Impact of Covid-19 in Global Health and Psychosocial Risks at Work
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Published on: December 15, 2023
Tania Gaspar1, Teresa Paiva, Margarida Gaspar Matos
1CENC - Sleep Medicine Center (Ms Gaspar, Ms Paiva); Research Center Social Service and Social Intervention, Universidade Lusíada/CLISSIS (Ms Gaspar); ISAMB - Faculdade de Medicina (Ms Gaspar, Ms Paiva); CHRC - Comprehensive Health Research Center, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Ms Paiva); FMH (Ms Matos), Research Center in Environmental Health, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa; Portugal.
Objective:
The main objective is to understand and characterize the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on mental health and psychosocial risks at work in professionally active adults.
Methods:
This specific work includes 4708 professionally active participants from all over the country, of which 3354 are women (71.2%), aged between 19 and 86 years, with an average age of 45.8 years (SD = 12.56).
Results:
The global impact of Covid-19 is explained by socio-demographic factors (sex, age, and education), by work-related and volume of work and health that is reflected in most symptoms. We found sex, age, education level, and professional area differences related to global impact of Covid-19.
Conclusion:
The Covid-19 pandemic accounts for the challenge to identify the important factors to promote resilience of citizens, professionals, and organizations.
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