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Pre-pandemic Mental Health and Well-being: Differences within the Healthcare Workforce and the Need for Targeted Resources
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12 2022
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Source: J Occup Environ Med. 64(12):1025-1035
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Alternative Title:J Occup Environ Med
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Description:Background
Occupational stress and diminished well-being among healthcare workers were concerning even before the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated existing stressors and created new challenges for this workforce. Research on the mental health of healthcare workers has focused on physicians and nurses, with less attention to other occupations.
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To assess pre-COVID mental health and well-being among workers in multiple healthcare occupations, we used 2017–2019 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
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Across the healthcare workforce, insufficient sleep (41.0%) and diagnosed depression (18.9%) were the most common conditions reported. Counselors had the highest prevalence of diagnosed depression. Healthcare support workers had elevated prevalences for most adverse health conditions.
Conclusion
Ensuring a robust healthcare workforce necessitates identifying and implementing effective occupation-specific prevention, intervention, and mitigation strategies that address organizational and personal conditions adversely affecting mental health.
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Pubmed ID:36472564
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC9722331
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