Depression trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic in the high-quality health care setting of Switzerland: the COVCO-Basel cohort

Probst‐Hensch, Nicole; Jeong, Ayoung; Keidel, Dirk; Imboden, Medea; Lovison, Gianfranco

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2023.01.010

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“…In our study, the multivariate analysis revealed that higher scores of pre-COVID-19 depressive symptoms, acute stress disorder, and finding COVID-19 lockdown measures stressful were associated with stable moderate and severe slightly improving trajectories of depressive symptoms. These results are in line with a populationbased study from Switzerland following people between July 2020 and December 2021, in which the highly affected trajectory of depressive symptoms had a greater proportion of individuals with higher levels of past depression, 35 and acute stress disorder is a psychological state that can occur after experiencing a traumatic event, such as a life-threatening situation. 7 The symptoms of acute stress disorder include intrusive thoughts or memories of the event, avoidance of reminders of the event, negative mood, heightened anxiety, and increased arousal.…”

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Trajectories of pain and depressive symptoms among people living with low back pain during the COVID-19 pandemic: a 24-month longitudinal study

Angarita-Fonseca,

Roy,

Lacasse

et al. 2024

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Introduction: We explored trajectories of pain intensity and depressive symptoms over the first 24 months of the pandemic in people with low back pain. Methods: This longitudinal study was conducted alongside the Quebec Low Back Pain Study. Starting in April 2020 and every 3 months until July 2022, 291 participants completed an online survey. Group-based trajectory modeling was used to identify patterns of pain intensity and depressive symptoms. Onset outbreak characteristics were then put in relation with trajectory groups using multivariate logistic regression. Results: The analysis revealed 5 trajectories of pain intensity and depressive symptoms, respectively. The pain trajectories were stable mild (n = 17, 5.8%); stable moderate (n = 103, 35.4%); stable severe (n = 81, 27.8%); U-shape (n = 24, 8.3%), and inverted U-shape (n = 66, 22.7%). The trajectories of depressive symptoms were stable none (n = 58, 19.9%); stable very mild (n = 61, 21.0%); stable mild (n = 85, 29.2%); stable moderate (n = 59, 21.7%); and severe slightly improving (n = 24, 8.3%). Pre-COVID everyday/nearly everyday pain, average pain intensity, and widespread bodily pain were predictive of pain trajectory groups. Higher pre-COVID depression, acute stress disorder, and lockdown measures-related stress were associated with moderate/severe depressive trajectories. Discussion: Our findings indicated relative stability of pain and depressive symptoms among participants during the COVID-19 pandemic but also highlighted subgroups of people who experienced temporary deterioration or improvement over the first months of the pandemic that then reverted back to baseline levels. Modifiable risk factors were identified before the onset of the pandemic, which could give preventive measures in targeted populations.

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Trajectories of pain and depressive symptoms among people living with low back pain during the COVID-19 pandemic: a 24-month longitudinal study

Angarita-Fonseca,

Roy,

Lacasse

et al. 2024

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“…There still seems to be a stressor in the third wave of the pandemic, although this problem was already recognized at the beginning of the pandemic [43]. This result is also comparable to former results that describe even a worsening of mental distress but in non-comparable time periods [44][45][46].…”

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COVID-19 and mental distress among health professionals in eight European countries during the third wave: a cross-sectional survey

Dechent,

Mayer,

Hummel

et al. 2024

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Even during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic health professionals were facing mental health challenges. The aim of this study was to examine the mental health of doctors, nurses and other professional groups in Europe and to identify differences between the professional groups. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in 8 European countries. We asked for demographic data, whether the participants were exposed to COVID-19 at work, for main information sources about the pandemic, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21), and major stressors. A MANCOVA was carried out to find predictors of mental health among health care professionals. The sample (N = 1,398) consisted of 237 physicians, 459 nurses, and 351 other healthcare professionals and 351 non-medical professionals with no direct involvement in patient care. The mean mental health of all groups was affected to a mild degree. Major predictors were profession group for depression and anxiety with higher scores especially in the group of the nurses and for the group working directly with COVID-patients. In the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the psychological burden on health professionals has remained high, with being nurse and working directly with COVID19 patients being particular risk factors for mental distress. We found as a main result that that nurses scored significantly higher on depression and anxiety than practitioners.

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“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which was identified as a "pandemic" by the World Health Organization (WHO), had seriously affected the lives of people worldwide (1)(2)(3)(4). As of 31 Dec 2021, 18.2 million deaths (as measured by excess mortality) have been estimated worldwide because of the COVID-19 pandemic over that period, of which 4820 deaths come from Mainland China (5).…”

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“…Due to the rapid spread and negative impacts on the physical and mental well-being of the global population, poor mental health outcomes are increasingly recognized among people in different parts of the world during the COVID-19 pandemic (6)(7)(8)(9). Accumulating evidence suggests that COVID-19 can cause many mental illnesses in the general population, such as sleep disturbances (10,11), depression (1,12), anxiety (6,13), stress (14) and suicidal behavior (15). A systematic review and meta-analysis estimated that the overall global prevalence of anxiety is 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic, which could be more than 3 times higher than normal (7.3%) in the general population (16).…”

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“…However, no prior studies have investigated the prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, and depression, anxiety, and stress among clinical therapists in a national sample in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the objectives of this study were (1): to investigate the prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, and depression, anxiety, and stress among Chinese clinical therapists during the COVID-19 pandemic based on a nationwide survey, and (2) to explore the relationship between participation in frontline work and mental health outcomes.…”

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Prevalence and associated factors of depression, anxiety and stress among clinical therapists in China in the context of early COVID-19 pandemic

Tao,

Li,

Min

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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ObjectivesTo study the socio-demographic characteristics and the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among clinical therapists in China during the early Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and to identify associated factors.MethodThis cross-sectional study was part of a multicenter, nationally representative survey conducted through WeChat from January 2021 to March 2021. Data, including socio-demographics, health-related behaviors, and information on whether they participated in the frontline work of treating COVID-19, were collected anonymously. Respondents also completed the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21).ResultsIn total, 396 clinical therapists in the selected hospitals completed the questionnaires, with a response rate of 89.0%. Respondents were predominantly female (77.3%). About 6.6% of the participants were current tobacco users, and 20.7% had participated in the frontline work of treating COVID-19. Overall, 22.0%, 17.9%, and 8.8% of participants were classified as having clinically meaningful depression, anxiety, and stress, respectively, based on DASS-21 scores. Multiple logistic regression in Model 1 and Model 2 showed that depression, anxiety, and stress were associated with regular physical activity and frequent insomnia (all, p < 0.05). In anxiety model 2, the associated factors for anxiety during the pandemic were identified as education (master’s degree or more, OR=0.520; 95% CI=0.283-0.955), marital status (single, OR=2.064; 95% CI=1.022-4.168), tobacco use (OR=4.265; 95% CI=1.352-13.454), regular physical activity (OR=0.357; 95% CI=0.192-0.663), frequent insomnia (OR=6.298; 95% CI =2.522-15.729), and participation in the frontline work of treating COVID-19 (OR=3.179; 95% CI=1.697-5.954). The COVID-19 epidemic did not significantly increase the depression and stress levels among clinical therapists, but it did significantly increase anxiety levels.ConclusionDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, depression, anxiety and stress were relatively common among clinical therapists in China. Regular physical activity and good sleep were important protective factors against emotional problems. Therefore, encouraging regular physical activity and actively addressing clinical therapists’ sleep problems is beneficial to improving the ability to cope with negative emotions. The COVID-19 epidemic significantly increased anxiety, and awareness and interventions should be recommended to reduce anxiety among clinical therapists during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Depression trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic in the high-quality health care setting of Switzerland: the COVCO-Basel cohort

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Trajectories of pain and depressive symptoms among people living with low back pain during the COVID-19 pandemic: a 24-month longitudinal study

Trajectories of pain and depressive symptoms among people living with low back pain during the COVID-19 pandemic: a 24-month longitudinal study

COVID-19 and mental distress among health professionals in eight European countries during the third wave: a cross-sectional survey

Prevalence and associated factors of depression, anxiety and stress among clinical therapists in China in the context of early COVID-19 pandemic

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Depression trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic in the high-quality health care setting of Switzerland: the COVCO-Basel cohort

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Trajectories of pain and depressive symptoms among people living with low back pain during the COVID-19 pandemic: a 24-month longitudinal study

Trajectories of pain and depressive symptoms among people living with low back pain during the COVID-19 pandemic: a 24-month longitudinal study

­­COVID-19 and mental distress among health professionals in eight European countries during the third wave: a cross-sectional survey

Prevalence and associated factors of depression, anxiety and stress among clinical therapists in China in the context of early COVID-19 pandemic

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COVID-19 and mental distress among health professionals in eight European countries during the third wave: a cross-sectional survey