1. Relationship between perceptions of risk of contracting COVID-19 and resilience: a cross-sectional community survey of social service providers in Canada.
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Benzies, Karen M., Perry, Robert, and Cope Williams, Jessica
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PROFESSIONAL practice , *COVID-19 , *INDUSTRIAL safety , *SOCIAL support , *CONFIDENCE , *ATTITUDE (Psychology) , *PSYCHOLOGICAL vulnerability , *CROSS-sectional method , *PSYCHOLOGY of social workers , *AGE distribution , *MULTIPLE regression analysis , *OCCUPATIONAL exposure , *REGRESSION analysis , *EXECUTIVES , *RISK perception , *SEX distribution , *SOCIAL worker attitudes , *INFORMATION resources , *INFECTIOUS disease transmission , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *RESEARCH funding , *SOCIAL services , *PATIENT-professional relations , *PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation , *STATISTICAL correlation , *DATA analysis software , *PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience , *COVID-19 pandemic , *TELEMEDICINE , *DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
This study explored social service providers' perceptions of risk and resilience while caring for their vulnerable clients during COVID-19. Participants (N = 68) from two agencies completed an online survey. Over half of participants had shifted to virtual service delivery; about 30% continued to have direct contact with clients. Using regression modeling, we found that age, gender, confidence in providing COVID-related care, worries about spreading SARS-CoV-2, and information and supports explained 36% of variance (Adjusted R2 =.357) in provider resilience. Social service agencies need to address provider worries, which may contribute more to resilience than providing information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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