Hailey Wojcik1,2, Aaron S Breslow2,3, Marla R Fisher2,3, Caryn R R Rodgers2,4, Patryk Kubiszewski2,3, Vilma Gabbay3,5. 1. Department of Psychology, The City College of New York, New York, New York, USA. 2. PRIME Center for Health Equity, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA. 3. Psychiatry Research Institute at Montefiore Einstein, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA. 4. Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA. 5. Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, New York, USA.
Abstract
Purpose: This study measured mental health disparities in a Bronx, New York sample of frontline health care workers collected May-July, 2020, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Using survey data (N = 741), we compared demographics, COVID-19 stressors, and adverse mental health outcomes between sexual and gender minority (SGM, n = 102) and non-SGM (n = 639) health care workers through chi-square/Kruskal-Wallis tests, crude/adjusted odds, and prevalence ratios. Results: SGM frontline health care workers had significantly higher depression, anxiety, impact of COVID-19, and psychological distress. Income (lower), age (younger), and COVID-19 stressors accelerated differences. Conclusion: Health care systems should support SGM frontline health care workers through affirming trauma-informed programming.
Purpose: This study measured mental health disparities in a Bronx, New York sample of frontline health care workers collected May-July, 2020, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Using survey data (N = 741), we compared demographics, COVID-19 stressors, and adverse mental health outcomes between sexual and gender minority (SGM, n = 102) and non-SGM (n = 639) health care workers through chi-square/Kruskal-Wallis tests, crude/adjusted odds, and prevalence ratios. Results: SGM frontline health care workers had significantly higher depression, anxiety, impact of COVID-19, and psychological distress. Income (lower), age (younger), and COVID-19 stressors accelerated differences. Conclusion: Health care systems should support SGM frontline health care workers through affirming trauma-informed programming.
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Keywords:
gender identity; health disparities; mental health; sexual orientation
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