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Healthcare Workers’ Intentions to Leave Jobs


Rapid Review: What is known about health care worker intent to leave their occupation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Across all studies reporting a percentage, 11–42.6% of health care workers employed during the COVID-19 pandemic reported an intent to leave their current role. Between 2–35% of health care workers reported an intent to leave their profession.

Use of tobacco and vaping products


Rapid Review: What is the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use and cessation of tobacco and vaping products?
There was no clear direction of effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on use of tobacco or vaping products.

Opioid and substance use and related harms


Rapid Review Update 1: What is the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on substance use, overdoses, and substance-related deaths?
There was no clear pattern of opioid-related overdoses & deaths in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic, although supply and services are known to be affected during pandemics.

Alcohol use and related harms


Rapid Review: What is the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol use, poisonings, and alcohol-related deaths? What strategies have been used to mitigate alcohol abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Global trends in changes to alcohol intake during the pandemic are unclear.

Physical distancing and mental health


Rapid Review: How does physical distancing impact mental health?
Outbreaks prior to the COVID-19 pandemic show an association between adverse mental health effects and quarantine.

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