The burden of high workload on the health-related quality of life among home care workers in Northern Sweden
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 p...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-168796 2023-10-09T21:54:35+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 2020 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-168796 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-020-01530-9 eng eng Umeå universitet, Institutionen för epidemiologi och global hälsa Umeå universitet, Institutionen för psykologi International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 0340-0131, 2020, 93:6, s. 747-764 orcid:0000-0002-3975-4868 orcid:0000-0002-1633-2179 orcid:0000-0002-0457-2175 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-168796 doi:10.1007/s00420-020-01530-9 PMID 32140826 ISI:000518305300001 Scopus 2-s2.0-85081631840 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Demand–control–support model Propensity scores Psychosocial factors Quality-adjusted life years Public Health Global Health Social Medicine and Epidemiology Folkhälsovetenskap global hälsa socialmedicin och epidemiologi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2020 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-020-01530-9 2023-09-22T13:56:15Z 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 Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 93 6 747 764 |
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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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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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The burden of high workload on the health-related quality of life among home care workers in Northern Sweden |
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burden of high workload on the health-related quality of life among home care workers in northern sweden |
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Umeå universitet, Institutionen för epidemiologi och global hälsa |
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