Availability, use, and impact of workplace mental health supports during the COVID-19 pandemic in a Canadian cohort of healthcare workers
Type de document
Études primaires
Année de publication
2024
Langue
Anglais
Titre de la revue
Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health
Première page
57
Dernière page
66
Résumé
We investigated the availability and use of workplace mental health (MH) supports during the COVID-19 pandemic in a Canadian cohort of healthcare workers (HCW) and measured anxiety and depression by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) completed at four contacts 2020–2022. Reports were available for 4400 HCW working with patients. Half the HCWs had a clinically significant HADS score at one or more contacts Access to MH supports increased during the pandemic, with 94% reporting access to some workplace support by 2022: 47% had made use of at least one support. 25% of those with high HADS scores used no support. Older women and men with depressive conditions were less likely to report use. Reported use of an Employee Assistance Program was associated with a reduction in HADS scores in the following months. © 2024 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Mots-clés
Santé mentale, Mental health, Covid-19, Service de santé, Health service, Personnel médical, Medical personnel, Étude de cohorte, Cohort study, Canada
Numéro de projet IRSST
n/a
Citation recommandée
Ruzycki, S., Adisesh, A., Burstyn, I., Durand-Moreau, Q., Labreche, F., Zadunayski, T. et Cherry, N. (2024). Availability, use, and impact of workplace mental health supports during the COVID-19 pandemic in a Canadian cohort of healthcare workers. Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, 79(2), 57-66. https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2024.2350956