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January 1, 2024Therapeutic Advances in PsychopharmacologyOpen Access

Network analysis of the comorbidity between post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety symptoms among frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

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HOHui OuyangLWLili WuWYWenjie Yan

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Randomized trial estimates the prevalence and comorbidity of PTSD, depression, and anxiety in healthcare workers, highlighting mental health implications.

Key Points

  • This research aims to estimate prevalence and comorbidity of post-traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety symptoms among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Demographic information and symptom questionnaires (PCL-5, PHQ-9, GAD-7) were collected online based on stratified random sampling.
  • A total of 284 eligible responses were analyzed using hierarchical regression and network analyses.
  • Independent variables associated with psychological outcomes were identified, focusing on comorbidities among symptoms.
  • 10.56% reported post-traumatic stress symptoms, 13.03% depression, and 8.10% anxiety symptoms.
  • 18.66% of healthcare workers experienced at least one mental health disorder, with 26.42–37.74% having comorbidities of two or three disorders.
  • Key bridge symptoms among comorbidities identified were sleep problems, suicide ideation, and concentration difficulties.

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Ouyang et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a63f46a7ff024ad2838572chttps://doi.org/10.1177/20451253241243292
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