Volume 17, Issue 4 (Occupational Medicine Quarterly Journal 2026)
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Davari M H, Mehrparvar A H, Loukzadeh Z, Piri Ardakani M, Neshati A, Shamsi F, et al . Investigating the relationship between depression, anxiety, and stress with the time to return to work in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Yazd. tkj 2026; 17 (4) :48-57
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Mohammad Hossein Davari 
, Amir Houshang Mehrparvar , Ziba Loukzadeh , Mojgan Piri Ardakani , Amir Neshati * , Farimah Shamsi , Abbas Jafari , Simin Manoochehry
, Amir Houshang Mehrparvar , Ziba Loukzadeh , Mojgan Piri Ardakani , Amir Neshati * , Farimah Shamsi , Abbas Jafari , Simin Manoochehry
, dr.amirneshati@gmail.com
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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed a great burden on humans in various areas. The return to work of individuals after contracting this disease was likely to be affected by various factors, one of which could be psychological disorders. Therefore, we decided to conduct a study in this field.
Materials and Methods: This study was a cross-sectional and conducted on patients with COVID-19 who were hospitalized for treatment and subsequently returned to their previous jobs. A questionnaire including demographic and occupational information, as well as the Persian version of the DASS-21 questionnaire, was completed for each participant via telephone interview. Depression, anxiety, and stress were compared between the two groups: those with a return-to-work time of up to 21 days and those with a return-to-work time of more than 21 days. The data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 22) and the chi-square test.
Results: The sample size of this study was 152 individuals with the average age of 40.1±7.8 years. Fifty-seven of participants (37.5%) returned to work within a maximum of 21 days after the onset of COVID-19 onset, while this period took longer than 21 days for 62.5% of the participants. Depression, anxiety, and stress were significantly higher in individuals whose return to work took longer than 21 days, and depression was significantly higher in those with non-university education compared to those with university education.
Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrate the importance of early assessment of psychological status and timely intervention from the perspective of occupational health and appropriate return to work during the outbreak of pandemics.
Materials and Methods: This study was a cross-sectional and conducted on patients with COVID-19 who were hospitalized for treatment and subsequently returned to their previous jobs. A questionnaire including demographic and occupational information, as well as the Persian version of the DASS-21 questionnaire, was completed for each participant via telephone interview. Depression, anxiety, and stress were compared between the two groups: those with a return-to-work time of up to 21 days and those with a return-to-work time of more than 21 days. The data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 22) and the chi-square test.
Results: The sample size of this study was 152 individuals with the average age of 40.1±7.8 years. Fifty-seven of participants (37.5%) returned to work within a maximum of 21 days after the onset of COVID-19 onset, while this period took longer than 21 days for 62.5% of the participants. Depression, anxiety, and stress were significantly higher in individuals whose return to work took longer than 21 days, and depression was significantly higher in those with non-university education compared to those with university education.
Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrate the importance of early assessment of psychological status and timely intervention from the perspective of occupational health and appropriate return to work during the outbreak of pandemics.
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occupational medicine
Received: 2025/12/29 | Accepted: 2026/01/11 | Published: 2026/01/30
Received: 2025/12/29 | Accepted: 2026/01/11 | Published: 2026/01/30
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