Role of modifiable organisational factors in decreasing barriers to mental healthcare: a longitudinal study of mission meaningfulness, team relatedness and leadership trust among Canadian military personnel deployed on Operation LASER.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The literature presents complex inter-relationships among individual-factors and organisational-factors and barriers to seeking mental health support after deployment. This study aims to quantify longitudinal associations between such factors and barriers to mental health support.

Design

A longitudinal online survey of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel collected data at 3 months post-deployment (T1), 6 months post-deployment (T2) and 1 year post-deployment (T3).

Setting

In 2020, as part of Canada's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2595 CAF personnel deployed on Operation LASER to support civilian long-term care facilities in Québec and Ontario.

Participants

All Operation LASER personnel were invited to participate: 1088, 582 and 497 responded a

SUBMITTER: Born J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10860073 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature