Association of depressive symptoms with incidence and mortality rates of COVID-19 over 2 years among healthcare workers in 20 countries: multi-country serial cross-sectional study

Alvarado, RubénRubénAlvaradoHiroki AsaokaKazuhiro WatanabeYuki MiyamotoAlexandra RestrepoE. van der VenMaria Francesca MoroLubna AlnasserOlatunde AyindeArin A. BalalianArmando BasagoitiaSol Durand-AriasMehmet EskinEduardo Fernández-JiménezFreytes Frey Marcela InesLuis GiménezHans W. HoekRodrigo JaldoJutta LindertHumberto MaldonadoGonzalo Martínez‐AlésRoberto MediavillaClare McCormackJ NarváezUta OualiAida Barrera-PérezErwin Calgua-GuerraJorge RamírezAna RodríguezDominika ŠeblováAndréa Tenório Correia da SilvaLinda ValeriOye GurejeDinarte BallesterMauro Giovanni CartaAnna IsahakyanAmira JamoussiJana ŠeblováMaría Teresa Solís-SotoEzra SusserFranco MascayanoDaisuke Nishi2025-08-252025-08-252024-09-1210.1186/s12916-024-03585-8https://cris-uv.scimago.es/handle/123456789/5219Long-term deterioration in the mental health of healthcare workers (HCWs) has been reported during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Determining the impact of COVID-19 incidence and mortality rates on the mental health of HCWs is essential to prepare for potential new pandemics. This study aimed to investigate the association of COVID-19 incidence and mortality rates with depressive symptoms over 2 years among HCWs in 20 countries during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.enacceso abiertoCross-sectional studyDepression2019-20 coronavirus outbreakAssociation (psychology)Association of depressive symptoms with incidence and mortality rates of COVID-19 over 2 years among healthcare workers in 20 countries: multi-country serial cross-sectional studyjournal-article