Construction Worker Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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• Journal Article:
  Construction worker mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Personal Author:
  Brown, Samantha ; Trueblood, Amber B. ; Harris, William ; Dong, Xiuwen S.
• Description:
  This issue examines anxiety and depression symptoms or medication use among construction workers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, comparing differences by demographics, socioeconomic status, and health indicators. KEY FINDINGS: 1. Construction workers feeling anxious at least once per month rose 20% between 2011 and 2018. 2. In 2020, the prevalence of anxiety/depression (based on feelings or medication) in workers was 15%, and was particularly high in those who were age 18-34 (18%), female (24%), living below the poverty line (18%), or working part-time (19%). 3. In 2020, symptoms or medication use for anxiety/depression were almost three times higher in workers who used prescription opioids in the past year compared to those who did not (39% versus 14%). 4. Among workers who were surveyed in both 2019 and 2020, 43% had increases in the frequency or level of anxious/depressed feelings between years, with increases more common in those who were age 18-54 (46%), female (50%), or had a family income below the poverty line (61%). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Burnout, Psychological Communicable Diseases Construction Industry Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Demography Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Pandemics Safety Safety Management Work Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Construction workers; Mental health; Demographic characteristics; COVID-19; Coronavirus
• Source:
  CPWR Data Bulletin. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2022 Jan; :1-7
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Data Bulletin
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  7 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064429
• Contact Point Address:
  Xiuwen Sue Dong, CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Email:
  datacenter@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bb55959f0830c35a2e2eaf3a18082756dc9a5064b8d33c20352e3dd4f684c4f5a657571a425fb7701cf7f696b00fa08a4c3d1e9074e9b730d0d1a509d5109ed3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/115986/cdc_115986_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.23 MB ]