Matthew McPherson

Mr. Matthew McPherson

Institute of Health Sciences Education, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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MEMegan Edgelow
Megan Edgelow
ESEmma Scholefield
Emma Scholefield
MMMatthew McPherson
Matthew McPherson
KLKathleen Legassick
Kathleen Legassick
JNJessica Novecosky
Jessica Novecosky
Public safety personnel (PSP), including correctional officers, firefighters, paramedics, and police officers, have higher rates of mental health conditions than other types of workers. This scoping review maps the impact of organizational factors on PSP mental health, reviewing applicable English language primary studies from 2000–2021. JBI methodology for scoping reviews was followed. After screening, 97 primary studies remained for analysis. Police officers (n = 48) were the most frequent population studied. Correctional officers (n = 27) and paramedics (n = 27) were the second most frequently identified population, followed by career firefighters (n = 20). Lack of supervisor support was the most frequently cited negative organizational factor (n = 23), followed by negative workplace culture (n = 21), and lack of co-worker support (n = 14). Co-worker support (n = 10) was the most frequently identified positive organizational factor, followed by supervisor support (n = 8) and positive workplace culture (n = 5). This scoping review is the first to map organizational factors and their impact on PSP mental health across public safety organizations. The results of this review can inform discussions related to organizational factors, and their relationship to operational and personal factors, to assist in considering which factors are the most impactful on mental health, and which are most amenable to change.

10 October 2021 in International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
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MEMegan Edgelow
Megan Edgelow
ESEmma Scholefield
Emma Scholefield
MMMatthew McPherson
Matthew McPherson
SMSonam Mehta
Sonam Mehta
AOAquila Ortlieb
Aquila Ortlieb

16 June 2021 in JBI Evidence Synthesis
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MEMegan Edgelow
Megan Edgelow
LMLauren Mckinley
Lauren Mckinley
MMMatthew McPherson
Matthew McPherson
SMSonam Mehta
Sonam Mehta
AOAquila Ortlieb
Aquila Ortlieb
ESEmma Scholefield
Emma Scholefield
Objective: This scoping review aims to map workplace mental health implementation strategies in public safety organizations and describe the characteristics, participants, and contexts of these strategies. Introduction: Workplace mental health implementation strategies are relevant to public safety organizations due to the exposure that many public safety personnel, such as firefighters, paramedics, and police officers, have to psychological trauma in the course of their daily work. While the importance of attending to public safety personnel's mental health has been established, workplace mental health implementation strategies have historically varied in public safety organizations. Inclusion criteria: This scoping review will address workplace mental health implementation strategies used in public safety organizations. It will exclude studies that do not focus on workplace mental health, do not report on the implementation strategies used, or do not take place in a public safety context. Methods: Primary studies published in English with any publication date up to the present will be considered. JBI methodology and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) will be followed. The search will be carried out in five databases and reference lists will also be searched for additional studies. Duplicates will be removed, and two independent reviewers will screen the titles, abstracts, and full text of the selected studies. Data collection will be performed using a tool developed by the researchers, based on JBI's model instrument for extracting study details, characteristics, and results. A summary of the results will be presented in diagrams, narratives, and tables.