Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
The role of discrimination in the relation between COVID-19 sequelae, psychological distress, and work impairment in COVID-19 survivors. |
| Authors: |
Ishii, Shinya1 (AUTHOR) sishii76@hiroshima-u.ac.jp, Sugiyama, Aya2 (AUTHOR), Ito, Noriaki3 (AUTHOR), Miwata, Kei3 (AUTHOR), Kitahara, Yoshihiro3 (AUTHOR), Okimoto, Mafumi3 (AUTHOR), Kurisu, Akemi2 (AUTHOR), Abe, Kanon2 (AUTHOR), Imada, Hirohito2 (AUTHOR), Akita, Tomoyuki2 (AUTHOR), Kubo, Tatsuhiko4 (AUTHOR), Nagasawa, Akira5 (AUTHOR), Nakanishi, Toshio5 (AUTHOR), Takafuta, Toshiro3 (AUTHOR), Kuwabara, Masao6 (AUTHOR), Tanaka, Junko2 (AUTHOR) jun-tanaka@hiroshima-u.ac.jp |
| Source: |
Scientific Reports. 12/23/2022, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p1-8. 8p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*PSYCHOLOGICAL distress, *MINORITY stress, *COVID-19, *PERCEIVED discrimination, *DEVELOPMENTAL psychology, *LOGISTIC regression analysis |
| Geographic Terms: |
JAPAN |
| Abstract: |
Perceived discrimination and work impairment are commonly observed in COVID-19 survivors, but their relationship has not been well understood. We aimed to evaluate the role of discrimination in the development of psychological distress and work impairment in COVID-19 survivors. From April 2020 to November 2021, 309 patients were recruited at two designated COVID-19 hospitals in Japan. Participants completed a standardized questionnaire including COVID-19 sequelae, psychological distress, impairments in work performance and perceived discrimination. The majority of participants (62.5%) experienced one or more COVID-19 sequelae. Psychological distress was observed in 36.9% and work impairment in 37.9%. In multivariate logistic regression analyses, COVID-19 sequelae and discrimination were associated with both psychological distress and work impairment. Mediation analysis demonstrated that the direct effect of sequelae on work impairment was non-significant after accounting for psychological distress, suggesting that the effect of sequelae on work impairment was mainly mediated through psychological distress. These findings were replicated in a subgroup analysis limited to patients with mild COVID-19. We conclude that discrimination plays an important role in the development of psychological distress and work impairment, and that both discrimination and psychological distress should be targets of intervention in COVID-19 survivors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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