Association Between Adherence to Healthy Lifestyles and Depressive Symptoms Among Japanese Hospital Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The objective of this study was to investigate the association between adherence healthy lifestyles (as measured by lifestyle index [HLI]) and depressive symptoms among staff members at a large national medical institution in Tokyo, Japan, during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. sample consisted 1228 aged 21 73 years who participated cross-sectional survey conducted July 2020. We constructed HLI assigning one point each factor: normal body mass index, sufficient physical activity, non-smoking status, non-to-moderate alcohol consumption, sleep duration. multivariate adjusted odds ratios for were 1.00 (reference), 0.71, 0.66, 0.56 participants with scores 0 2, 3, 4, 5, respectively. present suggests role mental health hospital working