Trusting in Times of the COVID-19 Crisis: Workplace and Government Trust and Depressive Symptoms among Healthcare Workers

Kód výsledku v 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>

Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Trusting in Times of the COVID-19 Crisis: Workplace and Government Trust and Depressive Symptoms among Healthcare Workers

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Previous research has highlighted negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers&apos; (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&apos; 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&apos; mental health.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Trusting in Times of the COVID-19 Crisis: Workplace and Government Trust and Depressive Symptoms among Healthcare Workers

Popis výsledku anglicky

Previous research has highlighted negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers&apos; (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&apos; 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&apos; mental health.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

30304 - Public and environmental health

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/NU22J-09-00064" target="_blank" >NU22J-09-00064: Pečujme o ty co pečují o nás: Individuální prediktory a intervenční strategie pro duševní zdraví zdravotnických pracovníků</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Global Mental Health

ISSN

2054-4251

e-ISSN

2054-4251

Svazek periodika

12

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

October

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

e130

Kód UT WoS článku

001630868800001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105019071665