COVID-19 팬데믹 시대의 한국 소방공무원의 업무 실태와 우울증 위험 요인 = Korean Firefighters’ Work Experience and Risk Factors for Depression during the COVID-19 Pandemic

국문 초록 (Abstract)

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.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual 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.

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