ArticleAnnals of epidemiology2022
The impact of traumatic experiences, coping mechanisms, and workplace benefits on the mental health of U.S. public health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Organizational interventions to support and promote the mental health of healthcare workers during pandemics and epidemics: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- Insights from the front line: uplifting stories of the COVID-19 pandemic through the eyes of the public health workforce in Iowa.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Public health care staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison of job demands and work functioning between temporary and permanent staff.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Understanding the mental health and intention to leave of the public health workforce in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Hospital Chaplain Burnout, Depression, and Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the association between risk factors, mitigating factors, and adverse mental health outcomes among United States public health workers.
methodsCross-sectional online survey data were collected March to April 2021. The survey was distributed to public health workers who worked in a state, tribal, local, or territorial public health department since March 2020.
resultsIn total, 26,174 United States state and local public health workers completed the survey. Feeling isolated was a risk factor for anxiety (PR, 1.84; 95% CI, 1.74-1.95), depression (PR, 1.84; 95% CI, 1.75-1.94), post-traumatic stress disorder (PR, 1.50; 95% CI, 1.43-1.57), and suicidal ideation (PR, 3.23; 95% CI, 2.82-3.69). The ability to take time off was linked to fewer reported symptoms of anxiety (PR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.83-0.90), depression (PR, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.83-0.89), post-traumatic stress disorder (PR, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.81-0.88), and suicidal ideation (PR, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.77-0.92).
conclusionsSince COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, respondents who felt isolated and alone were at an increased risk for adverse mental health outcomes. Findings from this study call for public health organizations to provide their workforce with services and resources to mitigate adverse mental health outcomes.
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