Work organization, well-being and health in geriatric care
Abstract. The objective of the present study was to explore the connection between the organization of work in geriatric care and factors which have been connected to job stress and burnout, i.e. exhaustion, mental workload, job satisfaction and communication. We also analyzed how these factors were...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.1053.2087 2023-05-15T16:50:25+02:00 Work organization, well-being and health in geriatric care Gudbjorg Linda Rafnsdottir Holmfridur K Gunnarsdottir Kristinn Tomasson The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2004 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1053.2087 http://www.vinnueftirlit.is/media/upload/files/arsskyrslur/rannsoknir/work_organization.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1053.2087 http://www.vinnueftirlit.is/media/upload/files/arsskyrslur/rannsoknir/work_organization.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.vinnueftirlit.is/media/upload/files/arsskyrslur/rannsoknir/work_organization.pdf text 2004 ftciteseerx 2020-04-12T00:17:42Z Abstract. The objective of the present study was to explore the connection between the organization of work in geriatric care and factors which have been connected to job stress and burnout, i.e. exhaustion, mental workload, job satisfaction and communication. We also analyzed how these factors were related to employee visits to doctors during the previous 12 months due to various medical conditions. The study was a cross-sectional questionnaire distributed to all employees within nursing homes and geriatric hospital wards with 10 employees or more throughout Iceland. The total response rate was 80%. The majority of respondents, or 96%, were women (n = 1432), and the results are based on their answers. Our data show that there is a high correlation between mental exhaustion and the unsatisfactory organization of work. Mental exhaustion upon completing work shifts was more closely connected to the health outcomes studied than were the other workrelated factors studied. This is especially true for chronic fatigue, depression and sleeping disorders. It is important that employers and managers notice the mismatches between work and workers that this study manifests. Employers and managers must also consider the organizational factors that are influential. Text Iceland Unknown |
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Abstract. The objective of the present study was to explore the connection between the organization of work in geriatric care and factors which have been connected to job stress and burnout, i.e. exhaustion, mental workload, job satisfaction and communication. We also analyzed how these factors were related to employee visits to doctors during the previous 12 months due to various medical conditions. The study was a cross-sectional questionnaire distributed to all employees within nursing homes and geriatric hospital wards with 10 employees or more throughout Iceland. The total response rate was 80%. The majority of respondents, or 96%, were women (n = 1432), and the results are based on their answers. Our data show that there is a high correlation between mental exhaustion and the unsatisfactory organization of work. Mental exhaustion upon completing work shifts was more closely connected to the health outcomes studied than were the other workrelated factors studied. This is especially true for chronic fatigue, depression and sleeping disorders. It is important that employers and managers notice the mismatches between work and workers that this study manifests. Employers and managers must also consider the organizational factors that are influential. |
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