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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Depressive Symptoms of Public Health Medical Residents during the COVID-19 Pandemic, a Nation-Wide Survey: The PHRASI Study.

Fabrizio Cedrone, Nausicaa Berselli, Lorenzo Stacchini, Valentina De Nicolò, Marta Caminiti, Angela Ancona, Giuseppa Minutolo, Clara Mazza, Claudia Cosma, Veronica Gallinoro and 3 more

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Fabrizio CedroneHospital Management, Local Health Authority of Pescara, 65100 Pescara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7310-2460
Nausicaa BerselliDepartment of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 287, 41125 Modena, Italy.
Lorenzo StacchiniDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7405-4904
Valentina De NicolòDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Disease, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2599-4430
Marta CaminitiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery-Sector of Public Health, University of Perugia, 06100 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8429-5683
Angela AnconaSchool of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7416-218X
Giuseppa MinutoloDepartment of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Clara MazzaDepartment of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Claudia CosmaDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0009-0000-6958-0275
Veronica GallinoroDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4015-3402
Alessandro CataliniDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60100 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6080-0219
Vincenza GianfrediDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Via Pascal, 36, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3848-981X
On Behalf Of The Working Group On Public Mental Health/Of The Medical Residents' Assembly Of The Italian Society Of Hygiene And Preventive Medicine

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Abstract

Depression is a widespread condition, which increased during the COVID-19 pandemic among healthcare workers as well. The large workload of the pandemic response also affected Public Health Residents (PHRs) who played an important role in infection prevention and control activities. This work aims to assess depression in Italian PHRs, based on data collected through the PHRASI (Public Health Residents' Anonymous Survey in Italy) study. In 2022, 379 PHRs completed the self-administered questionnaire containing Patient Health Questionnaire-9 to evaluate clinically relevant depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 ≥ 10). Multivariate logistic regression shows that the intention (aOR = 3.925, 95% CI = (2.067-7.452)) and the uncertainty (aOR = 4.949, 95% CI = (1.872-13.086)) of repeating the test to enter another postgraduate school/general practitioner course and the simultaneous attendance of two traineeships (aOR = 1.832, 95% CI = (1.010-3.324)) are positively related with depressive symptoms. Conversely, the willingness to work in the current traineeship place (aOR = 0.456, 95% CI = (0.283-0.734)) emerged as a protective factor. Similar results were obtained considering mild-to-severe (PHQ-9 ≥ 5) depressive symptoms and/or stratifying by sex. The findings, suggesting the protective role of job satisfaction toward depression, might entail future interventions to improve the learning experience and promote work-life balance.

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COVID-19Internship and ResidencyDepressionHealth PersonnelHumansPandemicsPublic Healthcross-sectional designdepressionhealthcare personneljob satisfactionmental healthPatient Health Questionnairepublic healthschools

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