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Employee Mental Health During COVID-19 Adaptation: Observations of Occupational Safety and Health/Human Resource Professionals in Ireland

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Author(s)
Chen, Yanbing 
Ingram, Carolyn 
Downey, Vicky 
Roe, Mark 
Drummond, Anne 
Sripaiboonkij, Penpatra 
Buckley, Claire 
Alvarez, Elizabeth 
Perrotta, Carla 
Buggy, Conor J. 
Uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/13063
Date Issued
09 August 2022
Date Available
17T11:27:04Z August 2022
Abstract
Objectives: This study aims to understand mental health issues among Irish employees arising from COVID-19 adaptation from the perspective of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and/or Human Resource (HR) professionals. Methods: Fifteen focus groups including 60 OSH/HR professionals from various sectors were conducted covering four predetermined themes. The data were transcribed verbatim, with transcripts entered into Nvivo for thematic analysis incorporating intercoder reliability testing. Results: The mental health impacts among employees are identified from three stages: pre-adaptation, during adaptation, and post-adaptation. Most issues were reported during the second stage when working conditions dramatically changed to follow emerging COVID-19 policies. The identified mental health support from participating organizations included providing timely and reliable information, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), informal communication channels, hybrid work schedules and reinforcement of control measures. Conclusion: This study explores the challenges facing employees during the different stages of COVID-19 adaptation and the associated mental health impacts. Gender’s influence on mental health consultations should be considered when planning for public health emergencies, and further research conducted in male dominated industries.
Sponsorship
Science Foundation Ireland
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Frontiers Media
Journal
International Journal of Public Health
Volume
67
Start Page
1
End Page
15
Copyright (Published Version)
2022 The Authors
Keywords
  • Mental health

  • COVID-19

  • Fatigue

  • Occupational health

  • Employee wellbeing

  • Work adaptation

  • Coronavirus

DOI
10.3389/ijph.2022.1604720
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1661-8556
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ie/
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Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science Research Collection
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Mar 19, 2023
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