Trusting in Times of the COVID-19 Crisis: Workplace and Government Trust and Depressive Symptoms among Healthcare Workers
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11130%2F25%3A10504548" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11130/25:10504548 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=jnnt98sJXv" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=jnnt98sJXv</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2025.10067" target="_blank" >10.1017/gmh.2025.10067</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Trusting in Times of the COVID-19 Crisis: Workplace and Government Trust and Depressive Symptoms among Healthcare Workers
Original language description
Previous research has highlighted negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers' (HCWs) mental health, yet protective factors remain underexplored. Emerging studies emphasize importance of trust in government and interpersonal relationships in reducing COVID-19 infections and fostering positive attitudes toward vaccines. This study investigates the relationship between HCWs' trust in the workplace and government and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 HEalth caRe wOrkErS (HEROES) study surveyed 32,410 HCWs from 22 countries, including clinical and non-clinical staff. Participants completed the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and adhoc questions assessing their trust in the workplace and government. Logistic regression and multilevel models were employed to examine the association between trust levels and depressive symptoms. High levels of trust in the workplace (OR = 0.72 [0.68, 0.76]) and government (OR = 0.72 [0.69, 0.76]) were associated with lower odds of depressive symptoms, with significant between-country variation in these associations. Country-level analyses revealed that the protective effects of workplace trust were stronger in more developed countries and under stricter COVID-19 restrictions. Despite cross-country variation, HCWs with higher trust in the workplace and government had approximately 28% lower odds of experiencing depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to counterparts with lower trust levels. Promoting trust in the workplace and government may help mitigate adverse effects of future crises on HCWs' mental health.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30304 - Public and environmental health
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/NU22J-09-00064" target="_blank" >NU22J-09-00064: Caring for those who care for us: Individual predictors and intervention strategies for mental health of healthcare workers</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Global Mental Health
ISSN
2054-4251
e-ISSN
2054-4251
Volume of the periodical
12
Issue of the periodical within the volume
October
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
e130
UT code for WoS article
001630868800001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105019071665