Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 on Police Personnel in India

Khadse, Pawan Arun; Gowda, Guru S; Ganjekar, Sundarnag; Desai, Geetha; Murthy, Pratima

doi:10.1177/0253717620963345

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“…In addition, as side effects to some health management strategies, other mental health issues such depression, anxiety, and other disparities have been reported in some people due to long periods of nationwide lockdowns, self-isolation, and quarantine rules. 189 , 190 Therefore, a good balance in implementing the health management strategies considering all of these factors is necessary to successfully overcome this pandemic.…”

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Updated insight into COVID-19 disease and health management to combat the pandemic

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2021

Environmental and Health Management of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19 )

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Section: Overview Of Sars-cov-2 Virusmentioning

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Updated insight into COVID-19 disease and health management to combat the pandemic

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2021

Environmental and Health Management of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19 )

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“…In fulfilling their roles during 2020, these groups of essential workers have faced an additional and novel occupational health risk: COVID‐19. Inflated case rates were seen in firefighters, police, and medical service providers during the spring and summer of 2020 (Khadse, Gowda, Ganjekar, Desai, & Murthy, 2020 ; Nguyen et al, 2020 ; Weiden et al, 2020 ). In March 2020, health care workers within the United States and the United Kingdom had a three‐fold increased risk of being infected with COVID‐19 (Nguyen et al, 2020 ), while between March and May, COVID‐19 infection rates were 15 times higher for New York firefighters and emergency medical service providers than that seen in the general public (Weiden et al, 2020 ).…”

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“…In March 2020, health care workers within the United States and the United Kingdom had a three‐fold increased risk of being infected with COVID‐19 (Nguyen et al, 2020 ), while between March and May, COVID‐19 infection rates were 15 times higher for New York firefighters and emergency medical service providers than that seen in the general public (Weiden et al, 2020 ). By the end of August 2020, infection rates were over eight times higher for members of the Indian Police Force than in the general population of India (Khadse et al, 2020 ).…”

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Psychological distress and resilience in first responders and health care workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic

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Gray

O'Connor

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J Occupat & Organ Psyc

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, first responders and health care workers faced elevated virus-related risks through prolonged contacts with the public. Research suggests that these workers already experienced lower levels of psychological well-being linked to occupational risks. Thus, the pandemic's impact might have particularly affected mental health in these groups. This paper analysed data from a large-scale Welsh population study (N = 12,989) from June to July 2020. Levels of psychological distress were compared across various occupations, including police, fire and rescue, and NHS health care workers. Resilience was also indexed, and its role considered as a protective factor for psychological distress. Surprisingly, health care workers reported lower distress levels than the general population. Further, fire and rescue and police groups had lower distress than most groups and significantly higher resilience. Within police officers, higher resilience levels were protective for distress. Fire and rescue workers were half as likely as others to report distress, even accounting for demographic factors and resilience. The findings offer an optimistic view of psychological resilience in these critical occupations. They illustrate potential benefits to one's mental health of playing a crucial societal role during crises and reiterate the importance of enhancing resilience within groups who encounter high-risk situations daily. Practitioner pointsOur findings provide evidence that health care workers and first responders showed lower levels of psychological distress than the general population during the first period of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. This may indicate that playing a critical role in society during an episode of crisis, and acting to help others, may be protective of one's own mental health. The research also provides an optimistic view of the psychological resilience of critical first responders and health care workers during a period early on in the COVID-19 pandemic (June-July 2020). ThisThis is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.

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“…5 In addition to this, during this pandemic police personnel also carried out a variety of unconventional duties, including creating social awareness, clarifying fake news, daily inspection of people in isolation or quarantine, assisting the health department in contact tracing activities, helping migrant workers to enter shelters, and helping the needy persons to access medical and other essential services. 3 As per data collected by the Indian Police Foundation (IPF), over 1.5 lakh COVID-19 cases and 913 deaths have been reported among personnel of the State Police Force and Central Armed Police Forces comprising nearly 1.87% of the country's total caseload. 6 Lack of awareness and specific knowledge of COVID-19 prevention and inadequate or inappropriate use of personal protective gear like masks and gloves substantially increase the risk of exposure to COVID-19 among police personnel.…”

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“…This can result in a greater likelihood of police personnel developing a range of psychological problems such as burnout, emotional disturbances, psychological distress, sleep disturbances, anxiety, depression. 3 So, this study aims to assess on-the-job stress conditions and the attitude towards challenges faced by the police personnel of Bishnupur District and to determine the association between stress and variables of interest.…”

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On-the-job stress and challenges faced by police personnel of Bishnupur district in COVID-19 times

Nameirakpam

Jupitar

Laishram

et al. 2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: The pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for law enforcement agencies. Police officers are often directly or indirectly involved in the pandemic response and have a higher risk of getting the infection. Our study aims to assess on-the-job stress and challenges faced by the police personnel of Bishnupur district, Manipur, and to determine the factors associated with it.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the police personnel from December 2020 to January 2021. Occupational stress was measured using the Operational Police Stress Questionnaire and, a pre-tested questionnaire for coping mechanisms and attitude were used to collect data by interview method. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, and ANOVA. 73.2% of them have experienced moderate to high stress and the maximum was found among the Sub-inspectors (Mean score: 3.51±1.20). Stress was mostly due to not having enough time available to spend with friends and family (3.58±2.01), and work overtime (3.27±1.84). Police personnel agreed that there was an increased number of violent confrontations between the public and them while enforcing new regulations and restrictions. The majority of the participants have been accepting the reality of the fact that it has happened and learn to live with it as a coping mechanism.Conclusions: Occupational stress is high among the police personnel of Bishnupur District and it was significantly associated with age, marital status, social stigma, and willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine. There is a need for holistic support for their job satisfaction.

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Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 on Police Personnel in India

Cited by 21 publications

References 4 publications

Updated insight into COVID-19 disease and health management to combat the pandemic

Updated insight into COVID-19 disease and health management to combat the pandemic

Psychological distress and resilience in first responders and health care workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic

On-the-job stress and challenges faced by police personnel of Bishnupur district in COVID-19 times

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