Exploring the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and well-being of Black and Latinx nurses in California

Our study explores the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of Black and Latinx nurses in California. Black and Latinx nurses are disparately impacted by COVID-19 due to their vulnerability as Black and Latinx Californians, as well as their role in care provision in primary and emergent care settings. Nurses, overwhelmingly women, have borne the brunt of the pandemic in California, and nationally. Due to the layered vulnerabilities based on race, gender, and profession, they are at heightened risk of negative mental health outcomes.

This study seeks to systematically and comprehensively measure stress, burnout, as well as their coping and resilience strategies. Specifically, we will provide missing data to quantify the experiences of nurses and identify intervention, policy needs, and support for key resiliency and coping strategies. Addressing these needs is of paramount importance both for preparedness for future pandemics and to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse and aging population. Black and Latinx nurses are central to providing culturally competent and racially concordant care—all known factors to positively impact care outcomes for this community. 

Other Children and Adolescents Funded Projects

Identifying the effect of housing policy on mental health outcomes among low-income renters and their children during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Qingfang Wang
UC Riverside, School of Public Policy
Bruce Link headshot
Bruce Link
UC Riverside, Department of Sociology
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Wei Kang
University of North Texas, Department of Geography and the Environment
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Getting INFORMED and living well: A demonstration project to facilitate pandemic recovery among Asian Americans in California

Janice Tsoh headshot
Janice Tsoh
UCSF, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
JiWon Choi headshot
JiWon Choi
UCSF, Institute for Health & Aging
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Joyce Cheng
Chinese Community Health Resource Center
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Mental Health

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Assessing the sustainability of peer programs in addressing social isolation and loneliness in older adults: Implications for California COVID-19 recovery efforts

Carla Perissinotto headshot
Carla Perissinotto 
UCSF, Department of Medicine
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Ashwin Kotwal
UCSF, School of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics
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Mental Health

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