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Abstract

Despite the high impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social interactions and healthcare workers’ (HWs’) mental health, few studies have investigated the association between social network characteristics and HWs’ mental health, particularly during the pandemic. Therefore, we aimed to assess the associations between public health residents’ (PHRs’) social network characteristics and depression. We used data from the Public Health Residents’ Anonymous Survey in Italy (PHRASI), a nationwide cross-sectional study. Social network characteristics were self-reported. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire. Linear and logistic models adjusted for age, sex, physical activity, and alcohol were used. A moderation analysis by sex was also performed. A total of 379 PHRs participated in the survey (58% females, median age of 30 years). More peer-to-peer (odds ratio OR = 0.62 (0.47–0.83)) and supervisor support (OR = 0.49 (0.36–0.68)), more social participation ((OR) = 0.36 95% CI (0.25–0.50)), and having a partner (OR = 0.49 (0.25–0.96)) were significantly associated with a lower risk of clinically relevant depressive symptoms. Work-to-private-life interference was significantly associated with a higher risk of clinically relevant depressive symptoms (OR = 1.77 (1.28–2.45)). Promoting a supportive work environment and social participation as well as reducing work-to-private life interference can contribute to reducing the high burden among PHRs.

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Title
Social Network Characteristics and Depressive Symptoms of Italian Public Health Medical Residents: The Public Health Residents’ Anonymous Survey in Italy (PHRASI)
Author
Stacchini, Lorenzo 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Catalini, Alessandro 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; De Nicolò, Valentina 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Cosma, Claudia 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Gallinoro, Veronica 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Ancona, Angela 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Berselli, Nausicaa 5 ; Caminiti, Marta 6 ; Mazza, Clara 7   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Minutolo, Giuseppa 8 ; Cedrone, Fabrizio 9   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Gianfredi, Vincenza 10   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Hunter, John A

 Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy[email protected] (V.G.) 
 Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60100 Ancona, Italy 
 Department of Public Health and Infectious Disease, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy 
 School of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy; [email protected] 
 Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy; [email protected] 
 Department of Medicine and Surgery—Sector of Public Health, University of Perugia, 06100 Perugia, Italy 
 Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy 
 Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy 
 Hospital Management, Local Health Authority of Pescara, 65100 Pescara, Italy; [email protected] 
10  Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy; [email protected] 
First page
881
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
2076328X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2892952966
Copyright
© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.