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Korean Firefighters' Work Experience and Risk Factors for Depression during the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 팬데믹 시대의 한국 소방공무원의 업무 실태와 우울증 위험 요인

  • 박혜연 (동덕여자대학교 교양대학) ;
  • 이지혜 (분당서울대학교병원 공공의료본부) ;
  • 민범준 (분당서울대학교병원 공공의료본부) ;
  • 김정현 (분당서울대학교병원 공공의료본부)
  • Received : 2022.04.05
  • Accepted : 2022.04.27
  • Published : 2022.05.28
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Abstract

This study investigated work experience of firefighters and risk factors for their depression during COVID-19 pandemic. We analyzed data of 53,557 firefighters who participated in the online mental health status survey. Data included experiences of COVID-19 infection, experience of COVID-19 response work, fear of social stigma, and anxiety and depression symptoms. Results showed that 45.76% of participants had experience of COVID-19 response work. Emergency job group had the highest percentage of COVID-19 related work and the greater intensity of the work and fear of social stigma than those of other job groups. Hierarchical multiple regression showed that co-workers' infection, COVID-19 related work intensity and fear of social stigma were significantly associated to the severity of depression. The findings in this study demonstrated COVID-19 related work experience can link to the development of depression in firefighters. Effort to reduce COVID-19 related work intensity and fear of social stigma could help prevent depression among firefighters.

본 연구는 우리나라 소방공무원의 코로나바이러스감염증-19(COVID-19) 대응 업무 실태를 파악하고 COVID-19와 관련된 경험이 우울증에 미치는 영향을 알아보았다. 소방공무원 53,557명이 온라인 설문조사에 참여하여, 본인 및 동료의 COVID-19 감염 경험, COVID-19 대응 업무 경험 및 업무 강도, 사회적 낙인의 두려움, 불안 및 우울 증상에 대한 설문에 답했다. 자료 분석 결과, 2021년 3월 기준으로 전체 53,557명 중 45.76%가 COVID-19 대응 업무 경험을 한 것으로 나타났다. 주요 직무군 별로는 구급 업무군에서 COVID-19 대응 업무의 수행 비율이 가장 높았고, 대응 업무 강도와 사회적 낙인의 두려움 역시 다른 직무군에 비해 컸다. 위계적 회귀분석 결과, 동료의 감염, 대응 업무 강도, 사회적 낙인의 두려움이 COVID-19 팬데믹 중 소방공무원의 우울증을 설명하는 유의한 변수인 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구 결과는 COVID-19 팬데믹 시대에 소방공무원들에게서 우울증을 발생시킬 수 있는 위험 요인을 제시하며, 감염병과 관련된 소방공무원 직군의 우울증 발생 예방과 증상 완화를 위한 노력에 실질적인 토대를 제공한다.

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