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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Results of the COVID-19 mental health international for the health professionals (COMET-HP) study: depression, suicidal tendencies and conspiracism
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Volume 58, No. 9, Year 2023
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Introduction: The current study aimed to investigate the rates of anxiety, clinical depression, and suicidality and their changes in health professionals during the COVID-19 outbreak. Materials and methods: The data came from the larger COMET-G study. The study sample includes 12,792 health professionals from 40 countries (62.40% women aged 39.76 ± 11.70; 36.81% men aged 35.91 ± 11.00 and 0.78% non-binary gender aged 35.15 ± 13.03). Distress and clinical depression were identified with the use of a previously developed cut-off and algorithm, respectively. Statistical analysis: Descriptive statistics were calculated. Chi-square tests, multiple forward stepwise linear regression analyses, and Factorial Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) tested relations among variables. Results: Clinical depression was detected in 13.16% with male doctors and ‘non-binary genders’ having the lowest rates (7.89 and 5.88% respectively) and ‘non-binary gender’ nurses and administrative staff had the highest (37.50%); distress was present in 15.19%. A significant percentage reported a deterioration in mental state, family dynamics, and everyday lifestyle. Persons with a history of mental disorders had higher rates of current depression (24.64% vs. 9.62%; p < 0.0001). Suicidal tendencies were at least doubled in terms of RASS scores. Approximately one-third of participants were accepting (at least to a moderate degree) a non-bizarre conspiracy. The highest Relative Risk (RR) to develop clinical depression was associated with a history of Bipolar disorder (RR = 4.23). Conclusions: The current study reported findings in health care professionals similar in magnitude and quality to those reported earlier in the general population although rates of clinical depression, suicidal tendencies, and adherence to conspiracy theories were much lower. However, the general model of factors interplay seems to be the same and this could be of practical utility since many of these factors are modifiable. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany.
Authors & Co-Authors
Fountoulakis, K. N.
Greece, Thessaloniki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
N Karakatsoulis, Grigorios
Greece, Thessaloniki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Abraham, Seri
United Kingdom, Ashton-under-lyne
Pennine Care Nhs Foundation Trust
United Kingdom, Manchester
Manchester Metropolitan University
United Kingdom, Manchester
Health Education England North West
Adorjan, Kristina
Germany, Munich
Ludwig-maximilians-universität München
Ahmed, Helal Uddin
Bangladesh, Dhaka
National Institute of Mental Health
Alarcón, Renato Daniel
Peru, Lima
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
United States, Rochester
Mayo Medical School
Arai, Kiyomi
Japan, Matsumoto
Shinshu University
Auwal, Sani Salihu
Nigeria, Kano
Bayero University
Nigeria, Kano
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
Bobes, Julio B.
Spain, Oviedo
Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Del Principado de Asturias
Spain, Madrid
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental
Bobes-Bascaran, Teresa Teresa
Spain, Oviedo
Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Del Principado de Asturias
Bourgin-Duchesnay, Julie
Unknown Affiliation
Bredicean, Cristina Ana
Romania, Timisoara
Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Victor Babes Din Timisoara
Bukelskis, Laurynas
Lithuania, Vilnius
Vilniaus Universitetas
Burkadze, Akaki
Unknown Affiliation
Cabrera Abud, Indira Indiana
Unknown Affiliation
Castilla-Puentes, Ruby Cecilia
Unknown Affiliation
Cetkovich, Marcelo
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Universidad Favaloro
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Colon-Rivera, Hector Ahmed
United States, Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Corral, Ricardo Marcelo
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Cortez-Vergara, Carla
Peru, Lima
Clínica Anglo Americana
Crepin, Piirika
Unknown Affiliation
De Berardis, Domenico
Italy, Teramo
Hospital “g. Mazzini”
Italy, L'aquila
Università Degli Studi Dell'aquila
Italy, Chieti
University of G. D'annunzio Chieti and Pescara
Zamora Delgado, Sergio
Chile, Santiago
Hospital Dr. Luis Calvo Mackenna Hospital
De Lucena, David Freitas
Brazil, Fortaleza
Universidade Federal do Ceará
de Sousa, Avinash Alan
India, Mumbai
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College
Di Stefano, Ramona
Italy, L'aquila
Università Degli Studi Dell'aquila
Dodd, Seetal M.
Australia, Geelong
Barwon Health
Australia, Melbourne
Orygen Youth Health
Elek, Lívia Priyanka
Hungary, Budapest
Semmelweis Egyetem
Elissa, Anna
Indonesia, Depok
Universitas Indonesia
Erdelyi-Hamza, Berta
Hungary, Budapest
Semmelweis Egyetem
Erzin, Gamze
Turkey, Ankara
Diskapi Training and Research Hospital
Etchevers, Martín Juan
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Falkai, Peter G.
Germany, Munich
Ludwig-maximilians-universität München
Farcas, Adriana
Canada, Kingston
Queen’s University
Fedotov, Iliya A.
Russian Federation, Ryazan
Ryazan State Medical University
Filatova, Viktoriia Evgenievna
Unknown Affiliation
Fountoulakis, Nikolaos K.
Bulgaria, Sofia
Medical University of Sofia
Frankova, Iryna
Ukraine, Kyiv
Bogomolets National Medical University
Franza, Francesco
Unknown Affiliation
Frias, Pedro
Unknown Affiliation
Galako, Tatiana
Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
Kyrgyz State Medical Academy
Garay, Cristián Javier
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Universidad de Buenos Aires
García-Álvarez, Leticia
Spain, Oviedo
Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Del Principado de Asturias
Garcia-Portilla, Paz
Spain, Oviedo
Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Del Principado de Asturias
Gonda, Xenia M.A.
Hungary, Budapest
Semmelweis Egyetem
Gondek, Tomasz M.
Unknown Affiliation
Morera González, Daniela
Mexico, Mexico
Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramon de la Fuente
Gould, Hilary M.
United States, La Jolla
University of California, San Diego
Grandinetti, Paolo
Italy, Teramo
Hospital “g. Mazzini”
Grau, Arturo
Chile, Santiago
Hospital Dr. Luis Calvo Mackenna Hospital
Chile, Santiago
Universidad Diego Portales
Groudeva, V. V.
Bulgaria, Sofia
University Hospital Alexandrovska
Hagin, Michal
Israel, Bat Yam
Abarbanel Mental Health Center
Harada, Takayuki
Japan, Tsukuba
University of Tsukuba
Hasan, M. Tasdik
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Bangladesh, Dhaka
Public Health Foundation
Azreen Hashim, Nurul
Malaysia, Shah Alam
Universiti Teknologi Mara
Hilbig, Jan
Lithuania, Vilnius
Vilniaus Universitetas
Hossain, Sahadat
Bangladesh, Dhaka
Jahangirnagar University
Iakimova, Rossitza
Bulgaria, Sofia
University Hospital Alexandrovska
Ibrahim, Mona
Egypt, Cairo
Ain Shams University
Iftene, Felicia
Canada, Kingston
Queen’s University
Ignatenko, Yulia Sergeevna
Russian Federation, Moscow
Moscow Healthcare Department
Irarrazaval, M.
Chile, Santiago
Ministerio de Salud de Chile
Ismail, Zaliha Binti
Malaysia, Shah Alam
Universiti Teknologi Mara
Ismayilova, Jamila
Unknown Affiliation
Jacobs, Asaf
United States, Valhalla
Westchester Medical Center
United States, Valhalla
New York Medical College
Jakovljević, Miro
Croatia, Zagreb
University of Zagreb
Jaksǐć, Nenad
Croatia, Zagreb
Kbc Zagreb
Javed, Afzal
United Kingdom, Birmingham
University of Birmingham
United Kingdom, Coventry
University of Warwick
Yilmaz Kafali, Helin
Turkey, Ankara
Ankara City Hospital
Karia, Sagar B.
India, Mumbai
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College
Kazakova, Olga
Sweden, Lund
Lunds Universitet
Khalifa, Doaa Ahmed
Egypt, Cairo
Ain Shams University
Khaustova, E.
Ukraine, Kyiv
Bogomolets National Medical University
Koh, Steven H.
United States, La Jolla
University of California, San Diego
Kopishinskaia, Svetlana V.
Russian Federation, Samara
Samara State Medical University
Kosenko, Korneliia
Ukraine, Odessa
Odessa National Medical University
Koupidis, Sotirios A.
Greece, Athens
University of West Attica
Kovács, Illés
Hungary, Budapest
Semmelweis Egyetem
Kulig, Barbara
Hungary, Budapest
Semmelweis Egyetem
Lalljee, Alisha
Unknown Affiliation
Liewig, Justine
Unknown Affiliation
Majid, Abdul B.
India, Srinagar
Sher-i-kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences
Malashonkova, Evgeniia
Unknown Affiliation
Malik, Khamelia
Indonesia, Depok
Universitas Indonesia
Iqbal Malik, Najma
Pakistan, Sargodha
University of Sargodha
Mammadzada, Gulay
Azerbaijan, Baku
Azerbaycan Tibb Universiteti
Mandalia, Bilvesh
Unknown Affiliation
Marazziti, Donatella
Italy, Pisa
Università Di Pisa
Italy, Rome
Unicamillus - Saint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences
Marčinko, Darko
Croatia, Zagreb
Kbc Zagreb
Croatia, Zagreb
University of Zagreb
Martinez, Stephanie
United States, La Jolla
University of California, San Diego
Matiekus, Eimantas
Lithuania, Vilnius
Vilniaus Universitetas
Mejia, Gabriela G.
United States, La Jolla
University of California, San Diego
Memon, Roha Saeed
Pakistan, Karachi
Dow University of Health Sciences Pakistan
Meza Martínez, Xarah Elenne
Honduras, Tegucigalpa
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
Mickevičiūtė, Dalia
Unknown Affiliation
Milev, Roumen V.
Canada, Kingston
Queen’s University
Mohammed, Muftau
Nigeria, Kaduna
Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital
Molina-López, Alejandro
Unknown Affiliation
Morozov, Petr Victorovich
Russian Federation, Moscow
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University Rnrmu
Muhammad, Nuru Suleiman
Nigeria, Zaria
Ahmadu Bello University
Navickas, Alvydas
Lithuania, Vilnius
Vilniaus Universitetas
Okasha, Tarek A.
Egypt, Cairo
Ain Shams University
Panfil, Anca Livia
Unknown Affiliation
Panteleeva, Liliia
Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
Kyrgyz-russian Slavic University
Papavǎ, Ion
Romania, Timisoara
Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Victor Babes Din Timisoara
Pejušković, Bojana
Serbia, Belgrade
University of Belgrade
Serbia, Belgrade
Institut za Mentalno Zdravlje
Pinto Da Costa, Mariana
United Kingdom, London
King's College London
Rancans, Elmars
Latvia, Riga
Riga Stradins University
Shirasaka, Tomohiro
Unknown Affiliation
Spikina, Anna Alexandrovna
Unknown Affiliation
Szczegielniak, Anna Rebeka
Poland, Katowice
Slaski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach
Tohen, Mauricio F.
United States, Albuquerque
The University of new Mexico
Ullah, Irfan
Pakistan, Peshawar
Gandhara University
Vega-Dienstmaier, Johann M.
Peru, Lima
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Vuković, Olivera
Cyprus, Nicosia
Ministry of Health Cyprus
Latvia, Riga
Riga Stradins University
Berk, Michael
Australia, Geelong
Barwon Health
Australia, Melbourne
Orygen Youth Health
Smirnova, Daria Alexandrovna
Russian Federation, Samara
Samara State Medical University
Greece, Tripolis
University of the Peloponnese
Statistics
Citations: 7
Authors: 117
Affiliations: 93
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s00127-023-02438-8
ISSN:
09337954
Research Areas
Covid
Mental Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Male
Female