By Nature, We’re Doers and Problem Solvers: Evolving Job Demands and Resources in Response to COVID-19 Among US-Based Fire Service Personnel (the RAPID Study II)

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• Personal Author:
  Allen JA ; Boyer SL ; Castro KC ; Davis AL ; Fisher AB ; Geczik AM ; Lee J ; Resick CJ ; Taylor JA
• Description:
  Objective: The US fire service experienced increased demands due to COVID-19. This qualitative study explored the pandemic's impact on work-life balance and safety. Methods: Five interviews and 10 focus groups were conducted with 15 fire departments in the COVID-19 RAPID Mental Health Assessment. Coding and multilevel content analysis were conducted in NVivo. Results: Four department support themes were identified: emotional/social (33.1%), policy (28.4%), instrumental (22.9%), and informational (15.5%). Four work-life balance themes were identified: life (51.2%), children (18.1%), physiological (16.5%), and work (14.2%). We observed more departmental resources to help mitigate job demands within the work environment compared with those for work-life demands. Conclusions: Job resources are needed to mitigate demands and improve safety culture and mental well-being of the fire service under normal conditions, and for the next pandemic, natural disaster, or long-term emergency. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Firefighters Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Qualitative Analysis COVID-19 Fire Fighters First Responders Job Demands Job Resources Mental Health Qualitative Analysis Safety Culture Work-life Balance Worker Safety

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kansas ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Pennsylvania ; Utah
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  65
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067687
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2023 Apr; 65(4):e195-e203
• Contact Point Address:
  Katherine C. Castro, MPH, Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Utah, Suite 100, 250 E 200 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
• Email:
  katherine.castro@utah.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  University of Utah
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5773c83e6d17794247d6a7216ad9ed7ba8ce50297555e8679f72c8261da8f68066b60bfc9040e1bc569506902102c4913c2067c7c3c2b801720e674b880b1082
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/229952/cdc_229952_DS1.pdf
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