Daily survey participation and positive changes in mental health symptom scores among Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cadets

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dc.contributor.authorShields, Robyn E.
dc.contributor.authorTeckchandani, Taylor A.
dc.contributor.authorAsmundson, Gordon J. G.
dc.contributor.authorNisbet, Jolan
dc.contributor.authorKrakauer, Rachel L.
dc.contributor.authorAndrews, Katie L.
dc.contributor.authorMaguire, Kirby Q.
dc.contributor.authorJamshidi, Laleh
dc.contributor.authorAfifi, Tracie O.
dc.contributor.authorLix, Lisa M.
dc.contributor.authorBrunet, Alain
dc.contributor.authorSauer-Zavala, Shannon
dc.contributor.authorKrätzig, Gregory P.
dc.contributor.authorNeary, J. Patrick
dc.contributor.authorSareen, Jitender
dc.contributor.authorCarleton, R. Nicholas
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-24T20:10:38Z
dc.date.available2023-08-24T20:10:38Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-04
dc.description© 2023 Shields, Teckchandani, Asmundson, Nisbet, Krakauer, Andrews, Maguire, Jamshidi, Afifi, Lix, Brunet, Sauer-Zavala, Krätzig, Neary, Sareen and Carleton. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers self-report high levels of mental health disorder symptoms, such as alcohol use disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, panic disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Participation in regular mental health monitoring has been associated with improved mental health disorder symptom reporting and may provide an accessible tool to support RCMP mental health. The current study assessed relationships between self-reported mental health disorder symptoms and the completion of daily surveys (i.e., daily mental health disorder symptom monitoring) by RCMP cadets during the Cadet Training Program (CTP). Methods: Participants were RCMP cadets (n = 394; 76.1% men) in the Standard Training Program who completed the 26-week CTP and daily self-monitoring surveys, as well as full mental health assessments at pre-training (i.e., starting the CTP) and pre-deployment (i.e., ~2 weeks prior to deployment to the field). Symptoms of alcohol use disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, panic disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder were assessed. Changes in mental health disorder symptom reporting from pre-training to pre-deployment were calculated. Spearman’s rank correlations were estimated for number of daily surveys completed and change in mental health disorder symptom scores between pre-training and pre-deployment. Results: There were statistically significant inverse relationships between number of daily surveys completed and number of mental health disorder symptoms reported; specifically, cadets who completed more daily surveys during CTP reported fewer symptoms of alcohol use disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, panic disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Conclusion: An inverse correlation between number of daily surveys completed and mental health disorder symptom scores indicated that participation in daily mental health monitoring was associated with improvements in self-reported mental health disorder symptoms between pre-training and pre-deployment. Regular self-monitoring of mental health disorder symptoms may help to mitigate mental health challenges among RCMP cadets and officers.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe RCMP Study was funded by support from the RCMP, the Government of Canada, and the Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. LL was supported by a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Methods for Electronic Health Data Quality. TA was supported by a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Childhood Adversity and Resilience. The development, analyses, and distribution of the current article was made possible by a generous and much-appreciated grant from the Medavie Foundation.
dc.identifier.citationShields RE, Teckchandani TA, Asmundson GJG, Nisbet J, Krakauer RL, Andrews KL, Maguire KQ, Jamshidi L, Afifi TO, Lix LM, Brunet A, Sauer-Zavala S, Krätzig GP, Neary JP, Sareen J and Carleton RN (2023) Daily survey participation and positive changes in mental health symptom scores among Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cadets. Front. Psychol. 14:1145194. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1145194
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1145194
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10294/16115
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFrontiers
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleDaily survey participation and positive changes in mental health symptom scores among Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cadets
dc.typeArticle
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