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Implementing the STEADY Wellness Program to Support Healthcare Workers throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an ongoing threat to the mental wellbeing of countless individuals worldwide, with healthcare workers at particularly high risk. We developed the STEADY staff wellness program prior to the pandemic based on the available literature and input from stakeholders, guided...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9601657/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36292277 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101830 |
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author | Korman, Melissa B. Steinberg, Rosalie Gagliardi, Lina Stewart, Brenda Acero, Carmen Llanos Davies, Joanne Maunder, Robert Walker, Thomas DasGupta, Tracey DiProspero, Lisa Sinyor, Mark Ellis, Janet |
author_facet | Korman, Melissa B. Steinberg, Rosalie Gagliardi, Lina Stewart, Brenda Acero, Carmen Llanos Davies, Joanne Maunder, Robert Walker, Thomas DasGupta, Tracey DiProspero, Lisa Sinyor, Mark Ellis, Janet |
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description | The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an ongoing threat to the mental wellbeing of countless individuals worldwide, with healthcare workers at particularly high risk. We developed the STEADY staff wellness program prior to the pandemic based on the available literature and input from stakeholders, guided by the Knowledge-to-Action (KTA) Implementation Science Framework. We quickly adapted the STEADY program for implementation in selected high-need units within Canada’s largest trauma hospital during the pandemic’s first wave. This brief report describes implementation of the STEADY program, retroactively applying the structure of the Knowledge-to-Action Implementation Science Framework to the practical steps taken. We identified the importance of more frequent, shorter contact with HCWs that occurred in-person, with an emphasis on peer support. A flexible approach with strong support from hospital leadership were key facilitators. Our findings suggest that a flexible approach to practical program implementation, theoretically underpinned in best-practices, can result in an acceptable program that promotes increased HCW wellbeing during a pandemic. |
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spelling | pubmed-96016572022-10-27 Implementing the STEADY Wellness Program to Support Healthcare Workers throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic Korman, Melissa B. Steinberg, Rosalie Gagliardi, Lina Stewart, Brenda Acero, Carmen Llanos Davies, Joanne Maunder, Robert Walker, Thomas DasGupta, Tracey DiProspero, Lisa Sinyor, Mark Ellis, Janet Healthcare (Basel) Brief Report The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an ongoing threat to the mental wellbeing of countless individuals worldwide, with healthcare workers at particularly high risk. We developed the STEADY staff wellness program prior to the pandemic based on the available literature and input from stakeholders, guided by the Knowledge-to-Action (KTA) Implementation Science Framework. We quickly adapted the STEADY program for implementation in selected high-need units within Canada’s largest trauma hospital during the pandemic’s first wave. This brief report describes implementation of the STEADY program, retroactively applying the structure of the Knowledge-to-Action Implementation Science Framework to the practical steps taken. We identified the importance of more frequent, shorter contact with HCWs that occurred in-person, with an emphasis on peer support. A flexible approach with strong support from hospital leadership were key facilitators. Our findings suggest that a flexible approach to practical program implementation, theoretically underpinned in best-practices, can result in an acceptable program that promotes increased HCW wellbeing during a pandemic. MDPI 2022-09-22 /pmc/articles/PMC9601657/ /pubmed/36292277 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101830 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Brief Report Korman, Melissa B. Steinberg, Rosalie Gagliardi, Lina Stewart, Brenda Acero, Carmen Llanos Davies, Joanne Maunder, Robert Walker, Thomas DasGupta, Tracey DiProspero, Lisa Sinyor, Mark Ellis, Janet Implementing the STEADY Wellness Program to Support Healthcare Workers throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title | Implementing the STEADY Wellness Program to Support Healthcare Workers throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full | Implementing the STEADY Wellness Program to Support Healthcare Workers throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_fullStr | Implementing the STEADY Wellness Program to Support Healthcare Workers throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | Implementing the STEADY Wellness Program to Support Healthcare Workers throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_short | Implementing the STEADY Wellness Program to Support Healthcare Workers throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_sort | implementing the steady wellness program to support healthcare workers throughout the covid-19 pandemic |
topic | Brief Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9601657/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36292277 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101830 |
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