Factors Associated with Impact of Event Scores Among Ontario Education Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Iris Gutmanis, Brenda L Coleman, Robert G Maunder, Kailey Fischer, Veronica Zhu, Allison McGeer
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Abstract

There is limited information regarding factors related to education workers' responses to traumatic stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study goal was to determine whether personal factors, behaviours that mitigate viral spread, and work-related factors were associated with post-traumatic symptoms. This observational study, embedded within a cohort study, recruited Ontario education workers from February 2021 to June 2023. Exposure data were collected at enrollment and updated annually. Participants completed the Impact of Event Scale (IES) at withdrawal/study completion. Modified Poisson regression was used to build hierarchical models of dichotomized IES scores (≥26: moderate/severe post-traumatic symptoms). Of the 1518 education workers who submitted an IES between September 2022 and December 2023, the incidence rate ratio of IES scores ≥26 was significantly higher among participants who usually/always wore a mask at work (1.48; 95% confidence interval 1.23, 1.79), usually/always practiced physical distancing (1.31; 1.06, 1.62), lived in larger households (1.06; 1.01, 1.12), and reported poor/fair/good health (1.27; 1.11, 1.46). However, models accounted for little of the variance in IES scores, suggesting the need for future studies to collect data on other factors associated with the development of PTSD, such as pre-existing mental health challenges. Early identification of those experiencing traumatic stress and the implementation of stress reduction strategies are needed to ensure the ongoing health of education workers.

安大略省教育工作者在 COVID-19 大流行期间事件影响评分的相关因素。
关于教育工作者在 COVID-19 大流行期间对创伤应激反应的相关因素的信息很有限。本研究的目标是确定个人因素、减轻病毒传播的行为以及工作相关因素是否与创伤后症状有关。这项观察性研究包含在一项队列研究中,在 2021 年 2 月至 2023 年 6 月期间招募了安大略省的教育工作者。入学时收集暴露数据,并每年更新。参与者在退出/完成研究时填写事件影响量表(IES)。使用修正的泊松回归建立二分化 IES 分数的层次模型(≥26:中度/重度创伤后症状)。在 2022 年 9 月至 2023 年 12 月期间提交了 IES 的 1518 名教育工作者中,通常/始终在工作时佩戴口罩(1.48;95% 置信区间 1.23,1.79)、通常/始终保持身体距离(1.31;1.06,1.62)、生活在较大的家庭(1.06;1.01,1.12)以及报告健康状况较差/一般/良好(1.27;1.11,1.46)的参与者的 IES 评分≥26 分的发生率比明显较高。然而,这些模型几乎不能解释 IES 分数的差异,这表明今后的研究需要收集与创伤后应激障碍的发展相关的其他因素的数据,如已有的心理健康挑战。为确保教育工作者的持续健康,需要及早识别遭受创伤压力的人员并实施减压策略。
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期刊介绍: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) (ISSN 1660-4601) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles, critical reviews, research notes, and short communications in the interdisciplinary area of environmental health sciences and public health. It links several scientific disciplines including biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, cellular and molecular biology, chemistry, computer science, ecology, engineering, epidemiology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, oncology, pathology, pharmacology, and toxicology, in an integrated fashion, to address critical issues related to environmental quality and public health. Therefore, IJERPH focuses on the publication of scientific and technical information on the impacts of natural phenomena and anthropogenic factors on the quality of our environment, the interrelationships between environmental health and the quality of life, as well as the socio-cultural, political, economic, and legal considerations related to environmental stewardship and public health. The 2018 IJERPH Outstanding Reviewer Award has been launched! This award acknowledge those who have generously dedicated their time to review manuscripts submitted to IJERPH. See full details at http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/awards.
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