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March 12, 2026Health Economics0 citationsOpen Access

Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 on Health and Social Care Workers

The Mental Health Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Health and Social Care Workers

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VSVictoria Serra‐SastreJPJaime Ampuero PinillaWKWasana Kalansooriya

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Examines mental health effects of COVID-19 in health and social care workers, suggesting similar outcomes to other groups.

Key Points

  • The study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of health and social care workers compared to other occupational groups.
  • Analyzed data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study
  • Measured mental health using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ)
  • Applied a difference-in-differences strategy with a pre-post design
  • Compared health and social care workers with other key workers and non-essential workers
  • No significant differences in mental health for HSC workers compared to other groups immediately post-pandemic
  • Medium-term outcomes showed statistically insignificant effects across occupational comparisons
  • All groups exhibited some deterioration in mental health after 2020
  • HSC workers' mental health trajectories closely mirrored those of key and non-key workers.
  • Financial stability and social isolation were analyzed as potential influencing factors.

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Serra‐Sastre et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b25aca96eeacc4fcec8d80https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.70090
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