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COVID Coaching Program Provides ‘Psychological PPE’ for HCPs
A novel program that coaches healthcare workers effectively bolsters wellness and resilience in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Investigators found the program they developed successfully reduced the severity of mental health threats in healthcare workers.
The pandemic has been “an enormous threat to the resilience of healthcare workers,” said program leader Benjamin Rosen, MD, assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, and staff psychiatrist at Sinai Health in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
“Working at a hospital this year, you’re not only worried about battling COVID, but you’re also enduring uncertainty and fear and moral distress, which has contributed to unprecedented levels of burnout,” Rosen added
The findings were presented at the virtual American Psychiatric Association (APA) 2021 Annual Meeting.