ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2021
Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Relation to Work Patterns During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Epidemic in Philadelphia PA: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
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- The impact of changes to work circumstances enforced by COVID-19 on anxiety: a systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis of over 2 million people.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Regulation of Mindfulness-Based Music Listening on Negative Emotions Related to COVID-19: An ERP Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Fear of COVID-19 over the first year of the pandemic: Effect on anxiety, depression, and substance use, taking mental health support into account.Global epidemiology · 2026Article
- Not All Workers Experience Equal Sleep Changes: Insights from the "WorkInCovid" Project.Clocks & sleep · 2025Article
- The Pandemic Experience for People with Depressive Symptoms: Substance Use, Finances, Access to Treatment, and Trusted Sources of Information.Substance abuse : research and treatment · 2022Article
- Anxiety, Depression, and Concern About Employment Status of Hotel Housekeepers in the Balearic Islands During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe investigated whether patterns of work during COVID-19 pandemic altered by effort to contain the outbreak affected anxiety and depression.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional online survey of 911 residents of Philadelphia, inquiring about their working lives during early months of the epidemic, symptoms of anxiety and depression, plus demographics, perceived sources of support, and general health.
resultsOccupational contact with suspected COVID-19 cases was associated with anxiety. Concerns about return to work, childcare, lack of sick leave, and loss/reduction in work correlated with anxiety and depression, even when there was no evidence of occupational contact with infected persons; patterns differed by sex.
conclusionsHeightened anxiety and depression during COVID-19 pandemic can be due to widespread disruption of working lives, especially in "non-essential" low-income industries, on par with experience in healthcare.
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