Housing conditions and changes in professional activity during lockdown and the risk of prevalent and incident depression: Findings from the CONSTANCES cohort

Material conditions of lockdown and changes in regular functioning may have played a role on depressive manifestations. We aimed to examine the association between housing conditions and changes in professional activity and depression during the first COVID-19 outbreak in France. Participants of the...

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Published in:Journal of affective disorders 2023-08, Vol.335, p.186-194
Main Authors: Gouraud, Clément, Wiernik, Emmanuel, Matta, Joane, Melchior, Maria, Airagnes, Guillaume, Ouazana-Vedrines, Charles, Robineau, Olivier, Carrat, Fabrice, Severi, Gianluca, Descatha, Alexis, Touvier, Mathilde, Goldberg, Marcel, Zins, Marie, Lemogne, Cédric
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cohort study
Communicable Disease Control
COVID
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression
Depression - epidemiology
Distance working
Female
Housing Quality
Human health and pathology
Humans
Life Sciences
Lockdown
Male
Middle Aged
Psychiatrics and mental health
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Summary:Material conditions of lockdown and changes in regular functioning may have played a role on depressive manifestations. We aimed to examine the association between housing conditions and changes in professional activity and depression during the first COVID-19 outbreak in France. Participants of the CONSTANCES cohort were followed online. A first questionnaire covered the lockdown period (assessing housing conditions and changes in professional activity), and a second the post-lockdown period (assessing depression using the Center of Epidemiologic Studies Depression-Scale (CES-D)). Incident depression was also estimated (with a previous CES-D measure). Logistic regression models were applied. 22,042 participants (median age 46 years, 53.2 % women) were included and 20,534 had a previous CES-D measure. Depression was associated with female gender, lower household income and past history of depression. A negative gradient between the number of rooms and the likelihood of depression was consistently observed (OR = 1.55 95 % [1.19–2.00] for one room, OR = 0.76 [0.65–0.88] for seven rooms), while a U-shape relationship was observed with the number of people living together (OR = 1.62 [1.42–1.84] for living alone, OR = 1.44 [1.07–1.92] for six persons). These associations were also observed with incident depression. Changes in professional activity were associated with depression (Started distance working (OR = 1.33 [1.17–1.50]). Starting distance working was also associated with incident depression (OR = 1.27 [1.08–1.48]). A cross-sectional design was used. The consequences of lockdown on depression may vary depending on living conditions and changes in professional activity, including distance working. These results could help to better identify vulnerable people to promote mental health. •Housing conditions were associated with both prevalent and incident depression during the first COVID-19 related lockdown•A statistical gradient was observed between the number of rooms in the dwelling and the risk of depression•Changes in professional activity (such as starting distance working) were associated with prevalent and incident depression•Gender (women), lower household income and past history of depression were also associated with greater odds of depression
ISSN:0165-0327
1573-2517
DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2023.05.004