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Examining the health and functioning status of medical laboratory professionals in Ontario, Canada: an exploratory study during the COVID-19 pandemic
OBJECTIVES: This study aims to explore the overall and specific aspects of the functioning of medical laboratory professionals (MLPs) in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN: A cross-sectional analysis where a questionnaire was used to assess the mental status of MLPs. SETTING: An on...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10626828/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37914309 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074384 |
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author | Joncic, Genavieve Jain, Mahika Chattu, Vijay Kumar Gohar, Basem Nowrouzi-Kia, Behdin |
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description | OBJECTIVES: This study aims to explore the overall and specific aspects of the functioning of medical laboratory professionals (MLPs) in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN: A cross-sectional analysis where a questionnaire was used to assess the mental status of MLPs. SETTING: An online questionnaire administered in Ontario, Canada. PARTICIPANTS: 632 MLPs (medical laboratory technologists, technicians and assistants) were included. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: We employed the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule V.2.0 (WHODAS V.2.0) Questionnaire to assess functioning/disability and Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire, third edition for psychosocial workplace factors. Multiple regression analysis examined the relationship between overall and specific domain functioning scores and psychosocial workplace factors. RESULTS: Of the total 632 participants, the majority were female gender and Caucasian. It was found that health (β=2.25, p<0.001, CI: 1.77 to 2.73), management of environmental conditions (β=0.65, p<0.001, CI: 0.33 to 0.98), fear of unemployment (β=−0.72, p<0.001, CI: −1.09 to −0.35) and frequency of stress (β=−1.86, p<0.001, CI: −2.33 to −1.40), in addition to bullying exposure (β=0.56, p<0.01, CI: 0.15 to 0.98) and threats of violence exposure (β=0.90, p<0.01, CI: 0.25 to 1.54), significantly decreased functioning overall and within the specific WHODAS V.2.0 functioning domains. CONCLUSION: This study provides preliminary evidence of the overall and specific aspects of functioning among the MLPs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides, these findings can support and guide the improvement of workplace practices and policies among MLPs in the future. |
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spelling | pubmed-106268282023-11-07 Examining the health and functioning status of medical laboratory professionals in Ontario, Canada: an exploratory study during the COVID-19 pandemic Joncic, Genavieve Jain, Mahika Chattu, Vijay Kumar Gohar, Basem Nowrouzi-Kia, Behdin BMJ Open Mental Health OBJECTIVES: This study aims to explore the overall and specific aspects of the functioning of medical laboratory professionals (MLPs) in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN: A cross-sectional analysis where a questionnaire was used to assess the mental status of MLPs. SETTING: An online questionnaire administered in Ontario, Canada. PARTICIPANTS: 632 MLPs (medical laboratory technologists, technicians and assistants) were included. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: We employed the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule V.2.0 (WHODAS V.2.0) Questionnaire to assess functioning/disability and Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire, third edition for psychosocial workplace factors. Multiple regression analysis examined the relationship between overall and specific domain functioning scores and psychosocial workplace factors. RESULTS: Of the total 632 participants, the majority were female gender and Caucasian. It was found that health (β=2.25, p<0.001, CI: 1.77 to 2.73), management of environmental conditions (β=0.65, p<0.001, CI: 0.33 to 0.98), fear of unemployment (β=−0.72, p<0.001, CI: −1.09 to −0.35) and frequency of stress (β=−1.86, p<0.001, CI: −2.33 to −1.40), in addition to bullying exposure (β=0.56, p<0.01, CI: 0.15 to 0.98) and threats of violence exposure (β=0.90, p<0.01, CI: 0.25 to 1.54), significantly decreased functioning overall and within the specific WHODAS V.2.0 functioning domains. CONCLUSION: This study provides preliminary evidence of the overall and specific aspects of functioning among the MLPs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides, these findings can support and guide the improvement of workplace practices and policies among MLPs in the future. BMJ Publishing Group 2023-11-01 /pmc/articles/PMC10626828/ /pubmed/37914309 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074384 Text en © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Mental Health Joncic, Genavieve Jain, Mahika Chattu, Vijay Kumar Gohar, Basem Nowrouzi-Kia, Behdin Examining the health and functioning status of medical laboratory professionals in Ontario, Canada: an exploratory study during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title | Examining the health and functioning status of medical laboratory professionals in Ontario, Canada: an exploratory study during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_full | Examining the health and functioning status of medical laboratory professionals in Ontario, Canada: an exploratory study during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_fullStr | Examining the health and functioning status of medical laboratory professionals in Ontario, Canada: an exploratory study during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | Examining the health and functioning status of medical laboratory professionals in Ontario, Canada: an exploratory study during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_short | Examining the health and functioning status of medical laboratory professionals in Ontario, Canada: an exploratory study during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_sort | examining the health and functioning status of medical laboratory professionals in ontario, canada: an exploratory study during the covid-19 pandemic |
topic | Mental Health |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10626828/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37914309 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074384 |
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