Lisa Jaegers, PhD, OTR/L, Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, St. Louis University
Abstract provided by PI: Jail corrections officers (COs) are an underserved and at-risk workforce with elevated rates of mental stress. Over 8,400 Missouri COs and jailers work in environments that promote hypervigilance or working in a state of sustained high alertness. This study seeks to inform the development of workplace interventions based on the Total Worker HealthTM (TWH) strategy. The goal of this study is to better understand COs mental health needs through the following aims: 1. Implement a needs assessment, informed by community-based participatory research (CBPR) teams at 3 jails and among COs (N=489); and 2. With the CBPR teams and informed by the needs assessment results, develop tailored TWH interventions for each jail. We will pilot test the evidence-based TWH program in a future study for the reduction of mental stressors among COs.
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Jaegers L, Matthieu M, Barnidge E, Ahmad O, Scheetz G, Dick R, Nadimpalli S, Kelly P. “Identifying Occupational Stressors to Inform Workplace Health Programs for Jail Corrections Officers in Eastern Missouri,” Saint Louis University Doisy College of Health Sciences Scholarship Symposium, St. Louis, MO, March 2, 2016.