Mental wellbeing among Danish employees during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a longitudinal study on the role of industry and working environment.

Autor:	Nielsen MBD; National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark., Ekholm O; National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark., Møller SP; National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark., Ersbøll AK; National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark., Santini ZI; National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark., Grønbæk MK; National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark., Thygesen LC; National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	European journal of public health [Eur J Public Health] 2022 Nov 29; Vol. 32 (6), pp. 871-876.
DOI:	10.1093/eurpub/ckac150
Abstrakt:	Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on working life. Previous studies have primarily focused on the mental health and wellbeing of healthcare workers and are mostly based on cross-sectional data from non-representative samples. The aim of this study was to investigate mental wellbeing trajectories among employees from different industries, and to longitudinally identify factors that affect mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic, including job insecurity, fear of COVID-19, working from home or being discharged with wage compensation and management quality. Methods: Baseline data were obtained from the Danish Health and Wellbeing Survey in 2019 (September-December), with follow-up in September-November 2020. We included 1995 respondents, who completed the questionnaire in both waves and were employed in 2020 and measured mental wellbeing using the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale. Results: Mental wellbeing declined among employees in all industries. Employees working from home and employees unsatisfied with management experienced a greater decline in mental wellbeing. We found no differences in mental wellbeing trajectories in relation to fear of infecting others or contracting COVID-19, job insecurity and being discharged with wage compensation. Conclusions: Mental wellbeing declined among employees in all industries with no difference between industries. Employees working from home may have been particularly vulnerable, and the analyses show that managers play a key role in mitigating the negative consequences of the pandemic by ensuring adequate information and involvement of employees. (© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
Externí odkaz:	Zobrazit plný text záznamu