Organizational and psychosocial environmental work factors associated with self-rated exhaustion disorder among municipal employees in rural northern Sweden
Background: Research indicates that good organizational and psychosocial environments are vital to well-functioning workplaces and employee health. Working in the municipal sector and in the rural context may contribute to more health problems, poorer organizational and psychosocial work environment...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-201056 2023-10-09T21:54:30+02:00 Organizational and psychosocial environmental work factors associated with self-rated exhaustion disorder among municipal employees in rural northern Sweden Asplund, Sofia Lindgren, Britt-Marie Åström, Sture Hedlund, Mattias Åhlin, Johan 2023 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-201056 https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-220225 eng eng Umeå universitet, Institutionen för omvårdnad Umeå universitet, Institutionen för samhällsmedicin och rehabilitering Work : A journal of Prevention, Assessment and rehabilitation, 1051-9815, 2023, 75:4, s. 1215-1229 orcid:0000-0003-3749-0026 orcid:0000-0002-3360-5589 orcid:0000-0001-6240-3559 orcid:0000-0001-8415-0994 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-201056 doi:10.3233/WOR-220225 PMID 36776096 ISI:001054074600010 Scopus 2-s2.0-85168221723 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess occupational health occupational stress public sector social support workload Nursing Omvårdnad Occupational Health and Environmental Health Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2023 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-220225 2023-09-22T14:01:47Z Background: Research indicates that good organizational and psychosocial environments are vital to well-functioning workplaces and employee health. Working in the municipal sector and in the rural context may contribute to more health problems, poorer organizational and psychosocial work environments, and higher sick-leave rates. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore organizational and psychosocial environmental work factors among municipal employees with or without self-rated exhaustion disorder (s-ED) in rural northern Sweden. Methods: The Modern Work Life Questionnaire and the Self-Rated Exhaustion Disorder Scale were used among 1093 municipal employees. Results: The results showed that there were significant differences between the s-ED and the non-s-ED group in all but one of the organizational and psychosocial environmental work factors. Various demands, i.e. quantitative, emotional, intellectual, and IT demands were some factors associated with the s-ED group. Social support, resources, and time for work and reflection were some factors associated with the non-s-ED group. Both the s-ED and the non-s-ED groups assessed significantly higher emotional demands and less resources compared to national reference values. Conclusion: Findings from this study are relevant to a better understanding what organizational and psychosocial work environmental work factor the employer need to pay extra attention to. Addressing risk and protective factors in the work environment could tribute to promote occupational well-being, preventing exhaustion disorder and long-term sick leave among municipal employees in rural northern Sweden. Originally included in thesis in manuscript form. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Work 75 4 1215 1229 |
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Background: Research indicates that good organizational and psychosocial environments are vital to well-functioning workplaces and employee health. Working in the municipal sector and in the rural context may contribute to more health problems, poorer organizational and psychosocial work environments, and higher sick-leave rates. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore organizational and psychosocial environmental work factors among municipal employees with or without self-rated exhaustion disorder (s-ED) in rural northern Sweden. Methods: The Modern Work Life Questionnaire and the Self-Rated Exhaustion Disorder Scale were used among 1093 municipal employees. Results: The results showed that there were significant differences between the s-ED and the non-s-ED group in all but one of the organizational and psychosocial environmental work factors. Various demands, i.e. quantitative, emotional, intellectual, and IT demands were some factors associated with the s-ED group. Social support, resources, and time for work and reflection were some factors associated with the non-s-ED group. Both the s-ED and the non-s-ED groups assessed significantly higher emotional demands and less resources compared to national reference values. Conclusion: Findings from this study are relevant to a better understanding what organizational and psychosocial work environmental work factor the employer need to pay extra attention to. Addressing risk and protective factors in the work environment could tribute to promote occupational well-being, preventing exhaustion disorder and long-term sick leave among municipal employees in rural northern Sweden. Originally included in thesis in manuscript form. |
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Asplund, Sofia Lindgren, Britt-Marie Åström, Sture Hedlund, Mattias Åhlin, Johan |
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Organizational and psychosocial environmental work factors associated with self-rated exhaustion disorder among municipal employees in rural northern Sweden |
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Organizational and psychosocial environmental work factors associated with self-rated exhaustion disorder among municipal employees in rural northern Sweden |
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Organizational and psychosocial environmental work factors associated with self-rated exhaustion disorder among municipal employees in rural northern Sweden |
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Organizational and psychosocial environmental work factors associated with self-rated exhaustion disorder among municipal employees in rural northern Sweden |
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Organizational and psychosocial environmental work factors associated with self-rated exhaustion disorder among municipal employees in rural northern Sweden |
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organizational and psychosocial environmental work factors associated with self-rated exhaustion disorder among municipal employees in rural northern sweden |
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Work : A journal of Prevention, Assessment and rehabilitation, 1051-9815, 2023, 75:4, s. 1215-1229 orcid:0000-0003-3749-0026 orcid:0000-0002-3360-5589 orcid:0000-0001-6240-3559 orcid:0000-0001-8415-0994 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-201056 doi:10.3233/WOR-220225 PMID 36776096 ISI:001054074600010 Scopus 2-s2.0-85168221723 |
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