Understanding the mental health and intention to leave of the public health workforce in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study
During the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the public health workforce experienced negative impacts on their mental health. 33% of the sample indicated an intention to leave their role, which has the potential to exacerbate pre-existing challenges in workforce retention. Study findings create an impetus for policy and practice changes to mitigate risks to mental health and attrition to create safe and healthy working environments for public health workers during public health crises.
Authors
- Jason Cabaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1474-9130)
- Sheila A. Boamah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6459-4416)
- Vanessa De Rubeis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6756-1887)
- Susan Michelle Jack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4380-620X)
- Sarah Neil‐Sztramko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9600-3403)
- Maureen Dobbins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1968-6765)
- Gaynor Watson-Creed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7362-0310)
- Clemence Ongolo Zogo
- Cory Neudorf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4943-4785)
- Emily Belita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4107-5354)
- C Seale
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Canada Research Chairs (CA)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
- Impact (CA)
- National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19783-1
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.40
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research