Association between job lost and mental health outcomes during the Covid-19 pandemic and the role of food insecurity as mediator of this relationship
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This study aimed to evaluate the association between employment status and mental health, considering food insecurity as a mediator of this relation. A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted with adults (≥ 18 and < 60 years) during the COVID-19 outbreak in two cities from Southern Brazil. Employment status was categorized into working, not working, and lost job. The mental health outcomes evaluated were depressive symptoms, perceived stress, and sadness. Food insecurity was identified by the short-form version of the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale. Adjusted analyses using Poisson regression were performed to assess the association between employment status and mental health. Mediation analysis was performed to investigate the direct and indirect effects of employment status on mental health outcomes. In total, 1,492 adults were analyzed. The not working status was associated with 53% and 74% higher odds of perceived stress and of sadness, respectively. Being dismissed during the pandemic increased the odds of depressive symptoms, perceived stress, and sadness by 68%, 123%, and 128%, respectively. Mediation analyses showed that food insecurity was an important mediator of the association between employment status and depressive symptoms and sadness, but not of perceived stress. The complexity of these results highlights economic and nutritional aspects involved in mental health outcomes
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Association (psychology) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Disease · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Infectious disease (medical specialty) · Job insecurity · Mediator · Mental health · Outbreak · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) · Work (physics) · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Employment and Welfare Studies · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Psychology · Virology
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