Language
English
Publication Date
1-1-2023
Journal
Frontiers in Public Health
DOI
10.3389/fpubh.2023.1044171
PMID
36960373
PMCID
PMC10028077
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
3-7-2023
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: There is little evidence on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Public Health Residents' (PHR) mental health (MH). This study aims at assessing prevalence and risk factors for depression, anxiety and stress in European PHR during the COVID-19 pandemic.
METHODS: Between March and April 2021, an online survey was administered to PHR from France, Italy, Portugal and Spain. The survey assessed COVID-19 related changes in working conditions, training opportunities and evaluated MH outcomes using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21. Multivariable logistic regressions were applied to identify risk factors.
RESULTS: Among the 443 respondents, many showed symptoms of depression (60.5%), anxiety (43.1%) and stress (61.2%). The main outcome predictors were: female gender for depression (adjOR = 1.59, 95%CI [1.05-2.42]), anxiety (adjOR = 2.03, 95%CI [1.33-3.08]), and stress (adjOR = 2.35, 95%CI [1.53-3.61]); loss of research opportunities for anxiety (adjOR = 1.94, 95%CI [1.28-2.93]) and stress (adjOR = 1.98, 95%CI [1.26-3.11]); and COVID-19 impact on training (adjOR = 1.78, 95%CI [1.12-2.80]) for depression.
CONCLUSIONS: The pandemic had a significant impact on PHR in terms of depression, anxiety and stress, especially for women and who lost work-related opportunities. Training programs should offer PHR appropriate MH support and training opportunities.
Keywords
Humans, Female, COVID-19, Mental Health, Pandemics, Cross-Sectional Studies, SARS-CoV-2, Public Health, Depression, : public mental health, healthcare workforce, Europe, pandemic, medical residents
Published Open-Access
yes
Recommended Citation
Failla, Giovanna; Caminiti, Marta; Chen-Xu, José; et al., "Impact of the COVID Pandemic on Mental Health and Training Opportunities of Public Health Residents from 4 European Countries: A Cross-Sectional Study" (2023). Faculty and Staff Publications. 3315.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/baylor_docs/3315
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