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Workplace Factors, Burnout Signs, and Clinical Mental Health Symptoms among Mental Health Workers in Lombardy and Quebec during the First Wave of COVID-19

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  • Filippo Rapisarda

    (Research Center of the Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal (CRIUSMM), Montréal, QC H1N 3V2, Canada
    Research and Development Team, Sociosfera Onlus Società Cooperativa Sociale, Via Antonio Gramsci 8, 20831 Seregno, Italy)

  • Martine Vallarino

    (Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy)

  • Camille Brousseau-Paradis

    (Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, 7401 Rue Hochelaga, Montréal, QC H1N 3M5, Canada)

  • Luigi De Benedictis

    (Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, 7401 Rue Hochelaga, Montréal, QC H1N 3M5, Canada)

  • Marc Corbière

    (Research Center of the Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal (CRIUSMM), Montréal, QC H1N 3V2, Canada
    Research Chair Mental Health and Work, Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, Montréal, QC H1N 3V2, Canada
    Department of Education and Pedagogy, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC H3A 0E8, Canada)

  • Patrizia Villotti

    (Research Center of the Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal (CRIUSMM), Montréal, QC H1N 3V2, Canada
    Research Chair Mental Health and Work, Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, Montréal, QC H1N 3V2, Canada
    Department of Education and Pedagogy, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC H3A 0E8, Canada)

  • Elena Cavallini

    (Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy)

  • Catherine Briand

    (Research Center of the Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal (CRIUSMM), Montréal, QC H1N 3V2, Canada
    Department of Occupational Therapy, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC G8Z 4M3, Canada)

  • Lionel Cailhol

    (Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, 7401 Rue Hochelaga, Montréal, QC H1N 3M5, Canada)

  • Alain Lesage

    (Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, 7401 Rue Hochelaga, Montréal, QC H1N 3M5, Canada)

Abstract

Several research contributions have depicted the impact of the pandemic environment on healthcare and social care personnel. Even though the high prevalence of burnout depression and anxiety in healthcare settings before COVID-19 has been well documented in the research, the recent increase in psychological distress and mental health issues in healthcare and mental health workers should be attributed to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the present study is to develop, evaluate, and compare a model of COVID-19 workplace stressors between two different territories, the Italian region of Lombardy and the Canadian province of Quebec. Within this model, burnout is depicted as the strongest determinant of mental health symptoms for mental health workers. In turn, the main workplace determinants of burnout are the perception of a lack of support from the organization and the fear of contracting COVID-19 at work. Findings also provide insights for designing interventions to promote and protect mental health workers in the context of the pandemic. In conclusion, it is necessary to monitor burnout and carefully analyze elements of organizational culture, in addition to offering clinical and psychological care for those in need.

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  • Filippo Rapisarda & Martine Vallarino & Camille Brousseau-Paradis & Luigi De Benedictis & Marc Corbière & Patrizia Villotti & Elena Cavallini & Catherine Briand & Lionel Cailhol & Alain Lesage, 2022. "Workplace Factors, Burnout Signs, and Clinical Mental Health Symptoms among Mental Health Workers in Lombardy and Quebec during the First Wave of COVID-19," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-14, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:7:p:3806-:d:777699
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    1. Sofia Pappa & Joshua Barnett & Ines Berges & Nikolaos Sakkas, 2021. "Tired, Worried and Burned Out, but Still Resilient: A Cross-Sectional Study of Mental Health Workers in the UK during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(9), pages 1-14, April.
    2. Filippo Rapisarda & Martine Vallarino & Elena Cavallini & Angelo Barbato & Camille Brousseau-Paradis & Luigi De Benedictis & Alain Lesage, 2020. "The Early Impact of the Covid-19 Emergency on Mental Health Workers: A Survey in Lombardy, Italy," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(22), pages 1-12, November.
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