Psychosocial support services for emergency medical services personnel in the City of Tshwane, South Africa: availability and accessibility
Occupational Health Southern Africa,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
31(1), С. 25 - 31
Опубликована: Март 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
Why Do Emergency Medical Service Employees (Not) Seek Organizational Help for Mental Health Support?: A Systematic Review
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
22(4), С. 629 - 629
Опубликована: Апрель 17, 2025
Emergency
medical
service
(EMS)
ambulance
employees
play
a
critical
role
in
emergency
healthcare
delivery.
However,
work-related
experiences
can
compromise
their
mental
health
and
job
satisfaction.
Despite
available
supportive
services
offered
by
EMS
organizations,
employee
uptake
remains
low,
while
ill
suicide
rates
remain
higher
than
those
of
the
general
population.
Understanding
barriers
to
enablers
such
support
is
crucial
for
addressing
factors
that
connect
with
designed
help.
This
systematic
review
identified
34
relevant
articles
utilized
an
innovative
process
integrating
quantitative
qualitative
aspects
primary
gray
literature
provide
synthesis
facilitators
as
perceived
employees.
Themes
(in)ability
ask
help,
tailored
person-centered
support,
education
training
about
were
overarched
organizational
culture.
Barriers
included
obligation
rather
genuine
care,
alongside
machismo
stigma.
Enablers
valuing
acknowledging
risk
providing
time
normalizing
utilization
at
work.
Reframing
from
dominance,
competition,
toughness
respect,
perseverance,
courage;
promoting
adaptive
coping;
essential.
Future
research
should
aim
understand
influencing
interventions
based
on
these
themes.
Язык: Английский
A feasibility study of psychological first aid as a supportive intervention among police officers exposed to traumatic events
Frontiers in Psychology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
14
Опубликована: Март 13, 2023
Police
officers
are
often
exposed
to
traumatic
events,
which
can
induce
psychological
distress
and
increase
the
risk
of
developing
post-traumatic
stress
injuries.
To
date,
little
is
known
about
support
prevention
events
in
police
organizations.
Psychological
first
aid
(PFA)
has
been
promoted
as
a
promising
solution
prevent
following
exposure
event.
However,
PFA
not
yet
adapted
policing
reality,
let
alone
frequent
faced
by
this
population.
This
study
aimed
evaluate
feasibility
an
early
intervention
for
injuries
among
Quebec,
Canada.
Specifically,
objectives
were
evaluate:
(1)
demand.
(2)
practicality,
(3)
acceptability
organization.A
was
conducted
implementation
Quebec's
provincial
force.
do
so,
36
participated
semi-structured
interviews
between
October
26th,
2021,
July
23rd,
2022.
Participants
comprised
responders
(n
=
26),
beneficiaries
4)
managers
6).
Interviews
transcribed,
coded,
evaluated
according
thematic
analysis.Eleven
themes
emerged
from
participants'
responses.
Results
suggested
that
met
individual
organizational
needs.
References
also
made
regarding
impacts
intervention.
Moreover,
participants
provided
feedback
improving
sustainability
program.
All
three
groups
shared
similar
content.Findings
revealed
program
law
enforcement
agency
feasible
could
be
accomplished
without
major
issues.
Importantly,
had
beneficial
consequences
within
organization.
destigmatized
mental
health
issues
renewed
sense
hope
personnel.
These
findings
line
with
previous
research.
Язык: Английский
Evaluation of the Implementation of the NFFF Stress First Aid Intervention in Career Fire Departments: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
20(22), С. 7067 - 7067
Опубликована: Ноя. 16, 2023
Firefighting
is
inherently
dangerous,
though
recently
concerns
have
shifted
from
traditional
fireground
injuries
(burns
and
asphyxiation)
to
a
focus
on
mental
behavioral
health.
Although
firefighters
are
remarkably
resilient,
research
suggests
many
suffer
negative
psychological
consequences
repeated
exposures
trauma.
While
the
Stress
First
Aid
(SFA)
model
has
gained
increased
attention
adoption
among
fire
departments
as
for
health
training,
it
not
been
formally
evaluated.
This
cluster
randomized
controlled
trial
used
crossover
design
comparing
immediate
SFA
group
delayed
control
test
impact
of
firefighters'
changes
after
10-12
months
(n
=
400;
Mage
37.6,
4.8%
women).
A
convenience
sample
79
(Mage
41.4;
8.7%
women)
provided
evaluations
one
or
more
training
modules.
Participants
reported
satisfaction
with
all
components
(Peer
team
97.6%,
Online
94.9%,
Curbside
Manner
88.4%,
After
Action
Review
89.4%)
success
in
changing
personnel's
perception
their
department's
ability
respond
issues
(SFA
M
3.93,
Control
3.50;
t
2.52,
p
0.042).
Future
work
should
additional
resources
augment
existing
efforts
help
continue
efforts.
Язык: Английский
Subjective experiences, perceptions, and meanings associated with barriers to seeking mental health care among first responders
Kellie O’Dare,
L. ATWELL,
Erin King
и другие.
Advances in Mental Health,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
22(3), С. 691 - 710
Опубликована: Март 4, 2024
Objective
Seeking
mental
health
services
can
be
challenging
for
first
responders
due
to
various
barriers
that
impede
access
care.
The
objective
of
this
study
was
gain
a
deeper
understanding
the
subjective
experiences,
perceptions,
and
meanings
associated
with
seeking
among
responders.
Язык: Английский
Protocols and strategies to use emergency psychology in the face of an emergency: A systematic review
Acta Psychologica,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
229, С. 103697 - 103697
Опубликована: Авг. 11, 2022
Язык: Английский
Exploring the needs of healthcare workers receiving psychological first aid during the COVID19 pandemic
F. Bellemare,
Isabelle Laguë,
Valérie Arenzon
и другие.
Work,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 13
Опубликована: Июнь 22, 2024
Healthcare
workers
(HCW;
e.g.,
nurses,
social
workers)
work
in
stressful
conditions,
a
situation
that
has
been
further
exacerbated
by
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
A
review
of
supportive
role
Psychological
first
aid
(PFA)
suggested
it
can
protect
HCW
from
psychological
distress.
Despite
growing
interest
PFA
among
public
health
organizations,
there
is
dearth
literature
on
its
potential
impact
for
well-being
and
implementation
within
organizations.
Язык: Английский
Diversity and Training Delivery Trends in Psychological First Aid: Implications for Educators and Researchers
Опубликована: Фев. 10, 2022
Psychological
First
Aid
(PFA)
refers
to
evidence-supported
intervention
by
non-mental
health
professionals
assist
those
affected
disaster
re-achieve
stability
through
a
stepwise
process
(Ruzek
et
al.,
2007).
This
study
reviewed
the
academic
discourse
regarding
PFA
all
available
abstracts
in
Web
of
Science
database
from
1975
2021with
keyword
searches
for
psychological
first
aid.
The
corpus
linguistic
analyses
using
#Lancsbox
6.0
and
Sketch
Engine
explored
usage
rate
psychosocial
aid
how
was
used.
also
examined
race/ethnicity,
learning
delivery
except
online,
online
training
methods
within
articles.
change
with
advent
COVID-19
pandemic
analyzed
Tau.
found
substantive
on
service
but
little
race
ethnicity.
There
significant
increase
since
started
(Tau
=
0.667,
p
0.041,
SETau
0.333).
included
implications
practitioners
researchers
as
need
address
multicultural
competency
is
needed.
Язык: Английский