Implementing the STEADY Wellness Program to Support Healthcare Workers throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic. Korman, M. B., Steinberg, R., Gagliardi, L., Stewart, B., Acero, C. L., Davies, J., Maunder, R., Walker, T., DasGupta, T., DiProspero, L., Sinyor, M., & Ellis, J. Healthcare, 10(10):1830, October, 2022. Number: 10 Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an ongoing threat to the mental wellbeing of countless individuals worldwide, with healthcare workers at particularly high risk. We developed the STEADY staff wellness program prior to the pandemic based on the available literature and input from stakeholders, guided by the Knowledge-to-Action (KTA) Implementation Science Framework. We quickly adapted the STEADY program for implementation in selected high-need units within Canada’s largest trauma hospital during the pandemic’s first wave. This brief report describes implementation of the STEADY program, retroactively applying the structure of the Knowledge-to-Action Implementation Science Framework to the practical steps taken. We identified the importance of more frequent, shorter contact with HCWs that occurred in-person, with an emphasis on peer support. A flexible approach with strong support from hospital leadership were key facilitators. Our findings suggest that a flexible approach to practical program implementation, theoretically underpinned in best-practices, can result in an acceptable program that promotes increased HCW wellbeing during a pandemic.
@article{korman_implementing_2022,
	title = {Implementing the {STEADY} {Wellness} {Program} to {Support} {Healthcare} {Workers} throughout the {COVID}-19 {Pandemic}},
	volume = {10},
	copyright = {http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/},
	issn = {2227-9032},
	url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/10/1830},
	doi = {10.3390/healthcare10101830},
	abstract = {The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an ongoing threat to the mental wellbeing of countless individuals worldwide, with healthcare workers at particularly high risk. We developed the STEADY staff wellness program prior to the pandemic based on the available literature and input from stakeholders, guided by the Knowledge-to-Action (KTA) Implementation Science Framework. We quickly adapted the STEADY program for implementation in selected high-need units within Canada’s largest trauma hospital during the pandemic’s first wave. This brief report describes implementation of the STEADY program, retroactively applying the structure of the Knowledge-to-Action Implementation Science Framework to the practical steps taken. We identified the importance of more frequent, shorter contact with HCWs that occurred in-person, with an emphasis on peer support. A flexible approach with strong support from hospital leadership were key facilitators. Our findings suggest that a flexible approach to practical program implementation, theoretically underpinned in best-practices, can result in an acceptable program that promotes increased HCW wellbeing during a pandemic.},
	language = {en},
	number = {10},
	urldate = {2022-11-08},
	journal = {Healthcare},
	author = {Korman, Melissa B. and Steinberg, Rosalie and Gagliardi, Lina and Stewart, Brenda and Acero, Carmen Llanos and Davies, Joanne and Maunder, Robert and Walker, Thomas and DasGupta, Tracey and DiProspero, Lisa and Sinyor, Mark and Ellis, Janet},
	month = oct,
	year = {2022},
	note = {Number: 10
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute},
	keywords = {Libre accès},
	pages = {1830},
}

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