Major depressive disorders and the risk of susceptibility to COVID-19 infection and hospitalization: findings from the Employees’ Health Cohort Study of Iran (EHCSIR)
Abstract:Purpose
The association of major depressive disorder (MDD) with higher risk of susceptibility to COVID-19 infection and hospitalization remained inconclusive. The aim of this study was to assess the both hypotheses in the Employees’ Health Cohort Study of Iran (EHCSIR).
Methods
Among 4886 EHCSIR participants, 3355 subjects who had a complete data on major depressive disorder and two annual telephone follow-ups from January 2020 to March 2022 were recruited in this study. Trained psychologists applied the Per… Show more
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