IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 6812: Coping, Supports and Moral Injury: Spiritual Well-Being and Organizational Support Are Associated with Reduced Moral Injury in Canadian Healthcare Providers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 6812: Coping, Supports and Moral Injury: Spiritual Well-Being and Organizational Support Are Associated with Reduced Moral Injury in Canadian Healthcare Providers during the COVID-19 Pandemic International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph20196812 Authors: Andrea M. D’Alessandro-Lowe Mauda Karram Kim Ritchie Andrea Brown Heather Millman Emily Sullo Yuanxin Xue Mina Pichtikova Hugo Schielke Ann Malain Charlene O’Connor Ruth Lanius Randi E. McCabe Margaret C. McKinnon Healthcare providers (HCPs) have described the onset of shame- and trust-violation-related moral injuries (MI) throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous research suggests that HCPs may turn to various coping methods and supports, such as spirituality/religiosity, substance use, friends/family or organizational support, to manage workplace stress. It remains unknown, however, if similar coping methods and supports are associated with MI among this population. We explored associations between MI (including the shame and trust-violation presentations individually) and coping methods and supports. Canadian HCPs completed an online survey about their mental health and experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, including demographic indices (e.g., sex, age, mental health history) and measures of MI, organizational support, social support, spiritual well-being, self-compassion, alcohol use, cannabis use and childhood advers...
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