2023
Gender Discrimination and Mental Health Among Health Care Workers: Findings from a Mixed Methods Study
Hennein R, Poulin R, Gorman H, Lowe S. Gender Discrimination and Mental Health Among Health Care Workers: Findings from a Mixed Methods Study. Journal Of Women's Health 2023, 32: 823-835. PMID: 37256783, PMCID: PMC10354310, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2022.0485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthHeightened symptomsHCWs' mental healthPandemic-related stressorsMental health outcomesHealthcare workersSystem strainGender discriminationPosttraumatic stressDiscrimination changesHealth care workersCareer developmentQualitative experiencesSymbolic discriminationMixed-methods studyDifferential valuingCare workersHealth outcomesThematic analysisDiscrimination persistProvider preferencesSurvey-based studyDiscriminationMaternal discriminationMethods studyPre- and peri-traumatic event stressors drive gender differences in chronic stress-related psychological sequelae: A prospective cohort study of COVID-19 frontline healthcare providers
Hennein R, Lowe S, Feingold J, Feder A, Peccoralo L, Ripp J, Mazure C, Pietrzak R. Pre- and peri-traumatic event stressors drive gender differences in chronic stress-related psychological sequelae: A prospective cohort study of COVID-19 frontline healthcare providers. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 162: 88-94. PMID: 37105023, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderProspective cohort studyHealthcare providersCohort studyLarge tertiary care hospitalPsychological sequelaeSymptoms of MDDMental health risk factorsTertiary care hospitalProbable major depressive disorderWomen's healthcare providersHealth risk factorsFrontline healthcare providersCare hospitalRisk factorsDepressive disorderGender differencesStress disorderAnxiety disordersWomenSequelaeCOVID-19DisordersCOVID-19 pandemicGender discrimination among women healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a mixed methods study
Hennein R, Gorman H, Chung V, Lowe S. Gender discrimination among women healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a mixed methods study. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0281367. PMID: 36745623, PMCID: PMC9901797, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGender discriminationChildcare supportGender equity programsHigher gender discriminationCOVID-19 pandemicExpectations of motherhoodEquity programsUnequal opportunitiesMixed-methods studyRacial discriminationSupport needsGreater supportProfessional advancementOpen-ended responsesDetails experiencesCareer developmentUnited StatesMethods studyWorkersWorkplace climateThemesEnded questionOnline surveySupportExpectations
2021
Socio-ecological predictors of mental health outcomes among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Hennein R, Mew EJ, Lowe SR. Socio-ecological predictors of mental health outcomes among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0246602. PMID: 33544761, PMCID: PMC7864435, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProbable major depressionProbable posttraumatic stress disorderAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderMental health outcomesMajor depressionHealthcare workersHealth outcomesPrimary care Post Traumatic Stress DisorderPersonal Health Questionnaire-9Multivariable logistic regression modelStress disorderCOVID-19 pandemicGeneralized Anxiety Disorder-7Online cross-sectional studyMultivariable adjusted modelsAdverse mental health outcomesAnxiety Disorder-7Cross-sectional studyPost-traumatic stress disorderLogistic regression modelsQuestionnaire-9Mean ageAdjusted associationsSocio-ecological levels
2020
A hybrid inductive-abductive analysis of health workers’ experiences and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Hennein R, Lowe S. A hybrid inductive-abductive analysis of health workers’ experiences and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0240646. PMID: 33104711, PMCID: PMC7588050, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismAnxiety DisordersBetacoronavirusCommunity-Institutional RelationsCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesDepressive DisorderFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth PersonnelHealth PolicyHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleModels, TheoreticalOccupational StressPandemicsPatient Health QuestionnairePneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2Social Determinants of HealthStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesConceptsHealth workers' experiencesProbable major depressionHealth workersAlcohol use disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderStress disorderMajor depressionUse disordersPatient Health Questionnaire-9Probable alcohol use disorderAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-ConciseProbable post-traumatic stress disorderGeneralized Anxiety Disorder-7Anxiety disordersAdverse mental health outcomesSelf-care behaviorsMental health morbidityAnxiety Disorder-7Probable generalized anxiety disorderMental health conditionsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicGeneralized anxiety disorderMental health outcomesInterpersonal level themes