The Perceived Impact of COVID-19 on Functional Activities Among Canadian Education Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study
Objective This cross-sectional study examined the self-perceived impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on 2,378 education workers in Ontario, Canada, during the second wave. Methods We examined six domains of functioning as per the short version of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Sched...
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Published in | Frontiers in public health Vol. 10; p. 879141 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A
27.06.2022
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Summary: | Objective
This cross-sectional study examined the self-perceived impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on 2,378 education workers in Ontario, Canada, during the second wave.
Methods
We examined six domains of functioning as per the short version of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule-2.0. Participants selected if their functioning had improved, remained unchanged or worsened during the pandemic for each item.
Results
Educational workers described a general worsening of functional activities since the beginning of the pandemic. Moderate-to-extreme challenges were reported for all six functional domains. These challenges appeared to aggravate functional challenges for workers with disability, as indicated by pre-existing work accommodations. Older participants reported worse mobility than younger participants; however, they appeared to have better coping skills in learning new tasks and maintaining friendships. Women were more likely to report difficulties in maintaining household responsibilities.
Conclusions
We consider the role of mental health challenges and pre-existing inequality as predictors of pandemic-related difficulties. Recommendations include more longitudinal research in this population and policymakers to incorporate a health promotion lens to support their education workers more proactively. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 This article was submitted to Occupational Health and Safety, a section of the journal Frontiers in Public Health Reviewed by: Angela Stufano, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy; Richard Donovan Wiggins, University College London, United Kingdom Edited by: Min Zhang, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, China |
ISSN: | 2296-2565 2296-2565 |
DOI: | 10.3389/fpubh.2022.879141 |