Impact of COVID-19 on mental disorder claims among healthcare workers
Unlike prior research based on self-reported data, this study found no evidence of an increase in mental disorder claims among HCWs during the pandemic. These results suggest that workers' compensation claims data may not fully capture the broader mental health challenges experienced by HCWs, potentially due to underreporting or barriers to accessing claims.
Authors
- Mariah Allyson Banal
- Joseph H. Puyat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3710-5773)
- Chris McLeod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9268-3694)
- Daniel Vigo
Institutions
- Providence Health Care (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Occupational Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqag002
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00