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ReviewJournal of occupational rehabilitation2025

Lifestyle Dimensions of Public Safety Personnel Families: There's No Life Like It.

Heidi Cramm, Marilyn Cox, Deborah Norris, Nathalie Reid, Linna Tam-Seto, Rachel Dekel, Nicola T Fear, Lisa Delaney, Rachel Richmond, Alyson Mahar

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Review in Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Heidi CrammSchool of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queens University, Kingston, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8805-063X
Marilyn CoxSchool of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queens University, Kingston, ON, Canada. m.cox@queensu.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0465-7467
Deborah NorrisDepartment of Family Studies and Gerontology, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-8224
Nathalie ReidChild Trauma Research Center, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3867-6981
Linna Tam-SetoDepartment of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1751-7017
Rachel DekelSchool of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7082-0456
Nicola T FearKing's Centre for Military Health Research, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5792-2925
Lisa DelaneySchool of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queens University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Rachel RichmondSchool of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queens University, Kingston, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6373-2976
Alyson MaharSchool of Nursing, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6862-3760

Funding

CIHR Mental Wellness in Public Safety Team Grant (no grant number)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe nature and cumulative occupational demands imposed on families of public safety personnel (PSP) are substantial, in many cases non-negotiable, and distinct from the general population accentuating risk factors for family well-being. Despite this reality, the contributions of PSP families are not well understood, and a conceptual framework is needed. The aim of this paper is to summarize contextual factors (lifestyle dimensions) that shape the lives of PSP families; factors supported in the existing, albeit limited, body of research.

methodsGrounded in the interpretive/constructivist paradigm, a synthesis was central to understanding the lived experiences of PSP families. An interdisciplinary research team engaged in an iterative process of framework analysis to capture the variability and complexity of PSP family life and distilled the overarching lifestyle dimensions.

resultsThree lifestyle dimensions-logistics, risks, and identities-emerged from contextual factors and represent distinct aspects of PSP family life. PSP families play a crucial role in that their capacity to accommodate the lifestyle dimensions (i.e., logistics, risks, and identities), without which the PSP could not meet the demands of the profession.

conclusionPromoting awareness of these dimensions and their consequent demands underscores the cumulative demands that put PSP families at risk. Responses from governments, public safety organizations, and communities are required to help PSP families manage non-negotiable elements of the public safety occupation that spill over into family life over which they have no control.

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FamilyLife StyleHumansRisk FactorsFamily dynamicsFamily resilienceFamily well-beingPublic safety familiesRisk factorsRole overloadWork-family conflict

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PMID38869745
PMCPMC12089189

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