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Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: This cohort study addresses the need for comprehensive and longitudinal research on police officers\' mental health, focusing on the relationship between occupational factors, individual characteristics and mental health status or suicidality. The Mental COP (Mental health Cohort Of Police officers in Korea) research provides important insights by tracking new police officers over time, contributing to evidence-based interventions and policies to improve their overall mental health and working conditions.
METHODS: Mental Cop is a prospective open cohort study designed for new police officers for police recruitment, expected to graduate after 8 months of education at the Central Police Academy. To date, 6752 individuals have completed the baseline survey and are enrolled in the cohort.
RESULTS: The study data in Mental COP covered a wide range of issues for first responders, including personal factors, various mental health problems, occupational factors and measured biomarkers of allostatic load, including Heart Rate Variability. The main findings indicate a lower prevalence of mental health problems among those selected as new police officers compared with the general population with notable gender differences. Therefore, closer monitoring of women is required. Furthermore, the study revealed cohort-based differences in mental health, highlighting increased risk related to occupational factors (field training) and the management of vulnerable groups.
UNASSIGNED: Another wave of Mental COP is scheduled for December 2023, with plans for future cohort expansion. Additionally, it will establish a more comprehensive and systematic scientific framework for future investigations by integrating broader medical examinations and National Health Insurance Service Data.
METHODS: Mental Cop is a prospective open cohort study designed for new police officers for police recruitment, expected to graduate after 8 months of education at the Central Police Academy. To date, 6752 individuals have completed the baseline survey and are enrolled in the cohort.
RESULTS: The study data in Mental COP covered a wide range of issues for first responders, including personal factors, various mental health problems, occupational factors and measured biomarkers of allostatic load, including Heart Rate Variability. The main findings indicate a lower prevalence of mental health problems among those selected as new police officers compared with the general population with notable gender differences. Therefore, closer monitoring of women is required. Furthermore, the study revealed cohort-based differences in mental health, highlighting increased risk related to occupational factors (field training) and the management of vulnerable groups.
UNASSIGNED: Another wave of Mental COP is scheduled for December 2023, with plans for future cohort expansion. Additionally, it will establish a more comprehensive and systematic scientific framework for future investigations by integrating broader medical examinations and National Health Insurance Service Data.
摘要：
目的：这项队列研究解决了对警察心理健康进行全面和纵向研究的需求，关注职业因素之间的关系，个体特征和心理健康状况或自杀倾向。随着时间的推移，心理COP（韩国警察心理健康队列）研究通过跟踪新警察提供了重要的见解，促进以证据为基础的干预措施和政策，以改善他们的整体心理健康和工作条件。
方法：MentalCop是一项前瞻性开放队列研究，旨在招募新的警察，预计在中央警察学院接受8个月的教育后毕业。迄今为止,6752个人完成了基线调查，并加入了队列。
结果：MentalCOP的研究数据涵盖了第一反应者的广泛问题，包括个人因素,各种心理健康问题，职业因素和测量的生物标志物的同种异体负荷，包括心率变异性。主要发现表明，与性别差异明显的普通人群相比，被选为新警官的人的心理健康问题患病率较低。因此,需要对妇女进行更密切的监测。此外，这项研究揭示了基于队列的心理健康差异，强调与职业因素（实地培训）和弱势群体管理有关的风险增加。
■另一波MentalCOP计划于2023年12月进行，并计划未来的队列扩展。此外,通过整合更广泛的体检和国家健康保险服务数据，它将为未来的调查建立一个更全面和系统的科学框架。
方法：MentalCop是一项前瞻性开放队列研究，旨在招募新的警察，预计在中央警察学院接受8个月的教育后毕业。迄今为止,6752个人完成了基线调查，并加入了队列。
结果：MentalCOP的研究数据涵盖了第一反应者的广泛问题，包括个人因素,各种心理健康问题，职业因素和测量的生物标志物的同种异体负荷，包括心率变异性。主要发现表明，与性别差异明显的普通人群相比，被选为新警官的人的心理健康问题患病率较低。因此,需要对妇女进行更密切的监测。此外，这项研究揭示了基于队列的心理健康差异，强调与职业因素（实地培训）和弱势群体管理有关的风险增加。
■另一波MentalCOP计划于2023年12月进行，并计划未来的队列扩展。此外,通过整合更广泛的体检和国家健康保险服务数据，它将为未来的调查建立一个更全面和系统的科学框架。
