The burden of high workload on the health-related quality of life among home care workers in Northern Sweden
Abstract Objective Previous studies have shown that high workload affects health negatively. However, studies are lacking among home care workers. The aim of this study is to examine the burden of perceived workload on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among home care workers and to determine w...
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crspringernat:10.1007/s00420-020-01530-9 2023-05-15T17:44:55+02:00 The burden of high workload on the health-related quality of life among home care workers in Northern Sweden Sjöberg, André Pettersson-Strömbäck, Anita Sahlén, Klas-Göran Lindholm, Lars Norström, Fredrik Forte 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00420-020-01530-9 http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00420-020-01530-9.pdf http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00420-020-01530-9/fulltext.html en eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health volume 93, issue 6, page 747-764 ISSN 0340-0131 1432-1246 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health journal-article 2020 crspringernat https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-020-01530-9 2022-01-04T15:35:19Z Abstract Objective Previous studies have shown that high workload affects health negatively. However, studies are lacking among home care workers. The aim of this study is to examine the burden of perceived workload on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among home care workers and to determine whether psychosocial factors modify such a relationship. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in which 1162 (58% response rate) home care workers participated. The psychosocial factors were measured by QPSnordic. HRQoL was measured by EuroQol 5 dimensions, from which responses were translated into quality-adjusted life year scores (QALY). Propensity scores were used with absolute risk differences (RD). Stratified analysis was used to test the buffer hypothesis of the demand–control–support model. Results Personnel with a high workload had a statistically significant 0.035 lower QALY than personnel with a normal workload. This difference was also statistically significant for the Visual Analogue Scale (RD 5.0) and the mobility (RD 0.033) and anxiety/depression scales (RD 0.20) dimensions of EQ-5D. For QALY, the effect of a high workload compared to a normal workload was higher, with low (RD 0.045, significant) compared with high (RD 0.015, non-significant) social support; while it was similar, and non-significant results, for low and high control. Conclusions Our study shows that lowered work burden would be beneficial for home care personnel. Furthermore, our results suggest that interventions aimed at increasing social support could reduce work-related illness. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Springer Nature (via Crossref) International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 93 6 747 764 |
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Abstract Objective Previous studies have shown that high workload affects health negatively. However, studies are lacking among home care workers. The aim of this study is to examine the burden of perceived workload on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among home care workers and to determine whether psychosocial factors modify such a relationship. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in which 1162 (58% response rate) home care workers participated. The psychosocial factors were measured by QPSnordic. HRQoL was measured by EuroQol 5 dimensions, from which responses were translated into quality-adjusted life year scores (QALY). Propensity scores were used with absolute risk differences (RD). Stratified analysis was used to test the buffer hypothesis of the demand–control–support model. Results Personnel with a high workload had a statistically significant 0.035 lower QALY than personnel with a normal workload. This difference was also statistically significant for the Visual Analogue Scale (RD 5.0) and the mobility (RD 0.033) and anxiety/depression scales (RD 0.20) dimensions of EQ-5D. For QALY, the effect of a high workload compared to a normal workload was higher, with low (RD 0.045, significant) compared with high (RD 0.015, non-significant) social support; while it was similar, and non-significant results, for low and high control. Conclusions Our study shows that lowered work burden would be beneficial for home care personnel. Furthermore, our results suggest that interventions aimed at increasing social support could reduce work-related illness. |
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The burden of high workload on the health-related quality of life among home care workers in Northern Sweden |
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The burden of high workload on the health-related quality of life among home care workers in Northern Sweden |
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