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5. Managing the unknown or the art of preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection in workplaces in a context of evolving science, precarious employment, and communication barriers. A qualitative situational analysis in Quebec and Ontario

Author

Côté, Daniel, primary, MacEachen, Ellen, additional, Huynh, Ai-Thuy, additional, León, Amelia, additional, Laberge, Marie, additional, Meyer, Samantha, additional, Majowicz, Shannon, additional, Amoako, Joyceline, additional, Jahangir, Yamin, additional, and Dubé, Jessica, additional

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2024
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8. Securite au travail dans les villes : reglementation des permis et dereglementation dans le secteur du taxi

Author

Reid-Musson, Emily, MacEachen, Ellen, Bartel, Emma, Saunders, Ron, Meyer, Samantha, and Bigelow, Philip

Subjects
Property and casualty insurance industry, Deregulation -- Ontario -- Canada, Automobile insurance, Business, general, Business, Economics, Human resources and labor relations, University of Waterloo
Abstract

Plusieurs grandes villes nord-américaines possèdent la juridiction sur les règlements qui déterminent l'emploi et les conditions de santé et de sécurité au travail des chauffeurs indépendants de taxi et de voiturage, comme Uber et Lyft. Cependant, il existe peu de recherche sur les effets de ces politiques et règlements municipaux sur les conditions de santé au travail des chauffeurs de taxi. Au Canada, la plupart d'entre eux sont des travailleurs indépendants et se trouvent, par conséquent, exclus des droits en santé et sécurité au travail, tout comme de l'indemnisation des accidentés. De plus, les régimes municipaux qui allouent les permis de taxi ont récemment été forcés à changer leurs règlements d'allocation à la suite des fortes pressions de nouvelles compagnies offrant des services de hélage électronique, notamment Uber. Notre étude fait partie d'une recherche plus vaste qui porte sur les conditions de santé et de sécurité au travail des chauffeurs de taxi et de voiturage. Nous utilisons une méthode de recherche multidimensionnelle qui vise à établir des liens entre l'expérience quotidienne des chauffeurs, les pratiques des compagnies et les secteurs administratifs qui supervisent les règlements et les lois, entre autres l'allocation des permis, les taxes et les assurances automobiles. Notre analyse se base sur des entrevues de fond avec des chauffeurs, des gestionnaires de taxi et d'Uber, ainsi qu'avec des intervenants-clés dans les sphères gouvernementale, légale et de l'assurance. Nous avons centré notre analyse sur une grande ville canadienne située dans une province où les municipalités administrent le secteur du taxi. Nous identifions les caractéristiques et les impacts de la déréglementation au niveau municipal dans le contexte de la montée des nouveaux services de hélage électronique sur demande. L'article identifie trois aspects de la déréglementation : 1--l'annulation des inspections de véhicules de taxi; 2--l'annulation de la formation obligatoire des chauffeurs de taxi : et 3--la transformation brusque du marché de taxi puisque le nombre de permis de voiturage alloué n'est plus plafonné. Ces changements aggravent les vulnérabilités et les risques reliés au travail des chauffeurs de taxi et de voiturage. Ces risques accrus nécessitent des interventions non seulement au niveau municipal, mais aussi des autorités compétentes aux niveaux provincial et fédéral. MOTS-CLÉS : permis municipaux, santé et sécurité au travail, travailleurs autonomes, taxi, service de hélage électronique, voiturage, Uber, Lyft. Many large North American cities have jurisdiction over licensing rules that shape the employment and health conditions of ride-hail and taxi drivers. Yet, there is a lack of research on the role of licensing agencies relating to the occupational health and safety conditions of taxi work. Based on qualitative research, the paper explores municipal deregulation in the era of on-demand ride-hailing, focusing on a large canadian city. changes to the city's bylaws affected taxi vehicle inspections, mandatory taxi cameras, driver training, and taxi license controls. our analysis argues that regulatory changes put in motion by the city administration, in line with ride-hail company lobbying, have compounded work vulnerabilities and hazards for taxi drivers and extended hazardous conditions to ride-hail drivers. These hazards suggest there should be interventions at a range of levels, actors and agencies, rather than solely by city licensing officials. Many large cities in North America have jurisdiction over licensing rules that shape the employment and health conditions of ride-hail and taxi drivers. Yet there is a lack of research on the role of licensing agencies relating to the occupational health and safety (OHS) of taxi drivers. Most taxi and ride-hail drivers in Canada are self-employed workers and are, by default, exempt from OHS and worker compensation laws. Additionally, municipal licensing regimes in Canada and the US have undergone various changes as a result of pressures from new platform-based ride-hail services, like Uber and Lyft. The analysis is part of a larger study on the health and safety conditions faced by ride-hail drivers. The research approach adopted a multi-level sampling and analysis strategy with the aim of connecting taxi drivers' everyday work experiences to company and sector practices, and with various regulatory arenas, including municipal licensing, taxation and car insurance. In this paper, the analysis draws from in-depth interviews at these different levels: with taxi and ride-hail drivers, with taxi and ride-hail managers, and with key informants in government, law, insurance, tax and elsewhere. The paper identifies features and impacts of municipal deregulation in the era of on-demand taxi services, focusing on a large Canadian city in a province where municipal authorities regulate the vehicle-for-hire sector. The research identified regulatory changes that included removing centralized taxi vehicle inspections, cancelling mandatory driver training, and instigating rapid changes to competition in the taxi workforce by issuing unlimited numbers of ride-hail licenses. Our analysis indicates that regulatory changes adopted by the city administration have compounded work vulnerabilities and hazards for taxi drivers, while extending hazardous conditions to ride-hail drivers. These hazards suggest the need for interventions at a range of levels, actors and agencies, rather than solely by city licensing officials. KEYWORDS: municipal licensing, occupational health and safety, self-employment, taxi, ride-hail, Uber, Lyft., Occupational Safety and the City: Licensing Regulation and Deregulation in the Taxi Sector Introduction Driving a taxi has historically been one of the most dangerous occupations in Canada and the [...]

Published
2020

12. Evaluation of a Student-Older Adult Telephone Befriending Program to Reduce Social Isolation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pilot Evaluation

Author

Ahuja, Manan, Lewis, Kaitlin, Kim, Leanne, Owais, Sawayra, Compagnone, Jordana, Fallico, Laura, Fishbein, Francine, Stefanova, Isabella, Xu, Kai Man, Boulos, Mary, Gui, Shannon, Basu, Monisha, Cooper, Tracy, Kay, Kelly, Hogan, David B., Morais, José A., Molnar, Frank, Lam, Robert E., Borrie, Michael J., Koerber, Raphaelle, Vaccarello, Linh, Ho, Allan, MacKay, Scott, Ebert, Patricia, Harbridge, Cathy, Hogan, David, Mukharyamova, Alfiya, Foster, Nicoda, Wang, Irene, Kabitsis, Pauline P., Hamelin, Mary Ann, Troung, Nga, Lee, Janny, Sinha, Samir K., Thompson, Cody, Bharadia, Morgan, Sadowski, Cheryl, Chuen, Victoria, Chan, Adrian, Alibhai, Shabbir, Chau, Vicky, Dholakia, Saumil, Bagheri, Alireza, Simpson, Alexander (Sandy), Hewitt, David, Ratcliffe, Michael, Booth, Dr Malcolm, Lafleur, Benoit, Jibb, Samantha, Gingrich, Shaen, Lane, Susan, Clarke, Jo-Anne, Fat, Guillaume Lim, Gopaul, Aquila, Pananos, Demetri, Taabazuing, Mary-Margaret, Schnarr, Lindsay, Bater, Marilyn, Dai, Serina, Freedman, Amy, Degan, Sophie Del, Forget, Marie-France, Leblanc, Julie, Desjardins, Michaël, Durand, Madeleine, Vu, Thien Tuong Minh, Nguyen, Quoc Dinh, Desmarais, Philippe, Miles, Amy, Norris, Mireille, Reppas-Rindlisbacher, Christina, Finlay, Jessica M, Mahar, Alyson, Siddhpuria, Shailee, Hallet, Julie, Rochon, Paula, Kobayashi, Lindsay C, Wong, Eric, Gormley, Jessica, Lee, Justin, Conroy, Maeve, Patterson, Christopher, Xu, Victoria YY, Sham, Rosalind, Moy, Sally, Naglie, Gary, Smith, Jagger, Mahon, Joel, Almeida, Quincy, Bherer, Louis, Burhan, Amer, Liu-Ambrose, Teresa, Middleton, Laura, Nagamatsu, Lindsay, Speechley, Mark, Montero-Odasso, Manuel, Osman, Abdelhady, Ali, Shehzad, Payen, Anaïs, Beuscart, Jean-Baptiste, Soula, Julien, Verloop, David, Defebvre, Marguerite-Marie, Dambre, Delphine, Godard-Sebillotte, Claire, Pieruccini-Faria, Frederico, Haddad, Seyyed, Cornish, Ben, McIlroy, Bill, Bartha, Rob, Investigators, All ONDRI, Searle, Samuel, Walsh, Steve, Davis, Giselle, Mercier, Tara, Rockwood, Kenneth, Davis, Daniel, Haroon, Babar, Sultana, Munira, Campbell, Karen, Jennings, Morgan, Orange, Joseph B., Knowlton, Jill, George, Armin St., Bryant, Dianne, Akter, Ripa, Kim, Kristine, Huang, Allen, Arsenault-Lapierre, Geneviève, Bui, Tammy, Sourial, Nadia, Quesnel-Vallée, Amélie, Massamba, Victoria, Rochette, Louis, Morgan, Debra, Kosteniuk, Julie, Vedel, Isabelle, Aubin, Vincent, Paquet, Steve, Durand, Pierre J., Pageau, Félix, Bharaj, Neetika, Suárez, Pablo Solla, Obrand, Jeremy, Chetrit, Jessica, Ahmad, Fayeza, Lantagne, Sarah, Morrison, David, Xue, Xiaoqing, Afilalo, Marc, Richards, Brent, Afilalo, Jonathan, Bray, Nick W, Witt, Suzanne T, Bartha, Robert, Doherty, Timothy J, Nagamatsu, Lindsay S, Almeida, Quincy J, Arsenault-Lapierre, Genevieve, Cameron, Julie, Kolomitro, Klodiana, Dalgarno, Nancy, Turnnidge, Jennifer, Pelland, Lucie, Auais, Mohammad, Carr, Frances, Morgan, Angela, Devapura, Shehani, Williams, Christina, Symon, Jennifer, Howe-Riddell, Carolyn, Miller, Angela, Boone, Jennifer, Ebbage, Kevin, Jadaviji, Shalmin, Mathura, Pamela, Charles, Lesley, Parmar, Jasneet, Suzette, Brémault-Phillips, Pike, Ashley, Dobbs, Bonnie, Tian, Peter George, Piazza, Nicolo, Goldfarb, Michael, Martucci, Giuseppe, Rudski, Lawrence, Spaziano, Marco, Morin, Jean-Francois, Lachapelle, Kevin, Langlois, Yves, D’Amico, Danielle, Yusupov, Iris, Zhu, Lynn, Lass, Jordan W., Levine, Brian, Vandermorris, Susan, Troyer, Angela K., Ewa, Vivian, Lee, Jennifer, Jones, Chris, Gutscher, Abram, Feng, Chengying, Adebero, Tony, DePaul, Vincent, Vafaei, Afshin, Norman, Kathleen, Gallibois, Molly, Rogers, Kyle, Folkins, Chris, Jarrett, Pamela, Magalhaes, Sandra, Gibson, Kirstian, Gao, Yuchen, Ottley, Katherine M., Qiao, Thomas, Myge, Ivy, Compton, Roslyn M., Wickson-Griffiths, Abigail, Hunter, Paulette V., Network, Saskatchewan Long-Term Care, Gill, Navjot, Connelly, Denise, Godwin, Bradley, Hanson, Natasha, Kervin, Emily, Skerry, Leanne, McCloskey, Rose, Hassanabadi, Nazila, Berger, Claudie, Papaioannou, Alexandra, Cheung, Angela M, Rahme, Elham, Leslie, William D, Goltzman, David, Morin, Suzanne, Hogeveen, Sophie, Heckman, George, Milne, Kelly, Hirdes, John, Horne, Natalie, Marshall, Emily, Andrew, Melissa, Hunter, Susan, Somerville, Lyndsay, Lanting, Brent, Ivo, Jessica, Pitre, Teresa, Faisal, Sadaf, Antunes, Kristen, Oda, Kasumi, Patel, Tejal, Jacob, Gabriella, Sherwood, Malcolm, Malik, Shabhaz, Baker, Jacquie, Bhangu, Jaspreet, Khoury, Lara, Moors, Joy, Lampron, Jacynthe, Figueira, Sonshire, Nemnom, Marie-Joe, Eagles, Debra, Koop, Jennifer, Lee, Linda, Hillier, Loretta M., Gregg, Susie, Hickman, Kathy, Agla, Caitlin, Carducci, Jillian, Skimson, Kara, Dillon-Martin, Sharon, Kuzych, Lissa, Beuermann, Lindsay, Parikh, Ruchi, Lee, Catherine, Lee, Ahreum, McArthur, Caitlin, Ioannidis, George, Adachi, Jonathan D, Griffith, Lauren E, Thabane, Lehana, Giangregorio, Lora, Morin, Suzanne N, Madden, Kenneth, Feldman, Boris, Arishenkoff, Shane, Meneilly, Graydon, Mah, Jasmine, Godin, Judith, Stevens, Susan, Keefe, Janice, Sun, Michael, Goodwin, Josh, Cheung, Bonnie, von Maltzahn, Maia, Mailhot, Tanya, Clausen, Christina, Crump, Laura, Leblanc, Marie-Eve, Sanzone, Lia, Marr, Sharon, Doherty, Michelle, Siemon, Jennifer, Hillier, Loretta, Milroy, Desmond, Marrone, Erica, Maalouf, Mona, Moorhouse, Paige, Shetty, Nabha, Mallery, Laurie, Miller, Ashley, VonMaltzahn, Maia, Naug, Anne Marie Krueger, Tinning, Amanda, Buckler, Melissa, Stasiulis, Elaine, Sandhu, Harvir, Brookes, Jahnel, Vrkljan, Brenda, Mariano, Claudia, Gélinas, Isabelle, Byszewski, Anna, Rapoport, Mark J., Sanford, Sarah, Bédard, Michel, Belchior, Patricia, Crizzle, Alexander, Marshall, Shawn, Rapoport, Mark, Nene, Sofia, Bennett, Roxanne, Morin, Suzanne N., Nixon, Lara, Sampson, Megan, Punungwe, Fadzai Moreblessing, Kelly, Martina, Nuique, Kate, Papillon-Ferland, Louise, Castonguay, Valérie, Anderson, Sharon, Pollard, Cheryl, Poole, Lisa, Leslie, Myles, McGhan, Gwen, Weir, Carolyn, Pooler, Charlotte, Stickney-Lee, Jennifer, Shapkin, Kimberly, Peyrusqué, Eva, Kergoat, Marie-Jeanne, Bolduc, Aline, Buckinx, Fanny, Law, Caroline, Veillette, Nathalie, Fonseca, Raquel, Aubertin-Leheudre, Mylène, Quan, Samuel, Menec, Verena, O’Connell, Megan, Cloutier, Denise, Newall, Nancy, Tate, Robert, John, Philip St., Qureshi, Natasha, Djekic-Ivankovic, Maria, Wall, Michelle, Berry, Gregory, Mayo, Nancy, Gélinas, Céline, Funnell, Larry, Racey, Megan, Markle-Reid, Maureen, Fitzpatrick-Lewis, Donna, Ali, Muhammad Usman, Gagné, Hélène, Ploeg, Jenny, Sztramko, Richard, Harrison, Lisa, Sherifali, Diana, Sacco, Veronica, Stolee, Paul, Boscart, Veronique, MacEachen, Ellen, Malik, Shabaz, Borrie, Micheal, Fogarty, Jennifer, Savage, Rachel, Sirisegaram, Luxey, Thain, Jenny, Diachun, Laura, Lingard, Lorelei, Cristancho, Sayra, Triscott, Jean, Huang, James, Moores, David, Tian, Peter George Jaminal, and Cerna, Judith

Subjects
Abstracts, Eligible for the Edmund V. Cowdry Award, Finalists for the Willard and Phoebe Thompson Award, Posters, Eligible for the Réjean Hébert Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute on Aging Prize, Eligible for the Dr. Jack & Dr. ASA Award
Published
2021

13. Laws, Policies, and Collective Agreements Protecting Low-wage and Digital Platform Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author

MacEachen, Ellen, de Rijk, Angelique, Dyreborg, Johnny, Fassier, Jean-Baptiste, Fletcher, Michael, Hopwood, Pamela, Koivusalo, Meri, Majowicz, Shannon, Meyer, Samantha, Ståhl, Christian, Welti, Felix, RS: CAPHRI - R4 - Health Inequities and Societal Participation, Sociale Geneeskunde, Tampere University, and Health Sciences

Subjects
Employment, social security policy, Salaries and Fringe Benefits, COVID-19, Public Policy, General Medicine, OCCUPATIONAL-SAFETY, digital platform gig work, self-employment, low wage, occupational health, Juridik och samhälle, 3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational health, Humans, HEALTH, Law and Society, Pandemics, Uncategorized
Abstract

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, this commentary describes and compares shifting employment and occupational health social protections of low-wage workers, including self-employed digital platform workers. Through a focus on eight advanced economy countries, this paper identifies how employment misclassification and definitions of employees were handled in law and policy. Debates about minimum wage and occupational health and safety standards as they relate to worker well-being are considered. Finally, we discuss promising changes introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic that protect the health of low-wage and self-employed workers. Overall, we describe an ongoing "haves" and a "have not" divide, with on the one extreme, traditional job arrangements with good work-and-health social protections and, on the other extreme, low-wage and self-employed digital platform workers who are mostly left out of schemes. However, during the pandemic small and often temporary gains occurred and are discussed. Funding Agencies|Canadian Institutes of Health Research [VR5-172687]

Published
2022

14. Mapping low-wage and precarious employment among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries: A scoping review protocol

Author

Kinitz, David, MacKinnon, Kinnon, Kia, Hannah, Ross, Lori, MacEachen, Ellen, and Gesink, Dionne

Subjects
Precarious employment, Scoping review, Work, LGBTQ, ComputerSystemsOrganization_COMPUTER-COMMUNICATIONNETWORKS, Sexual and gender minority, Low-wage
Abstract

Background: Low-wage and precarious employment are prevalent and on the rise, disproportionately impacting marginalized populations. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) populations have been largely left out of economic justice movements and scholarly literature on precarious employment and its deleterious social and health impacts. Methods: This scoping review protocol will guide a theoretical and narrative mapping of the literature on low-wage and precarious employment among LGBTQ+ people to better understand the extent and nature of this phenomenon. We will include empirical literature that discuss dimensions of this phenomenon in Organisation and Economic Co-operation and Development countries published on/after January 1, 2000. PRISMA-ScR guidelines structure this protocol. We will search 10 bibliographic databases to locate literatures across disciplines: EconLit, Sociological Abstracts, Scopus, PsycInfo, Social Work Abstracts, ABI/Inform, Business Source Premier, LGBTQ+ Source, Gender Studies Database, and Web of Science, with support from a Public Health Research Librarian. A rigorous search strategy was developed for PsycInfo (OVID) and will be adapted for subsequent database searches. Titles and abstracts will be independently screened by a subset of co-authors, followed by a full text review. Data abstraction and charting will be conducted using a standardized abstraction tool.

Published
2022
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17. Universal Basic Income as a Policy Response to COVID-19 and Precarious Employment: Potential Impacts on Rehabilitation and Return-to-Work

Author

Ståhl, Christian and MacEachen, Ellen

Subjects
Employment, Male, Basic income, Economic growth, 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Rehabilitation, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), medicine.medical_treatment, Precarious Employment, Politics, MEDLINE, Capitalism, Return to work, Health psychology, Editorial, Return to Work, Occupational Therapy, Political science, Income, medicine, Humans, Female, Occupations
Published
2020

21. Low Wage, Public-Facing Workers and the Decision to Take Sick Leave During COVID-19

Author

MacEachen, Ellen, primary, Cote, Daniel, additional, Meyer, Samantha, additional, Majowicz, Shannon, additional, Huynh, Ai-Thuy, additional, Hopwood, Pamela, additional, Crouch, Meghan, additional, Amoako, Joyceline, additional, Jahangir, Yamin, additional, Durant, Steve, additional, Leon, Amelia, additional, Ilic, Antonela, additional, and Parthipan, Meera, additional

Published
2022
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28. Strategies for the successful return to work on injured workers who experience language barriers

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Premji, Stephanie, Begum, Momtaz, Medley, Alex, MacEachen, Ellen, and Labour Studies

Subjects
ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION, Workers' compensation, ComputingMethodologies_SYMBOLICANDALGEBRAICMANIPULATION, Language barriers, health care economics and organizations
Abstract

The research, based in Ontario, reveals the unique challenges faced by workers who experience language barriers at all levels of the claims process and how each impacts return to work. The research was funded by a grant from the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. This funding does not imply endorsement of the report.

Published
2020

30. Work disability Prevention in the Netherlands: A Key Role for Employers

Author

de Rijk, Angelique, MacEachen, Ellen, RS: CAPHRI - R4 - Health Inequities and Societal Participation, and Sociale Geneeskunde

Abstract

This chapter addresses two laws that are the most striking part of the extensive Dutch work disability policy. Since 2004, Dutch employers have been required to formulate an action plan within eight weeks of a worker reporting sick, and they must pay at least 70% of the absent worker’s income for up to two years. Although these laws are effective, they are internationally completely out of range. Using sources that have remained largely inaccessible internationally, this chapter provides the historical backgrounds of the two laws. Their effects are explained, and the extent to which these laws are transferable to other countries and sustainable is discussed.

Published
2018

36. Efficacy of temporary work modifications on disability related to musculoskeletal pain or depressive symptoms-study protocol for a controlled trial.

Author

Haukka, Eija, Martimo, Kari-Pekka, Kivekäs, Teija, Horppu, Ritva, Lallukka, Tea, Solovieva, Svetlana, Shiri, Rahman, Pehkonen, Irmeli, Takala, Esa-Pekka, MacEachen, Ellen, and Viikari-Juntura, Eira

Abstract

Introduction: Previous research suggests that work with a suitable workload may promote health and work retention in people with disability. This study will examine whether temporary work modifications at the early stage of work disability are effective in enhancing return to work (RTW) or staying at work among workers with musculoskeletal or depressive symptoms. Methods and analysis: A single-centre controlled trial with modified stepped wedge design will be carried out in eight enterprises and their occupational health services (OHSs) in nine cities in Finland. Patients seeking medical advice due to musculoskeletal pain (≥4 on a scale from 0-10) or depressive symptoms (≥1 positive response to 2 screening questions) and fulfilling other inclusion criteria are eligible. The study involves an educational intervention among occupational physicians to enhance the initiation of work modifications. Primary outcomes are sustained RTW (≥4 weeks at work without a new sickness absence (SA)) and the total number of SA days during a 12-month follow-up. Secondary outcomes are intensity of musculoskeletal pain (scale 0-10), pain interference with work or sleep (scale 0-10) and severity of depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-9), inquired via online questionnaires at baseline and 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after recruitment. Information on SA days will be collected from the medical records of the OHSs over 12 months, before and after recruitment. The findings will give new information about the possibilities of training physicians to initiate work modifications and their effects on RTW in employees with work disability due to musculoskeletal pain or depressive symptoms. Ethics and dissemination: The Coordinating Ethics Committee of Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa has granted approval for this study. The results will be published in peer-reviewed journals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2015
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37. Personal Support Work and Home Care in Ontario during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Author

Hopwood P, MacEachen E, McAIney C, and Tong C

Subjects
Humans, Pandemics, Ontario epidemiology, COVID-19 epidemiology, Home Care Services, Home Health Aides
Abstract

Background: Governments introduced emergency measures to address the shortage of homecare workers and unmet care needs in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic., Objective: This article aims to describe how policies impacted home care and identifies the potential risks for clientele and staff., Method: Experts in home care (n = 15) were interviewed about policies that affect health and safety for homecare recipients., Results: New recruitment strategies, condensed education and rapid hiring during the pandemic did not lead to the recruitment of sufficient workers, but increased the potential for recruitment of unsuitable workers or workers with little training., Conclusion: It is important to consider the unintended effects of emergency policy measures and to manage the effects of such policies on homecare clients., (Copyright © 2022 Longwoods Publishing.)

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2022
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