Changes in socioeconomic resources and mental health after the second COVID-19 wave (2020-2021) : a longitudinal study in Switzerland

Tancredi, Stefano; Ulytė, Agnė; Wagner, Cornelia; Keidel, Dirk; Witzig, Melissa; Imboden, Medea; Probst-Hensch, Nicole; Amati, Rebecca; Albanese, Emiliano; Levati, Sara; Crivelli, Luca; Kohler, Philipp; Cusini, Alexia; Kahlert, Christian; Harju, Erika; Michel, Gisela; Lüdi, Chantal; Ortega, Natalia; Baggio, Stéphanie; Chocano-Bedoya, Patricia; Rodondi, Nicolas; Ballouz, Tala; Frei, Anja; Kaufmann, Marco; Von Wyl, Viktor; Lorthe, Elsa; Baysson, Hélène; Stringhini, Silvia; Schneider, Valentine; Kaufmann, Laurent; Wieber, Frank; Volken, Thomas; Zysset, Annina; Dratva, Julia; Cullati, Stéphane

doi:10.1186/s12939-023-01853-2

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27610

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Changes in socioeconomic resources and mental health after the second COVID-19 wave (2020-2021) : a longitudinal study in Switzerland
Authors:	Tancredi, Stefano Ulytė, Agnė Wagner, Cornelia Keidel, Dirk Witzig, Melissa Imboden, Medea Probst-Hensch, Nicole Amati, Rebecca Albanese, Emiliano Levati, Sara Crivelli, Luca Kohler, Philipp Cusini, Alexia Kahlert, Christian Harju, Erika Michel, Gisela Lüdi, Chantal Ortega, Natalia Baggio, Stéphanie Chocano-Bedoya, Patricia Rodondi, Nicolas Ballouz, Tala Frei, Anja Kaufmann, Marco Von Wyl, Viktor Lorthe, Elsa Baysson, Hélène Stringhini, Silvia Schneider, Valentine Kaufmann, Laurent Wieber, Frank Volken, Thomas Zysset, Annina Dratva, Julia Cullati, Stéphane
et. al:	Yes
DOI:	10.1186/s12939-023-01853-2 10.21256/zhaw-27610
Published in:	International Journal for Equity in Health
Volume(Issue):	22
Issue:	1
Page(s):	51
Issue Date:	23-Mar-2023
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	BioMed Central
ISSN:	1475-9276
Language:	English
Subjects:	Anxiety; COVID-19; Depressive symptoms; Financial resources; Socioeconomic condition; Stress; Human; Mental health; Switzerland; SARS-CoV-2; Longitudinal study; Pandemics; Employment; Depression
Subject (DDC):	331: Labor economics 613: Personal health
Abstract:	Background: During the 2020/2021 winter, the labour market was under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes in socioeconomic resources during this period could have influenced individual mental health. This association may have been mitigated or exacerbated by subjective risk perceptions, such as perceived risk of getting infected with SARS-CoV-2 or perception of the national economic situation. Therefore, we aimed to determine if changes in financial resources and employment situation during and after the second COVID-19 wave were prospectively associated with depression, anxiety and stress, and whether perceptions of the national economic situation and of the risk of getting infected modified this association. Methods: One thousand seven hundred fifty nine participants from a nation-wide population-based eCohort in Switzerland were followed between November 2020 and September 2021. Financial resources and employment status were assessed twice (Nov2020–Mar2021, May–Jul 2021). Mental health was assessed after the second measurement of financial resources and employment status, using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). We modelled DASS-21 scores with linear regression, adjusting for demographics, health status, social relationships and changes in workload, and tested interactions with subjective risk perceptions. Results: We observed scores above thresholds for normal levels for 16% (95%CI = 15–18) of participants for depression, 8% (95%CI = 7–10) for anxiety, and 10% (95%CI = 9–12) for stress. Compared to continuously comfortable or sufficient financial resources, continuously precarious or insufficient resources were associated with worse scores for all outcomes. Increased financial resources were associated with higher anxiety. In the working-age group, shifting from full to part-time employment was associated with higher stress and anxiety. Perceiving the Swiss economic situation as worrisome was associated with higher anxiety in participants who lost financial resources or had continuously precarious or insufficient resources. Conclusion: This study confirms the association of economic stressors and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the exacerbating role of subjective risk perception on this association.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/27610
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Nursing (IPF) Institute of Public Health (IPH)
Published as part of the ZHAW project:	Corona Immunitas - Winterthur (CIW)
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Tancredi, S., Ulytė, A., Wagner, C., Keidel, D., Witzig, M., Imboden, M., Probst-Hensch, N., Amati, R., Albanese, E., Levati, S., Crivelli, L., Kohler, P., Cusini, A., Kahlert, C., Harju, E., Michel, G., Lüdi, C., Ortega, N., Baggio, S., et al. (2023). Changes in socioeconomic resources and mental health after the second COVID-19 wave (2020-2021) : a longitudinal study in Switzerland. International Journal for Equity in Health, 22(1), 51. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-01853-2

Tancredi, S. et al. (2023) ‘Changes in socioeconomic resources and mental health after the second COVID-19 wave (2020-2021) : a longitudinal study in Switzerland’, International Journal for Equity in Health, 22(1), p. 51. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-01853-2.

S. Tancredi et al., “Changes in socioeconomic resources and mental health after the second COVID-19 wave (2020-2021) : a longitudinal study in Switzerland,” International Journal for Equity in Health, vol. 22, no. 1, p. 51, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.1186/s12939-023-01853-2.

TANCREDI, Stefano, Agnė ULYTĖ, Cornelia WAGNER, Dirk KEIDEL, Melissa WITZIG, Medea IMBODEN, Nicole PROBST-HENSCH, Rebecca AMATI, Emiliano ALBANESE, Sara LEVATI, Luca CRIVELLI, Philipp KOHLER, Alexia CUSINI, Christian KAHLERT, Erika HARJU, Gisela MICHEL, Chantal LÜDI, Natalia ORTEGA, Stéphanie BAGGIO, Patricia CHOCANO-BEDOYA, Nicolas RODONDI, Tala BALLOUZ, Anja FREI, Marco KAUFMANN, Viktor VON WYL, Elsa LORTHE, Hélène BAYSSON, Silvia STRINGHINI, Valentine SCHNEIDER, Laurent KAUFMANN, Frank WIEBER, Thomas VOLKEN, Annina ZYSSET, Julia DRATVA und Stéphane CULLATI, 2023. Changes in socioeconomic resources and mental health after the second COVID-19 wave (2020-2021) : a longitudinal study in Switzerland. International Journal for Equity in Health. 23 März 2023. Bd. 22, Nr. 1, S. 51. DOI 10.1186/s12939-023-01853-2

Tancredi, Stefano, Agnė Ulytė, Cornelia Wagner, Dirk Keidel, Melissa Witzig, Medea Imboden, Nicole Probst-Hensch, et al. 2023. “Changes in Socioeconomic Resources and Mental Health after the Second COVID-19 Wave (2020-2021) : A Longitudinal Study in Switzerland.” International Journal for Equity in Health 22 (1): 51. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-01853-2.

Tancredi, Stefano, et al. “Changes in Socioeconomic Resources and Mental Health after the Second COVID-19 Wave (2020-2021) : A Longitudinal Study in Switzerland.” International Journal for Equity in Health, vol. 22, no. 1, Mar. 2023, p. 51, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-01853-2.