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Carlsen EØ, Caspersen IH, Ask H, Brandlistuen RE, Trogstad L, Magnus P. Association between work situation and life satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic: prospective cohort study in Norway. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e049586. [PMID: 35450887 PMCID: PMC9023848 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To estimate the impact of being laid off from work, having to work from home or having been diagnosed with COVID-19 on self-reported satisfaction with life. DESIGN Nationwide population-based cohort study. SETTING Norway. PARTICIPANTS We followed more than 80 000 participants in an ongoing cohort study, the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa), during the COVID-19 pandemic. We analysed current life satisfaction in April and again in September/October 2020 for subjects whose work situation and infection status had changed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Self-reported satisfaction with life, using a scale from 0 (worst) to 10 (best). We analysed the scale both continuously and as a binary variable (<or ≥6). RESULTS Temporary and permanent layoffs, working from a home-based office, and getting a COVID-19 diagnosis were all associated with modestly, but significantly lower concurrent life satisfaction, both in the total on a population level and for subjects experiencing a change in job status between spring and autumn. The associations with change in work situation were stronger for men. For men with permanent job loss, the adjusted odds ratio (OR) for low life satisfaction (<6) was 3.2 (95% CI 2.4 to 4.2) in April and 4.9 (95% CI 3.5 to 6.9) in autumn. Among all, a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis was associated with an adjusted OR for low life satisfaction of 1.9 (95% CI 1.6 to 2.3) in spring. The strength of associations between work situation and life satisfaction did not vary much across socio-economic strata, but layoffs were more common among those with low education. CONCLUSION Layoffs, home office and infection status had clear impact on the quality of life as measured with a global life satisfaction scale. These findings suggest that social differentials in quality of life, are increasing during the pandemic.
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- Ellen Øen Carlsen
- Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Modelling, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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Rinfret S, Jahan I, McKenzie K, Dendukuri N, Bainey KR, Mansour S, Natarajan M, Ybarra LF, Chong AY, Bérubé S, Breton R, Curtis MJ, Rodés-Cabau J, Amlani S, Bagherli A, Ball W, Barolet A, Beydoun HK, Brass N, Chan AW, Colizza F, Constance C, Fam NP, Gobeil F, Haghighat T, Hodge S, Joyal D, Kim HH, Lutchmedial S, MacDougall A, Malik P, Miner S, Minhas K, Orvold J, Palisaitis D, Parfrey B, Potvin JM, Puley G, Radhakrishnan S, Spaziano M, Tanguay JF, Vijayaraghaban R, Webb JG, Zimmermann RH, Wood DA, Brophy JM. COVID-19 pandemic and coronary angiography for ST-elevation myocardial infarction, use of mechanical support and mechanical complications in Canada; a Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology national survey. CJC Open 2021; 3:1125-1131. [PMID: 33997751 PMCID: PMC8114614 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2021.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic first wave, reductions in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) invasive care, ranging from 23% to 76%, have been reported from various countries. Whether this change had any impact on coronary angiography (CA) volume or on mechanical support device use for STEMI and post-STEMI mechanical complications in Canada is unknown. Methods We administered a Canada-wide survey to all cardiac catheterization laboratory directors, seeking the volume of CA use for STEMI performed during the period from March 1 2020 to May 31, 2020 (pandemic period), and during 2 control periods (March 1, 2019 to May 31, 2019 and March 1, 2018 to May 31, 2018). The number of left ventricular support devices used, as well as the number of ventricular septal defects and papillary muscle rupture cases diagnosed, was also recorded. We also assessed whether the number of COVID-19 cases recorded in each province was associated with STEMI-related CA volume. Results A total of 41 of 42 Canadian catheterization laboratories (98%) provided data. There was a modest but statistically significant 16% reduction (incidence rate ratio [IRR] 0.84; 95% confidence interval 0.80-0.87) in CA for STEMI during the first wave of the pandemic, compared to control periods. IRR was not associated with provincial COVID-19 caseload. We observed a 26% reduction (IRR 0.74; 95% confidence interval 0.61-0.89) in the use of intra-aortic balloon pump use for STEMI. Use of an Impella pump and mechanical complications from STEMI were exceedingly rare. Conclusions We observed a modest 16% decrease in use of CA for STEMI during the pandemic first wave in Canada, lower than the level reported in other countries. Provincial COVID-19 caseload did not influence this reduction.
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- Stéphane Rinfret
- Division of Cardiology, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- Department of medicine and biostatistics, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- Department of medicine and biostatistics, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- Division of cardiology, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, Edmonton, AB
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- Division of cardiology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC.,Division of cardiology, Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé, Laval, QC
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- Division of cardiology, Hamilton Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, ON
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- Division of cardiology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON
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- Division of cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON
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- Division of cardiology, CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS, Sherbrooke, QC
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- Division of cardiology, CIUSSS Saguenay Lac Saint Jean, Saguenay, QC
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- Multidisciplinary department of cardiology, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec-Hôpital Laval, Quebec City, QC
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- Division of cardiology, William Osler Health System, Brampton, ON
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- Division of cardiology, Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Peterborough, ON
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- Division of cardiology, University Health Network - Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON
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- Division of cardiology, CK Hui Heart Centre/Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, AB
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- Division of cardiology, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC
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- Division of cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Pierre-Boucher, Longueuil, QC
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- Division of cardiology, St. Michael's Hospital, Montreal, QC
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- Division of cardiology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC
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- Division of cardiology, Kelowna General Hospital, Kelowna, BC
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- Division of cardiology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC
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- Division of cardiology, St-Mary's Regional Cardiac Care Centre, Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
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- Division of cardiology, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay, ON
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- Division of cardiology, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON
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- Division of cardiology, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON
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- Division of cardiology, St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, MB
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- Division of cardiology, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, SK
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- Division of cardiology, Health Sciences Center, St-John's, NF
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- Division of cardiology, Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga, ON
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- Division of cardiology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON
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- Division of Cardiology, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- Division of cardiology, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver BC
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- Division of cardiology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
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- Division of Cardiology, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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Knudsen AKS, Stene-Larsen K, Gustavson K, Hotopf M, Kessler RC, Krokstad S, Skogen JC, Øverland S, Reneflot A. Prevalence of mental disorders, suicidal ideation and suicides in the general population before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway: A population-based repeated cross-sectional analysis. LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-EUROPE 2021; 4:100071. [PMID: 34557811 PMCID: PMC8454837 DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Background Self-report data on mental distress indicate a deterioration of population mental health in many countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. A Norwegian epidemiological diagnostic psychiatric interview survey was conducted from January to September 2020, allowing for comparison of mental disorder and suicidal ideation prevalence from before through different pandemic periods. Prevalence of suicide deaths were compared between 2020 and 2014-2018. Methods Participants from the Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) in Trondheim were recruited through repeated probability sampling. Using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 5.0) (n = 2154), current prevalence of mental disorders and suicidal ideation was examined in repeated cross-sectional analyzes. Data on suicide deaths was retrieved from the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry and compared for the months March to May in 2014-2018 and 2020. Findings Prevalence of current mental disorders decreased significantly from the pre-pandemic period (January 28th to March 11th 2020; 15•3% (95% CI 12•4-18•8)) to the first pandemic period (March 12th - May 31st; 8•7% (6•8-11•0)). Prevalences were similar between the pre-pandemic period and the interim (June 1st July 31st; 14•2% (11•4-17•5)) and second periods (August 1st-September 18th; 11•9% (9•0-15•6)). No significant differences were observed in suicidal ideation or in suicide deaths. Interpretation Except for a decrease in mental disorders in the first pandemic period, the findings suggest stable levels of mental disorders, suicidal ideation and suicide deaths during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to pre-pandemic levels. Potential methodological and contextual explanations of these findings compared with findings from other studies are discussed. Funding None.
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- Ann Kristin Skrindo Knudsen
- Centre for Disease Burden, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Zander Kaaes Gate 7, PO Box 973 Sentrum, 5-5808, 5015 Bergen, Norway
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Mental Health and Suicide, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Marcus Thranes Gate 6, 0473 Oslo, Norway
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- PROMENTA Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Blindern, 0317 Oslo, Norway
- Department of Mental Disorders, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Marcus Thranes Gate 6, 0473 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 16 De Crespigny Park, Camberwell, London SE5 8 AF, United Kingdom
- Biomedical Research Centre, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, 16 De Crespigny Park, Camberwell, London SE5 8 AF, United Kingdom
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- Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, 180 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 United States
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- HUNT Research Centre, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Forskningsvegen 2, 7600 Levanger, Norway
- Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Kirkegata 2, 7600 Levanger, Norway
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- Department of Health Promotion, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Zander Kaaes gate 7, 5015 Bergen, Norway
- Center for Alcohol & Drug Research, Stavanger University Hospital, 4010 Stavanger, Norway
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, 4021 Stavanger, Norway
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- Centre for Disease Burden, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Zander Kaaes Gate 7, PO Box 973 Sentrum, 5-5808, 5015 Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Mental Health and Suicide, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Marcus Thranes Gate 6, 0473 Oslo, Norway
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Al-Mohammad A, Partridge DG, Fent G, Watson O, Lewis NT, Storey RF, Makris M, Chico TJ. The cardiac complications of COVID-19: many publications, multiple uncertainties. VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 2:R105-R114. [PMID: 33283157 PMCID: PMC7709917 DOI: 10.1530/vb-20-0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Since the first description of COVID-19 in December 2019, more than 63,000 publications have described its virology, clinical course, management, treatment and prevention. Most physicians are now encountering, or will soon encounter, patients with COVID-19 and must attempt to simultaneously assimilate this avalanche of information while managing an entirely novel disease with few guiding precedents. It is increasingly clear that, although primarily a respiratory illness, COVID-19 is associated with cardiovascular complications. However, the true incidence of direct cardiac complications remains unclear, as all complications thus far reported can also occur in patients without COVID-19. In this review, we briefly summarise and critically appraise the data on cardiac complications associated with COVID-19 and describe some cases from our own experience. We identify unresolved questions and highlight the many uncertainties in this developing field.
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- Abdallah Al-Mohammad
- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.,Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.,Florey Institute for Host Pathogen Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.,Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.,Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.,Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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