The Prevalence of Resilience, Psychological Well-being, and Mental Illness in Emergency Responders

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12625000083493

Enrollment

142

Registered

2025-01-24

Start date

2024-12-16

Completion date

2025-05-16

Last updated

2025-09-08

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study aims to quantitatively assess the prevalence of mental health conditions and positive psychological factors among emergency responders in Australian Paramedics. The findings will inform the development of targeted interventions to improve mental health support and outcomes within these critical workforce sectors.

Interventions

This is an observational, cross-sectional study utilising an online survey methodology to collect quantitative data. The once-off survey will be available to participants for a 30 day period. The study will be conducted across various emergency responder organisations in Australia, including: • NSW Ambulance Service (NSWAS) & Tasmanian Ambulance Service • Australasian College of Paramedicine • Other relevant emergency service organisations willing to participate The online survey will be accessible via a secure web-based platform (Qualtrics) over a specified data collection period. The survey will take approximately 12 minutes to complete. The survey will be available to participants for a 30 day period. Observations will include participant levels of depression, PTSD, anxiety, insomnia, stress, resilience, and psychological well-being. In addition, they will also be asked demographic questions such as marital status, ethnicity, age, gender and current well-being practices.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

o Individuals aged 18 years and older. o Currently employed as paramedics. o Able to read and understand English. o Provide informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

o Individuals under 18 years of age. o Former emergency responders no longer active in their roles. o Individuals who do not provide informed consent.

Outcome results