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Self-Esteem and Occupational Factors as Predictors of the Incidence of Anxiety and Depression among Health Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemics in Latvia
Valaine, L.; Grēve, M.; Zolovs, M.; Ancāne, G.; Utināns, A.; Briģis, Ģ. Self-Esteem and Occupational Factors as Predictors of the Incidence of Anxiety and Depression among Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Latvia. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2024, 21, 65.
Valaine, L.; Grēve, M.; Zolovs, M.; Ancāne, G.; Utināns, A.; Briģis, Ģ. Self-Esteem and Occupational Factors as Predictors of the Incidence of Anxiety and Depression among Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Latvia. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 65.
Valaine, L.; Grēve, M.; Zolovs, M.; Ancāne, G.; Utināns, A.; Briģis, Ģ. Self-Esteem and Occupational Factors as Predictors of the Incidence of Anxiety and Depression among Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Latvia. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2024, 21, 65.
Valaine, L.; Grēve, M.; Zolovs, M.; Ancāne, G.; Utināns, A.; Briģis, Ģ. Self-Esteem and Occupational Factors as Predictors of the Incidence of Anxiety and Depression among Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Latvia. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 65.
Abstract
The prevalence of depression and anxiety among healthcare workers (HCWs) during the Covid-19 pandemics is high. The aim of the study is to identify the importance of self-esteem and occupational factors in association with the incidence of depression and anxiety among HCWs through a longitudinal cohort study during the Covid-19 pandemics in Latvia. Participants were interviewed repeatedly seven times during the Covid-19 pandemics. 322 participants were included in the data analysis for depression and 352 for anxiety. Low self-esteem and working in the general practitioner's office is associated with the incidence of depression and anxiety. Undergraduate education and direct contact with Covid-19 patients are associated with the incidence of depression. The risk of anxiety decreases by 1% each year among HCWs. Our study shows the importance of personality factors of HCWs during the Covid-19 pandemics.
Medicine and Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental Health
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