Batholomew Chireh, Lakehead University

Research

The Working Senior And Mental Health

Latest papers

Workplace stressors and mental health outcomes among personal support workers: A systematic review.
International journal of nursing studies · 2025 · first author
Psychosocial and personal predisposing factors of frostbite injury and associated amputation: a systematic review.
Injury epidemiology · 2024
Comorbid substance use disorder, major depression, and associated disability in a nationally representative sample.
Journal of affective disorders · 2024

All 6 publications

Latest funding

Resilience at a Cost: Deconstructing Resilience and its Hidden Consequences for Immigrant Workers in three Canadian Provinces
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$366,811
Work Stressors and job satisfaction and mental well-being among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Skilled Trades Workers in Northwestern Ontario
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$25,845
Mental health of working seniors in Canada: prevalence, determinants and lived experiences
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$6,000

All 3 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

Workplace stressors and mental health outcomes among personal support workers: A systematic review.

Chireh B, Essien SK, Swerhun K, D'Arcy C, Acharibasam JW

International journal of nursing studies2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2025.105093 PMID: 40319777

02

Psychosocial and personal predisposing factors of frostbite injury and associated amputation: a systematic review.

Essien SK, Chireh B, Steinberg C, Omondi P, Zucker-Levin A

Injury epidemiology2024

DOI: 10.1186/s40621-024-00546-w PMID: 39511653

03

Comorbid substance use disorder, major depression, and associated disability in a nationally representative sample.

Onaemo VN, Chireh B, Fawehinmi TO, D'Arcy C

Journal of affective disorders2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.12.016 PMID: 38070745

04

Knowledge about unintended pregnancy shortly after childbirth: An issue of ineffective counseling or adherence?

Essien SK, Chireh B, Essien JK

Women's health (London, England)2024

DOI: 10.1177/17455057241255655 PMID: 38778791

05

Help-seeking behavior among miscarrying women with and without post-miscarriage health problems in Ghana.

Essien SK, Chireh B, Essien PK

PLOS global public health2023

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002458 PMID: 37812590

06

Reconsidering the Conceptualization of Resilience: The Experiences of Refugee and Immigrant Youth in Montreal.

Gyan C, Chireh B, Chuks-Eboka N, Yeboah AS

Applied research in quality of life2023

DOI: 10.1007/s11482-023-10154-3 PMID: 36844904

Resilience at a Cost: Deconstructing Resilience and its Hidden Consequences for Immigrant Workers in three Canadian Provinces

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gyan, Charles

$366,811

Work Stressors and job satisfaction and mental well-being among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Skilled Trades Workers in Northwestern Ontario

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Chireh, Batholomew

Keywords: Work Stressors; Job Satisfaction; Mental Well-being; Skilled Trades; BIPOC workers; Workplace Diversity; Intersectionality; Northwestern Ontario; Inclusive Work Environments

$25,845

Mental health of working seniors in Canada: prevalence, determinants and lived experiences

Nominated PICIHR2023CIHR Café Scientifique Program -Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (Ontario)

Principal investigators: Chireh, Batholomew

Keywords: The Working Senior And Mental Health

$6,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their SSHRC grant from 2024

Subject: Prospective PhD student: The Working Senior And Mental Health Dear Professor Chireh, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Workplace stressors and mental health outcomes among personal support workers: A systematic review." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Work Stressors and job satisfaction and mental well-being among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Skilled Trades Workers in Northwestern Ontario" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]