Publication: Monthly Changes in Well-being Among Danish Employees From 2018 to 2022: Was There an Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic?
The COVID-19 pandemic affected life for a large proportion of the global population. In this study, changes were examined in the well-being among employees in Denmark before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors: Sandra Nielsen, Iben Louise Karlsen, Marie L. Bak, Johan Simonsen Abildgaard, Reiner Rugulies, Jeppe K. Sørensen
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Secondary survey data were collected by a private company that had developed and provided a smartphone app to monitor employees’ well-being using the WHO-5 questionnaire. A clear seasonal variation was observed, with higher well-being scores during the summer months (July and August) in each year, regardless of the COVID-19 situation.
The study results suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a slight decrease in employees’ well-being that was more pronounced among women than among men.