Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on long-term sickness absences due to mental disorders in public servants: a retrospective observational study
The COVID-19 pandemic did not influence the incidence of long-term sickness absences. However, depressive states and adjustment disorders exhibited an upward trend. This study underscores the need for tailored workplace mental health interventions to tackle the increasing stress-related illnesses, necessitating future research exploring the root causes.
Authors
- Koki Inoue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3044-3921)
- Yasuhiko Deguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5320-6569)
- Atsuhiko Matsunaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0190-707X)
- Shinichi Iwasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1415-8701)
- Shohei Okura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2686-3480)
- Kunio Maekubo
Institutions
- Osaka City University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22718-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science