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The Perceived Risk of Being Infected with COVID-19 at Work, Communication, and Employee Health: A Longitudinal Application of the Job Demands–Resources Model. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14021037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The perceived risk of being infected at work (PRIW) with COVID-19 represents a potential risk factor for workers during the current COVID-19 pandemic. In line with the job demands–resources (JD-R) model in the context of safety at work, in this longitudinal study we propose that PRIW can be conceptualized as a job demand (JD), whereas communication (i.e., the exchange of good-quality information across team members) can be conceived of as a job resource (JR). Accordingly, we hypothesize that PRIW at Time 1 (T1) would positively predict psychophysical strain at Time 2 (i.e., four months later), and that communication at T1 would negatively predict psychophysical strain at T2. Overall, 297 workers participated in the study. The hypothesized relationships were tested using multiple regression analysis. The results support our predictions: PRIW positively predicted psychophysical strain over time, whereas communication negatively predicted psychophysical strain over time. The results did not change after controlling for age, gender, and type of contract. Overall, this study suggests that PRIW and communication might be conceived of as a risk and a protective factor for work-related stress, respectively. Hence, to promote more sustainable working conditions, interventions should help organizations to promote an adequate balance between JDs and JRs related to COVID-19.
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Vu TQ, Nguyen BT, Pham VNH, Nguyen NH, Nguyen TTH, Vo NX, Ngo NM, Vo TQ. Quality of Work Life in Healthcare: A Comparison of Medical Representatives and Hospital Pharmacists. Hosp Top 2021; 99:161-170. [PMID: 33570001 DOI: 10.1080/00185868.2021.1875278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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This study aims to access the quality of work-life and characteristics between medical representatives and hospital pharmacists to understand the current QWL status among these health workers. This research was led with a cross-sectional design conducted with a survey using the work-related quality of life scale-2. There were 296 medical representatives and 344 hospital pharmacists participating in this study. The results showed that medical representatives had better QWL scores than hospital pharmacists. This study suggests that governments and the international community should invest in workplace programs for pharmacists that improve their QWL.
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- Thang Quoc Vu
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Dal Corso L, De Carlo A, Carluccio F, Colledani D, Falco A. Employee burnout and positive dimensions of well-being: A latent workplace spirituality profile analysis. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0242267. [PMID: 33201895 PMCID: PMC7671502 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In recent years, a new and promising construct has attracted the attention of organizational research: Workplace spirituality. To investigate the role of workplace spirituality in organizational contexts, two studies were carried out. Study 1 explored the mediation role of workplace spirituality in the relationship between positive supervisor behaviors and employee burnout. Results showed that workplace spirituality strongly contributes to reduce burnout and mediates the effect of supervisor integrity in reducing this threat. Study 2 considered the relationships of workplace spirituality with positive affectivity, resilience, self-efficacy, and work engagement. In particular, workplace spirituality profiles were investigated through latent profile analysis (LPA). Findings showed that workplace spirituality is related to higher positive affectivity, resilience, self-efficacy, and work engagement. In contrast, a workplace spirituality profile characterized by a low-intensity spiritual experience is associated with higher negative feelings. The practical implications of these findings are discussed.
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- Laura Dal Corso
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Human Science (Communication, Training, Psychology), LUMSA University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Frantz A, Holmgren K. The Work Stress Questionnaire (WSQ) - reliability and face validity among male workers. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:1580. [PMID: 31775694 PMCID: PMC6882173 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7940-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background The Work Stress Questionnaire (WSQ) was developed as a self-administered questionnaire with the purpose of early identification of individuals at risk of being sick-listed due to work-related stress. It has previously been tested for reliability and face validity among women with satisfying results. The aim of the study was to test reliability and face validity of the Work Stress Questionnaire (WSQ) among male workers. Method For testing reliability, a test-retest study was performed where 41 male workers filled out the questionnaire on two occasions at 2 weeks intervals. For evaluating face validity, seven male workers filled out the questionnaire and gave their opinions on the questions, scale steps and how the items corresponded to their perception of stress at work. Results The WSQ was, for all but one item, found to be stable over time. The item Supervisor considers one’s views showed a systematic disagreement, i.e. there was a change common to the group for this item. Face validity was confirmed by the male pilot group. Conclusion Reliability and face validity of the WSQ was found to be satisfying when used on a male population. This indicates that the questionnaire can be used also for a male target group.
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- Anna Frantz
- Närhälsan Backa Rehabilitation Centre, Rimmaregatan 1C SE-422 55 Hisings Backa, Gothenburg, Sweden. .,Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Unit of Occupational Therapy, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Box 453, S-405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Unit of Occupational Therapy, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Box 453, S-405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Schommer JC, Gaither CA, Goode JV'KR, Owen JA, Scime GM, Skelton JB, Cernasev A, Hillman LA. Pharmacist and student pharmacist views of professional and personal well-being and resilience. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) 2019; 60:47-56. [PMID: 31669419 DOI: 10.1016/j.japh.2019.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the views of pharmacists and student pharmacists regarding (1) aspects of life and experiences that provide professional and personal satisfaction and fulfillment, (2) causes of stress, and (3) needs related to maintaining satisfaction and fulfillment. DESIGN A generic qualitative research design was used for collecting data from 380 pharmacists and 332 student pharmacists who wrote responses to an online survey hosted by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) from November 17 to December 2, 2018, using standard data collection procedures applied by that organization. APhA uses its member and affiliate data files as its sampling frame and limits the number of contacts per year for each person in those files. De-identified responses from those who volunteered to write comments were sent to the research team for analysis. A conventional content analysis approach was applied for analysis of the text. Analysts convened to discuss emergent themes and develop operational descriptions. Key segments of text that best represented each theme were identified. Personal presuppositions were disclosed and were useful for developing group consensus for theme identification and description. Rigor was supported through assessment of credibility, confirmability, intercoder checking, transferability, inductive thematic saturation, and authenticity. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Participants are in the design since data already collected. OUTCOME MEASURES Not applicable. RESULTS Findings showed that pharmacists and student pharmacists are able to recognize and pursue achievement, recognition, responsibility, advancement, relationship, esteem, self-actualization, meaning, and accomplishment in both their professional and personal lives. However, external factors such as "workism" and individual factors such as "moral distress" were identified as areas of improvement that are needed for well-being and resilience. CONCLUSION Pharmacists' basic human needs are being met, but to improve well-being and resilience for pharmacists in both their professional and personal lives, there is a need for addressing both the external factors and individual factors that they encounter.
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Smith LJ, Bartlett BA, Tran JK, Gallagher MW, Alfano C, Vujanovic AA. Sleep Disturbance Among Firefighters: Understanding Associations with Alcohol Use and Distress Tolerance. COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10608-018-9955-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Associations between Work Activity and Work Setting Categories and Dimensions of Pharmacists' Quality of Work Life. PHARMACY 2018; 6:pharmacy6030062. [PMID: 29973518 PMCID: PMC6164889 DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy6030062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Revised: 06/23/2018] [Accepted: 06/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The goal for this study was to use data from the most recently conducted National Pharmacist Workforce Survey to compare eight components of quality of work life for actively practicing pharmacists in the United States categorized by (1) work activity and (2) work setting. The eight components of quality of work life were: (1) time stress; (2) responsibility stress; (3) level of control; (4) work in harmony with home life; (5) home life in harmony with work; (6) job satisfaction; (7) professional commitment; and (8) organizational commitment. Data for this study were obtained from the 2014 National Pharmacist Workforce Survey. For inclusion in analysis, respondents needed to report that they were practicing as a pharmacist. In addition, they needed to provide usable responses for both their percent time devoted to medication providing and to patient care services. This resulted in a total of 1191 responses for the analysis. Data were analyzed using cluster analysis, factor analysis, Cronbach coefficient alpha, chi-square analysis, ANOVA, and linear regression. The findings provide a description of pharmacists’ quality of work life in 2014 and show how type of work, variety of work, and work setting categories are associated with quality of work life for pharmacists.
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Polacchini A, Girardi D, Falco A, Zanotta N, Comar M, De Carlo NA, Tongiorgi E. Distinct CCL2, CCL5, CCL11, CCL27, IL-17, IL-6, BDNF serum profiles correlate to different job-stress outcomes. Neurobiol Stress 2018; 8:82-91. [PMID: 29511710 PMCID: PMC5834655 DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2018.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2017] [Revised: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Chronic psychosocial stress at workplace is an important factor in the development of physical and mental illness. Objective biological measures of chronic stress are still lacking, but inflammatory response and growth factors are increasingly considered as potential stress biomarkers. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between psychophysical strain and serum levels of 48 chemokines, cytokines and growth factors measured using a multiplex immunoassay, and serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) measured by ELISA. Severity of psychophysical strain was scored in 115 healthy hospital workers using specific scales for anxiety, depression-like emotion, gastrointestinal or cardiac disturbances, and ergonomic dysfunction. Multivariate analysis revealed that higher anxiety scale scores were correlated with lower serum chemokine C-C motif ligand-2 (CCL2/MCP-1), chemokine C-C motif ligand-5 (CCL5/RANTES), chemokine C-C motif ligand-27 (CCL27/CTACK), chemokine C-C motif ligand-11 (CCL11/Eotaxin) and interleukin-6 (IL-6); gastrointestinal disturbances correlated with increased levels of interleukin-17 (IL-17) and reduced CCL11/Eotaxin, CCL27/CTACK and CCL2/MCP-1; while cardiac dysfunctions associate only to reduced CCL27/CTACK, and ergonomic dysfunction correlated with increased BDNF and reduced CCL11/Eotaxin and CCL5/RANTES. Thus, these 7 serum factors may provide a distinct signature for each different stress-related psychophysical outcome giving indications on individual vulnerabilities.
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- Alessio Polacchini
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 5, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- FISPPA Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia, 14, 35131, Padua, Italy
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- FISPPA Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia, 14, 35131, Padua, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS, Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS, Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Ospedale di Cattinara, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- FISPPA Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia, 14, 35131, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 5, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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Falco A, Dal Corso L, Girardi D, De Carlo A, Comar M. The moderating role of job resources in the relationship between job demands and interleukin-6 in an Italian healthcare organization. Res Nurs Health 2017; 41:39-48. [PMID: 29168200 DOI: 10.1002/nur.21844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In this study we examined the association between job demands (JD), job resources (JR), and serum levels of a possible biomarker of stress, the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6). According to the buffer hypothesis of the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model, we expected that job resources-defined as job autonomy and social support from supervisor-might buffer the relationship between job demands, defined as emotional demands and interpersonal conflict with colleagues, and IL-6. Data from 119 employees in an Italian public healthcare organization (acute care hospital) were analyzed using multiple regression. In predicting IL-6, the interactions between emotional demands and JR and between interpersonal conflict with colleagues and job autonomy (but not social support) were significant, after controlling for the effect of age and gender. The association between JD and IL-6 was stronger for individuals with low levels of JR, so that levels of IL-6 were highest when JD were high and JR were low. Overall, these results are consistent with the buffer hypothesis of the JD-R model and also extend previous research, showing that the exposure to stressful situations at work, measured as high JD and low JR, is associated with higher levels of IL-6 in hospital employees.
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- Alessandra Falco
- FISPPA Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- FISPPA Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- FISPPA Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS "Burlo Garofolo", Trieste, Italy.,Department of Medical Science, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Rose DM, Seidler A, Nübling M, Latza U, Brähler E, Klein EM, Wiltink J, Michal M, Nickels S, Wild PS, König J, Claus M, Letzel S, Beutel ME. Associations of fatigue to work-related stress, mental and physical health in an employed community sample. BMC Psychiatry 2017; 17:167. [PMID: 28476149 PMCID: PMC5420158 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-017-1237-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND While work-related fatigue has become an issue of concern among European employees, the relationship between fatigue, depression and work-related stressors is far from clear. The purposes of this study were (1) to determine the associations of fatigue with work-related stressors, severe medical disease, health behavior and depression in the working population and (2) to determine the unique impact of work-related stressors on fatigue. METHODS We used cross-sectional data of N = 7,930 working participants enrolled in the Gutenberg Health Study (GHS) from 2007 to 2012 filled out the Personal Burnout Scale (PBS) of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ), the PHQ-9, and a list of work-related stressors. RESULTS A total of 27.5% reported increased fatigue, esp. women, younger persons with a lower social status and income, smokers, severely medically ill, previously and currently depressed participants. Fatigue was consistently associated with severe medical disease, health behavior and depression, which need to be taken into account as potential confounders when analyzing its relationship to work-related strains. Depression was consistently associated with work-related stressors. However, after statistically partialling out depression, fatigue was still significantly associated with work-related stress. CONCLUSIONS Fatigue as an indicator of allostatic load is consistently associated with work-related stressors such as work overload after controlling for depression. The brief Personal Burn-out Scale is suitable for assessing work-related fatigue in the general population.
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- D. M. Rose
- grid.410607.4Institute of Teachers’ Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- 0000 0001 2111 7257grid.4488.0Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- FFAW, Freiburg Research Centre for Occupational Sciences, Freiburg, Germany
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- 0000 0001 2220 0888grid.432860.bFederal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Berlin, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Department of Medicine 2, Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany ,grid.452396.fGerman Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain, Berlin, Germany ,grid.410607.4Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Institute of Teachers’ Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Rouxel G, Michinov E, Dodeler V. The influence of work characteristics, emotional display rules and affectivity on burnout and job satisfaction: A survey among geriatric care workers. Int J Nurs Stud 2016; 62:81-9. [PMID: 27468116 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2016] [Revised: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have demonstrated that geriatric care employees are exposed to a large number of factors that can affect their levels of job satisfaction and occupational stress. Although working with elderly people is emotionally demanding, little research has been done on the role played by perceptions of emotional display rules, alongside more traditional work characteristics and individual factors, in the prediction of geriatric care employees' wellbeing. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to examine the role played by work characteristics (job demands, job control, emotional display rules) and individual (affectivity) factors to predict job satisfaction and burnout among French geriatric care nurses. METHOD AND PARTICIPANTS Questionnaires were sent to 891 employees working in 32 geriatric care centers in France. A total of 371 valid questionnaires (response rate: 41.60%) were analyzed using structural equation modeling techniques. RESULTS Results revealed two main processes of burnout and job satisfaction among women geriatric care workers, namely a salutogenic process and a pathogenic process. As expected, negative affectivity, low job status, perceived negative display rules and job demands are involved in the pathogenic process; while positive affectivity, perceived positive display rules and job control are implied in the salutogenic one. More specifically, as expected, negative affectivity is a positive predictor of burnout, both directly and indirectly through its impact on perceived negative display rules and job demands. Moreover, negative affectivity was negatively related to job satisfaction. Simultaneously, positive affectivity can predict job satisfaction, both directly and indirectly through its impact on perceived positive display rules and job control. Positive affectivity is also a negative predictor of burnout. CONCLUSIONS Practical implications are discussed to support intervention programs that develop healthy workplaces, and also to inform nurses about how to manage emotional display rules in retirement homes.
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- Géraldine Rouxel
- Département de Psychologie, Centre de Recherches en Psychologie, Cognition et Communication (CRPCC, E.A. 1285), Université Rennes 2, Rennes, France.
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- Département de Psychologie, Centre de Recherches en Psychologie, Cognition et Communication (CRPCC, E.A. 1285), Université Rennes 2, Rennes, France.
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- Département de Psychologie, Centre de Recherches en Psychologie, Cognition et Communication (CRPCC, E.A. 1285), Université Rennes 2, Rennes, France.
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Feola D, Pedata P, D'Ancicco F, Santalucia L, Sannolo N, Ascione E, Nienhaus A, Magliano L, Lamberti M. Working conditions and mental health: Results from the CARESUN study. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 2016; 71:163-169. [PMID: 26167870 DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2015.1069251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The authors conducted a work-related stress surveillance study in 2013 on 6,558 public-sector employees in Italy, examining how they perceived their jobs, via the Job Content Questionnaire, and their mental health status, via the General Health Questionnaire 12 (GHQ-12). Of the 2,094 employees completing the questionnaires, 60% were male, 52% had a medium-level education, and 76% had a medium-level job. Three hundred and eighty-five employees (18%) had a GHQ-12 score >3 and were classified as GHQ-12 cases: these were more often female (54%), medium-to-highly educated (54%), and had more often reported health problems over the previous year (51%). Thus, GHQ-12 cases represented a significant percentage of the examined population, indicating that work-related stress surveillance programs are needed for the planning of psychosocial interventions aimed at the reintegration of individuals with mental health problems.
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- Daniela Feola
- a Department of Experimental Medicine , Section of Hygiene, Occupational Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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- a Department of Experimental Medicine , Section of Hygiene, Occupational Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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- a Department of Experimental Medicine , Section of Hygiene, Occupational Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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- a Department of Experimental Medicine , Section of Hygiene, Occupational Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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- a Department of Experimental Medicine , Section of Hygiene, Occupational Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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- b Health Surveillance Office of Campania Region , Naples , Italy
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- c University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing , Hamburg , Germany
- d Institution for Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention in Health care and Welfare Services , Hamburg , Germany
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- e Department of Psychology , Second University of Naples , Caserta , Italy
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- a Department of Experimental Medicine , Section of Hygiene, Occupational Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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Family Commitment and Work Characteristics among Pharmacists. PHARMACY 2015; 3:386-398. [PMID: 28975924 PMCID: PMC5597116 DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy3040386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Revised: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Factors associated with family commitment among pharmacists in the south central U.S. are explored. In 2010, a cross-sectional mailed self-administered 70 item survey of 363 active licensed pharmacists was conducted. This analysis includes only 269 (74%) participants who reported being married. Outcome measures were family commitment (need for family commitment, spouse’s family commitment), work-related characteristics (work challenge, stress, workload, flexibility of work schedule), and job and career satisfaction. Married participants’ mean age was 48 (SD = 18) years; the male to female ratio was 1:1; 73% worked in retail settings and 199 (74%) completed the family commitment questions. Females reported a higher need for family commitment than males (p = 0.02) but there was no significant difference in satisfaction with the commitment. Work challenge and work load were significantly associated with higher need for family commitment (p < 0.01), when controlled for age, gender, number of dependents, work status, and practice setting. Higher work challenge was associated with higher career satisfaction. Higher job related stress was associated with lower job satisfaction. High work challenge and work load may negatively impact family function since married pharmacists would need higher family commitment from their counterparts. The impact of work-family interactions on pharmacy career satisfaction should be further investigated.
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Girardi D, Falco A, De Carlo A, Benevene P, Comar M, Tongiorgi E, Bartolucci GB. The mediating role of interpersonal conflict at work in the relationship between negative affectivity and biomarkers of stress. J Behav Med 2015; 38:922-31. [DOI: 10.1007/s10865-015-9658-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2015] [Accepted: 07/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Midje HH, Nafstad IT, Syse J, Torp S. Workaholism and Mental Health Problems Among Municipal Middle Managers in Norway. J Occup Environ Med 2014; 56:1042-51. [DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000000223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hussain T. In this issue of Occupational Medicine. Occup Med (Lond) 2014; 63:313. [PMID: 23837072 DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqt084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Liu L, Pang R, Sun W, Wu M, Qu P, Lu C, Wang L. Functional social support, psychological capital, and depressive and anxiety symptoms among people living with HIV/AIDS employed full-time. BMC Psychiatry 2013; 13:324. [PMID: 24289721 PMCID: PMC4219509 DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-13-324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Psychological distress (e.g., depression and anxiety) has been regarded as the main cause of leaving work for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in workplaces. This study aims to explore the associations of functional social support (FSS) and psychological capital (PC) with depressive and anxiety symptoms among PLWHA employed full-time. METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed in Liaoning, China, during the period of December 2010-April 2011. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, the Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, the Duke-UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire, and the Psychological Capital Questionnaire were completed by PLWHA employed full-time. Structural equation modeling was used to test the proposed relationships between variables. Asymptotic and resampling strategies were performed to explore the mediating roles of PC and its components (self-efficacy, hope, optimism, resilience). RESULTS Of 320 participants surveyed, 66.3% had depressive symptoms, and 45.6% had anxiety symptoms. Significant negative associations of FSS and PC with depressive and anxiety symptoms were revealed. PC (a*b = -0.209, BCa 95% CI: -0.293, -0.137, p < 0.05), hope (a*b = -0.103, BCa 95% CI: -0.192, -0.034, p < 0.05), and optimism (a*b = -0.047, BCa 95% CI: -0.106, -0.008, p < 0.05) significantly mediated the association between FSS and depressive symptoms. PC (a*b = -0.151, BCa 95% CI: -0.224, -0.095, p < 0.05) and self-efficacy (a*b = -0.080, BCa 95% CI: -0.158, -0.012, p < 0.05) significantly mediated the FSS-anxiety symptoms association. CONCLUSIONS FSS and PC could help reduce depressive and anxiety symptoms among PLWHA employed full-time. PC fully mediates the associations of FSS with depressive and anxiety symptoms. In addition to enhancing FSS, PC development could be included in the prevention and treatment strategies for depressive and anxiety symptoms targeted at PLWHA employed full-time.
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Affiliation(s)
- Li Liu
- Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, China Medical University, No, 92 North 2nd Road, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, China Medical University, No. 92 North 2nd Road, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, China Medical University, No. 92 North 2nd Road, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, People’s Republic of China
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- Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 242 Shayang Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
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- Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 242 Shayang Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
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- Liaoning Women and Children’s Health Care Institute, No. 240 Shayang Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, China Medical University, No. 92 North 2nd Road, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, People’s Republic of China
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