Prepandemic Mental Health and Well-Being: Differences Within the Health Care Workforce and the Need for Targeted Resources

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• Personal Author:
  Carbone EG ; Li J ; Marsh, Suzanne M. ; Silver, Sharon R.
• Description:
  Background: Occupational stress and diminished well-being among health care workers were concerning even before the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic exacerbated existing stressors and created new challenges for this workforce. Research on the mental health of health care workers has focused on physicians and nurses, with less attention to other occupations. Methods: To assess pre-coronavirus disease mental health and well-being among workers in multiple health care occupations, we used 2017 to 2019 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Results: Across the health care workforce, insufficient sleep (41.0%) and diagnosed depression (18.9%) were the most common conditions reported. Counselors had the highest prevalence of diagnosed depression. Health care support workers had elevated prevalences for most adverse health conditions. Conclusions: Ensuring a robust health care workforce necessitates identifying and implementing effective occupation-specific prevention, intervention, and mitigation strategies that address organizational and personal conditions adversely affecting mental health. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Health Personnel Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Mental Health Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System BRFSS Counselors COVID-19 Depression Health Care Personnel Health Care Support Workers Health Care Workforce Industry Insufficient Sleep Job Stress Mental Health Nurses Occupation Physicians Sleep Deprivation Well-being

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering ; DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066554
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2022 Dec; 64(12):1025-1035
• Contact Point Address:
  Sharon R. Silver, MS, Health Informatics Branch, Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1190 Tusculum, MS R-17, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  ssilver@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:deffda6d6e16f1c4164438c15c5dc9046519dc5ae5285c748beb7240a32b411a49b3964767a85055560c9cd13f4e69fce3d076471b8a55e685a8815906504158
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/231122/cdc_231122_DS1.pdf
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