The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health and substance use health (MHSUH) workforce in Canada: a mixed methods study

Table 3 Results of multinomial logistic regression using impact (decreased, no change, increased) of pandemic on capacity to provide direct services as dependent variable and gender, funding type, and primary workforce role as predictor variables

	B	e^B	SE	Wald	p
Increased capacity vs no change
Gender^a	0.10	1.10	0.23	0.18	0.67
Mixed public/private funding^b	0.88	2.41	0.23	14.57	< 0.001
Private funding^b	1.17	3.21	0.22	28.72	< 0.001
Addiction counsellors^c	0.08	1.08	0.36	0.05	0.83
Unregulated MHT^c	− 0.48	0.62	0.26	3.30	0.07
Psychologist^c	− 1.27	0.28	0.39	10.63	0.001
Nurse^c	− 0.84	0.43	0.29	8.08	0.004
RSW^c	− 0.44	0.65	0.24	3.34	0.07
Decreased capacity vs no change
Gender^a	− 0.26	0.77	0.23	1.22	0.27
Mixed public/private funding^b	0.16	1.17	0.21	0.54	0.46
Private funding^b	− 0.20	0.82	0.21	0.89	0.35
Addiction counsellors^c	0.31	1.36	0.33	0.86	0.35
Unregulated MHT^c	− 0.47	0.63	0.27	3.13	0.08
Psychologist^c	− 0.44	0.65	0.33	1.75	0.19
Nurse^c	− 0.45	0.64	0.26	2.96	0.09
RSW^c	− 0.22	0.80	0.23	0.92	0.34

(N = 1044; 158 men, 886 women; 251 mixed, 313 private, 480 public; 97 addiction counsellors, 161 unregulated mental health therapist, 65 psychologists, 155 nurses, 265 registered social workers; 438 decreased, 251 no change, 355 increased). Bold highlights significant results. MHT = mental health therapist. RSW = registered social worker
^aWomen used as the reference group. Regression coefficient represents difference between men and women. Number of participants who indicated non-binary were too small to include in the analyses. ^bPublic funding used as the reference group. Mixed refers to a combination of public and private funding. Private funding refers to payments received from benefit programs, donations and endowments, or direct from clients. ^cRegulated mental health therapist used as the reference group

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