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Supporting mental health resilience among front-line healthcare providers enrolled in university programs during COVID-19

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Funder

    Ryerson University

  • Principal Investigator

    Joyal Miranda

  • Research Location

    Canada

  • Lead Research Institution

    N/A

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Indirect health impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    Digital Health

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Adults (18 and older)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Health PersonnelOther

Abstract

With a background in using online tools to respond to health crises, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing (DCSN) professor, Joyal Miranda, aims to support mental health resilience among front-line healthcare providers enrolled in university programs during COVID-19. "Front-line registered healthcare providers currently enrolled in university programs to advance their skills and careers are expressing higher levels of stress, anxiety, fatigue, and insomnia than the general student population during COVID-19," says Miranda. Over 20,000 healthcare workers in Ontario are currently enrolled in some form of advanced post-secondary education. This cohort of students are facing a number of challenges, including limited PPE, new workplace settings and protocols, overtime, and higher patient ratios. Factor in additional stress from academic assignments and exams, and these healthcare workers' mental health resilience is certainly being tested. "We want to develop a mental-health focused online tool that will provide access to resources tailored to those needs," states Miranda. Working with Miranda are DCSN's Elaine Santa Mina, Elizabeth McCay, Souraya Sidani, Don Rose, Sepali Guruge, Lori Schindel Martin, Suzanne Fredericks as well as Linda Lui of the University Health Network.