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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2024

Perspectives and Experiences of Public Safety Personnel Engaged in a Peer-Led Workplace Reintegration Program Post Critical Incident or Operational Stress Injury: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis.

Chelsea Jones, Shaylee Spencer, Elly O'Greysik, Lorraine Smith-MacDonald, Katherine S Bright, Amy J Beck, R Nicholas Carleton, Lisa Burback, Andrew Greenshaw, Yanbo Zhang and 4 more

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Chelsea JonesHeroes in Mind, Advocacy and Research Consortium (HiMARC), Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7713-4099
Shaylee SpencerHeroes in Mind, Advocacy and Research Consortium (HiMARC), Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.
Elly O'GreysikHeroes in Mind, Advocacy and Research Consortium (HiMARC), Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4307-7433
Lorraine Smith-MacDonaldHeroes in Mind, Advocacy and Research Consortium (HiMARC), Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3712-0674
Katherine S BrightHeroes in Mind, Advocacy and Research Consortium (HiMARC), Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.
Amy J BeckHeroes in Mind, Advocacy and Research Consortium (HiMARC), Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8703-6951
R Nicholas CarletonDepartment of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6083-8935
Lisa BurbackDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9591-4355
Andrew GreenshawDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.
Yanbo ZhangDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.
Phillip R SevignyHeroes in Mind, Advocacy and Research Consortium (HiMARC), Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.
Jake HaywardDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4919-8946
Bo CaoDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.
Suzette Brémault-PhillipsHeroes in Mind, Advocacy and Research Consortium (HiMARC), Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.

Funding

Supporting Psychological Health in First Responders (SPHIFR) Grant program, Ministry of Labour and Immigration, Government of Alberta 21SPHFR24-2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPublic safety personnel (PSP) experience operational stress injuries (OSIs), which can put them at increased risk of experiencing mental health and functional challenges. Such challenges can result in PSP needing to take time away from the workplace. An unsuccessful workplace reintegration process may contribute to further personal challenges for PSP and their families as well as staffing shortages that adversely affect PSP organizations. The Canadian Workplace Reintegration Program (RP) has seen a global scale and spread in recent years. However, there remains a lack of evidence-based literature on this topic and the RP specifically. The current qualitative study was designed to explore the perspectives of PSP who had engaged in a Workplace RP due to experiencing a potentially psychologically injurious event or OSI.

methodsA qualitative thematic analysis analyzed interview data from 26 PSP who completed the RP. The researchers identified five themes: (1) the impact of stigma on service engagement; (2) the importance of short-term critical incident (STCI) program; (3) strengths of RP; (4) barriers and areas of improvement for the RP; and (5) support outside the RP. DISCUSSION: Preliminary results were favorable, but further research is needed to address the effectiveness, efficacy, and utility of the RP.

conclusionBy addressing workplace reintegration through innovation and research, future initiatives and RP iterations can provide the best possible service and support to PSP and their communities.

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WorkplaceAdultCanadaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOccupational HealthOccupational StressPeer GroupQualitative Researchcritical incidentfirst respondersmental healthoperational stress injurypeer supportpublic safety personnelreturn to workworkplace reintegration

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PMID39063525
PMCPMC11277017

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