Journal of occupational health
Sickness absence due to common mental disorders and antidepressant prescription among health and social care workers during as compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic - a nationwide register study of the Swedish population.
Stefanie Kirchner, Katalin Gémes, Pontus Josefsson, Josep Maria Haro, Mireia Felez-Nobrega, Heidi Taipale, Marit Sijbrandij, Anke B Witteveen, Maria Melchior, Giulia Caggiu, Claudia Conflitti, Antonio Lora, Matteo Monzio Compagnoni, Jakob Bergström, Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz
Published: 202510.1093/joccuh/uiaf067
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Essential workers, particularly in healthcare and social services were critical during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet their mental health outcomes remain understudied. We examined changes in (i) sickness absence (SA) due to common…
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