Front-line emergency workers’ mental health is a priority

2022 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-5
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Emergency Workers ◽  
A Priority

scholarly journals Working conditions and health status of 6,317 front line public health workers across five provinces in China during the COVID-19 epidemic: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinghua Li ◽  
Jingdong Xu ◽  
Huan Zhou ◽  
Hua You ◽  
Xiaohui Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Public Health Workers

ABSTRACT Background Public health workers at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) and primary health care institutes (PHIs) were among the main workers who implemented prevention, control, and containment measures. However, their efforts and health status have not been well documented. We aimed to investigate the working conditions and health status of front line public health workers in China during the COVID-19 epidemic. Methods Between 18 February and 1 March 2020, we conducted an online cross-sectional survey of 2,313 CDC workers and 4,004 PHI workers in five provinces across China experiencing different scales of COVID-19 epidemic. We surveyed all participants about their work conditions, roles, burdens, perceptions, mental health, and self-rated health using a self-constructed questionnaire and standardised measurements (i.e., Patient Health Questionnaire and General Anxiety Disorder scale). To examine the independent associations between working conditions and health outcomes, we used multivariate regression models controlling for potential confounders. Results The prevalence of depression, anxiety, and poor self-rated health was 21.3, 19.0, and 9.8%, respectively, among public health workers (27.1, 20.6, and 15.0% among CDC workers and 17.5, 17.9, and 6.8% among PHI workers). The majority (71.6%) made immense efforts in both field and non-field work. Nearly 20.0% have worked all night for more than 3 days, and 45.3% had worked throughout the Chinese New Year holiday. Three risk factors and two protective factors were found to be independently associated with all three health outcomes in our final multivariate models: working all night for >3 days (multivariate odds ratio [ORm]=1.67~1.75, p<0.001), concerns about infection at work (ORm=1.46~1.89, p<0.001), perceived troubles at work (ORm=1.10~1.28, p<0.001), initiating COVID-19 prevention work after January 23 (ORm=0.78~0.82, p=0.002~0.008), and ability to persist for > 1 month at the current work intensity (ORm=0.44~0.55, p<0.001). Conclusions Chinese public health workers made immense efforts and personal sacrifices to control the COVID-19 epidemic and faced the risk of mental health problems. Efforts are needed to improve the working conditions and health status of public health workers and thus maintain their morale and effectiveness during the fight against COVID-19.

Perceptions from the front line: Professional identity in mental health nursing

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gylo Hercelinskyj ◽  
Mary Cruickshank ◽  
Peter Brown ◽  
Brian Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Mental Health Nursing ◽  
Health Nursing

Supporting front-line practitioners' professional development and job satisfaction in mental health and addiction

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion Bogo ◽  
Jane Paterson ◽  
Lea Tufford ◽  
Regine King
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Front Line

scholarly journals Mental health services in Nicaragua: Ten years of revolution

1990 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 346-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Harris ◽  
Tammy Shefer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
The United States ◽  
Democratic Society ◽  
A Priority

Nicaragua is celebrating ten years of revolution since the overthrow of the 45 year long Somoza dictatorship∗. In this time, the Sandinista government has attempted to construct a more democratic society with considerable achievements in the area of health, welfare and education. Indeed, health care has been a priority in spite of severe economic difficulties caused by the United States economic blockade and by the need for defence against the war waged by the counter-revolutionaries (the Contra).

scholarly journals Evidence-based psycho-oncology: A priority in mental health

Salud Mental ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 101-102
Author(s):  
Oscar Galindo-Vázquez ◽  
Rosario Costas-Muñiz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
A Priority

Unique Job Roles and Mental Health Risk Factors Among Emergency Dispatchers

2020 ◽  
pp. 49-62
Author(s):  
Isabel Gardett ◽  
Edward Trefts ◽  
Christopher Olola ◽  
Greg Scott
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
First Responders ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Job Roles ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Emergency Workers ◽  
Police Dispatchers ◽  
Safety Systems ◽  
Emergency Dispatchers

Emergency medical, fire, and police dispatchers are often called the first, first responders. Working in emergency communication centers, they are the first point of contact with medical, fire, and law enforcement resources and the first point of access to public health and public safety systems for millions of callers each year. Emergency dispatchers face unique risks to their mental health, and the roles and responsibilities specific to their work produce stressors not synonymous with those encountered by other first responders and emergency workers. Yet relatively little research has been done to understand the specific mental health concerns of this vital and often overlooked segment of the emergency services profession. The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of the job-specific tasks and work characteristics that make the emergency dispatcher's job qualitatively different from the jobs of other emergency workers and first responders, then discuss the unique mental health risks associated with their work.

Making perinatal mental health a priority

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. 573-573
Author(s):  
Polly Moffat
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Perinatal Mental Health ◽  
A Priority
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