Anxiety among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study
BackgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare workers faced extreme working conditions and were at higher risk of infection with the coronavirus. These circumstances may have led to mental health problems, such as anxiety, among healthcare workers. Most studies that examined anxiety among...
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| author | Esmee Bosma Verena Feenstra Sandra H. van Oostrom Lifelines Corona Research Initiative H. Marike Boezen Jochen O. Mierau H. Lude Franke Jackie Dekens Patrick Deelen Pauline Lanting Judith M. Vonk Ilja Nolte Anil P.S. Ori Annique Claringbould Floranne Boulogne Marjolein X.L. Dijkema Henry H. Wiersma Robert Warmerdam Soesma A. Jankipersadsing Irene van Blokland Geertruida H. de Bock Judith GM Rosmalen Cisca Wijmenga |
| author_facet | Esmee Bosma Verena Feenstra Sandra H. van Oostrom Lifelines Corona Research Initiative H. Marike Boezen Jochen O. Mierau H. Lude Franke Jackie Dekens Patrick Deelen Pauline Lanting Judith M. Vonk Ilja Nolte Anil P.S. Ori Annique Claringbould Floranne Boulogne Marjolein X.L. Dijkema Henry H. Wiersma Robert Warmerdam Soesma A. Jankipersadsing Irene van Blokland Geertruida H. de Bock Judith GM Rosmalen Cisca Wijmenga |
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| description | BackgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare workers faced extreme working conditions and were at higher risk of infection with the coronavirus. These circumstances may have led to mental health problems, such as anxiety, among healthcare workers. Most studies that examined anxiety among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic were cross-sectional and focused on the first months of the pandemic only. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the longitudinal association between working in healthcare and anxiety during a long-term period (i.e., 18 months) of the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsData were used from online questionnaires of the Lifelines COVID-19 prospective cohort with 22 included time-points (March 2020–November 2021). In total, 2,750 healthcare workers and 9,335 non-healthcare workers were included. Anxiety was assessed with questions from the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview, and an anxiety sum score (0–7) was calculated. Negative binomial generalized estimating equations (GEE), adjusted for demographic, work and health covariates, were used to examine the association between working in healthcare and anxiety.ResultsAnxiety sum scores over time during the COVID-19 pandemic were similar for healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers. No differences between the anxiety sum scores of healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers were found [incidence rate ratio (IRR) = 0.97, 95% CI = 0.91–1.04].ConclusionThis study did not find differences between healthcare workers and non-healthcare in perceived anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-24480a46884d44199477c59591ea9c952023-12-01T10:25:34ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-11-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.12369311236931Anxiety among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal studyEsmee Bosma0Verena Feenstra1Sandra H. van Oostrom2Lifelines Corona Research InitiativeH. Marike BoezenJochen O. MierauH. Lude FrankeJackie DekensPatrick DeelenPauline LantingJudith M. VonkIlja NolteAnil P.S. OriAnnique ClaringbouldFloranne BoulogneMarjolein X.L. DijkemaHenry H. WiersmaRobert WarmerdamSoesma A. JankipersadsingIrene van BloklandGeertruida H. de BockJudith GM RosmalenCisca WijmengaCenter for Prevention, Lifestyle and Health, Department Behavior and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, NetherlandsCenter for Prevention, Lifestyle and Health, Department Behavior and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, NetherlandsCenter for Prevention, Lifestyle and Health, Department Behavior and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, NetherlandsBackgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare workers faced extreme working conditions and were at higher risk of infection with the coronavirus. These circumstances may have led to mental health problems, such as anxiety, among healthcare workers. Most studies that examined anxiety among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic were cross-sectional and focused on the first months of the pandemic only. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the longitudinal association between working in healthcare and anxiety during a long-term period (i.e., 18 months) of the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsData were used from online questionnaires of the Lifelines COVID-19 prospective cohort with 22 included time-points (March 2020–November 2021). In total, 2,750 healthcare workers and 9,335 non-healthcare workers were included. Anxiety was assessed with questions from the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview, and an anxiety sum score (0–7) was calculated. Negative binomial generalized estimating equations (GEE), adjusted for demographic, work and health covariates, were used to examine the association between working in healthcare and anxiety.ResultsAnxiety sum scores over time during the COVID-19 pandemic were similar for healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers. No differences between the anxiety sum scores of healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers were found [incidence rate ratio (IRR) = 0.97, 95% CI = 0.91–1.04].ConclusionThis study did not find differences between healthcare workers and non-healthcare in perceived anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1236931/fullhealthcare workersanxietymental healthCOVID-19 pandemiclongitudinal data |
| spellingShingle | Esmee Bosma Verena Feenstra Sandra H. van Oostrom Lifelines Corona Research Initiative H. Marike Boezen Jochen O. Mierau H. Lude Franke Jackie Dekens Patrick Deelen Pauline Lanting Judith M. Vonk Ilja Nolte Anil P.S. Ori Annique Claringbould Floranne Boulogne Marjolein X.L. Dijkema Henry H. Wiersma Robert Warmerdam Soesma A. Jankipersadsing Irene van Blokland Geertruida H. de Bock Judith GM Rosmalen Cisca Wijmenga Anxiety among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study Frontiers in Public Health healthcare workers anxiety mental health COVID-19 pandemic longitudinal data |
| title | Anxiety among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study |
| title_full | Anxiety among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study |
| title_fullStr | Anxiety among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anxiety among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study |
| title_short | Anxiety among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study |
| title_sort | anxiety among healthcare workers during the covid 19 pandemic a longitudinal study |
| topic | healthcare workers anxiety mental health COVID-19 pandemic longitudinal data |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1236931/full |
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