Table 5.
Follow-up survey even year (waves 2, 4, 6…)
| Questionnaire section/number of questions | Measure |
| Demographics | |
| Demographics/13 | All surveys: children; past work experience as PSP. In CTP pretest and CTP post-test surveys: educational attainment; marital status; and household income. In CTP post-test survey and both follow-up surveys: institutional of deployment. In both follow-up surveys: province/territory of work after deployment; current correctional work experience; and institution of deployment. |
| Mental health disorders (screening) | |
| Event Exposure – PCL-5/12 | Same questions as in the CTP pretest survey (table 2table 2). |
| Depression – PHQ-9 and suicide assessment/20 | Same questions as in the CTP pretest survey (table 2). |
| Panic Disorder Questions – PDSS/8 | Same questions as in the CTP pretest survey (table 2). |
| Generalised anxiety disorder – GAD-7/2 | Same questions as in the CTP pretest survey (table 2). |
| Anxiety disorders/16 | Same questions as in the CTP pretest survey (table 2). |
| Alcohol use and smoking/9 | Same questions as in the CTP pretest survey (table 2). |
| Cannabis use disorder/11 | Same questions as in the CTP pretest survey (table 2). |
| SR1 and PNC/8 | Same questions as in the CTP pretest survey (table 2). |
| Workplace concerns | |
| Work-related stressors/16 | Workload, overtime, shift schedule and stress are measured with open and closed questions (information captured through dichotomous questions and matrix questions with five-point scales). Some of the questions in this section were adapted from the Staff Quality of Life survey developed by the Prisons Research Centre at the Institute of Criminology of Cambridge University.59 Seven questions in this section are the same as in the follow-up survey odd year (table 4). |
| Prison and sexuality | |
| Sexuality and gender identity/3 | Feelings towards gender norms, including breaking of gender norms, are assessed with a 32-item matrix question with a seven-point scale (same questions as in the CTP post-test survey, table 3), an open question and a simple question with a five-point scale—all ‘made-in-house’. |
| Traumatic events at work | |
| Correctional events/3 | Potentially traumatising events at work (eg, being victimised, witnessing violence, and having contact with body fluids) are assessed with multi-items matrix questions with five-point scale and an open-ended question, all ‘made-in-house’. |
| Job satisfaction | |
| Job satisfaction/8 | Satisfaction with compensation, fear on the job, complaints from inmates and coworkers, misconduct and overtime are assessed with multi-item matrix questions with four-point scale, simple multiple-choice questions (ratio scale) and an open-ended question, all ‘made-in-house’. |
| Personality and stress injuries | |
| Symptoms of mental health and mental injuries/1 | Same question as in the CTP pretest survey (table 3). |
| Support network | |
| Social support and family (SPS, DAS-4, Children Functioning)/7 | Same question as in the CTP pretest survey (table 2). |
| Chronic pain | |
| Former PSP – other health conditions – Chronic Pain Questionnaire/6 | Same question as in the CTP pretest survey (table 2). |
| COVID-19 | |
| COVID-19 operational/4 | Same questions in all surveys (table 2). |
| COVID-19 Stress Scale/3 | Same questions in all surveys (table 2). |
| Other | |
| Ethics protocols/2 | Same questions in all surveys (table 2). |
All surveys in subproject 1 have an embedded consent form (table 1).
CTP, correctional training programme; DAS-4, Dyadic Adjustment Scale; PCL-5, PTSD Check List 5; PDSS, Panic Disorders Symptoms Severity Scale; PHQ-9, nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire; PSP, public safety personnel; SPS, Social Provisions Scale-10.