TY - JOUR
T1 - A cross-sectional examination of the mental wellbeing, coping and quality of working life in health and social care workers in the UK at two time points of the COVID-19 pandemic
AU - McFadden, Paula
AU - Neill, Ruth D.
AU - Moriarty, John
AU - Gillen, Patricia
AU - Mallet, John
AU - Manthorpe, Jill
AU - Currie, Denise
AU - Schröder, Heike
AU - Ravalier, Jermaine
AU - Nicholl, Patricia
AU - McFadden, Daniel
AU - Ross, Jana
PY - 2021/6/22
Y1 - 2021/6/22
N2 - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve around the world, it is important to examine its effect on societies and individuals, including health and social care (HSC) professionals. The aim of this study was to compare cross-sectional data collected from HSC staff in the UK at two time points during the COVID-19 pandemic; Phase 1 (May–July 2020) and Phase 2 (November 2020–January 2021). The HSC staff surveyed consisted of nurses, midwives, allied health profession-als, social care workers and social workers from across the UK (England, Wales, Scotland, North-ern Ireland). Multiple regressions were used to examine the effects of different coping strategies and demographic and work-related variables on participants’ wellbeing and quality of working life to see how and if the predictors changed over time. An additional multiple regression was used to directly examine the effects of time (Phase 1 vs. Phase 2) on the outcome variables. Find-ings suggested that both wellbeing and quality of working life deteriorated from Phase 1 to Phase 2. The results have the potential to inform interventions for HSC staff during future waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, other infectious outbreaks or even other circumstances putting long-term pressures on HSC systems.
AB - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve around the world, it is important to examine its effect on societies and individuals, including health and social care (HSC) professionals. The aim of this study was to compare cross-sectional data collected from HSC staff in the UK at two time points during the COVID-19 pandemic; Phase 1 (May–July 2020) and Phase 2 (November 2020–January 2021). The HSC staff surveyed consisted of nurses, midwives, allied health profession-als, social care workers and social workers from across the UK (England, Wales, Scotland, North-ern Ireland). Multiple regressions were used to examine the effects of different coping strategies and demographic and work-related variables on participants’ wellbeing and quality of working life to see how and if the predictors changed over time. An additional multiple regression was used to directly examine the effects of time (Phase 1 vs. Phase 2) on the outcome variables. Find-ings suggested that both wellbeing and quality of working life deteriorated from Phase 1 to Phase 2. The results have the potential to inform interventions for HSC staff during future waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, other infectious outbreaks or even other circumstances putting long-term pressures on HSC systems.
U2 - 10.3390/epidemiologia2030017
DO - 10.3390/epidemiologia2030017
M3 - Article
SN - 2673-3986
SP - 1
EP - 16
JO - Epidemiologia
JF - Epidemiologia
ER -