national medical institution designated for COVID-19 in Japan Fukunaga, Ami Inoue, Yosuke Yamamoto, Shohei Miki, Takako Hoang, Dong Van Manandhar Shrestha, Rachana Ishiwari, Hironori Ishii, Masamichi Miyo, Kengo Konishi, Maki Ohmagari, Norio Mizoue, Tetsuya PLoS One Research Article OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the cross-sectional association between the presence of chronic physical conditions and depressive symptoms among hospital workers at a national medical institution designated for COVID-19 treatment in Tokyo, Japan. We also accounted for the combined association of chronic physical conditions and SARS-CoV-2 infection risk at work in relation to depressive symptoms, given that occupational infection risk might put additional psychological burden among those with chronic physical conditions with risk of severe COVID-19 outcome. METHODS: The study sample consisted of 2,440 staff members who participated in a health survey conducted at the national medical institution during period between October 2020 and December 2020. Participants who reported at least one chronic physical condition that were deemed risk factors of severe COVID-19 outcome were regarded as having chronic physical conditions. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the patient health questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). We performed logistic regression analysis to assess the association between chronic physical conditions and depressive symptoms. RESULTS: Our results showed that the presence of chronic physical conditions was significantly associated with depressive symptoms (odds ratio (OR) = 1.49, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.10–2.02). In addition, the prevalence of depressive symptoms was significantly higher among healthcare workers with chronic physical conditions who were at a higher occupational infection risk (OR = 1.81, 95% CI = 1.04–3.16). CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest the importance of providing more assistance to those with chronic physical conditions regarding the prevention and control of mental health issues, particularly among frontline healthcare workers engaging in COVID-19-related work. Public Library of Science 2022-04-07 /pmc/articles/PMC8989319/ /pubmed/35390049 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266260 Text en © 2022 Fukunaga et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Fukunaga, Ami Inoue, Yosuke Yamamoto, Shohei Miki, Takako Hoang, Dong Van Manandhar Shrestha, Rachana Ishiwari, Hironori Ishii, Masamichi Miyo, Kengo Konishi, Maki Ohmagari, Norio Mizoue, Tetsuya Association between chronic physical conditions and depressive symptoms among hospital workers in a national medical institution designated for COVID-19 in Japan |
title | Association between chronic physical conditions and depressive symptoms among hospital workers in a national medical institution designated for COVID-19 in Japan |
title_full | Association between chronic physical conditions and depressive symptoms among hospital workers in a national medical institution designated for COVID-19 in Japan |
title_fullStr | Association between chronic physical conditions and depressive symptoms among hospital workers in a national medical institution designated for COVID-19 in Japan |
title_full_unstemmed | Association between chronic physical conditions and depressive symptoms among hospital workers in a national medical institution designated for COVID-19 in Japan |
title_short | Association between chronic physical conditions and depressive symptoms among hospital workers in a national medical institution designated for COVID-19 in Japan |
title_sort | association between chronic physical conditions and depressive symptoms among hospital workers in a national medical institution designated for covid-19 in japan |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8989319/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35390049 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266260 |
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