Goal Pursuit Put into Context: Psychosocial Work Environment Associates with Personal Work Goals in a 2-year Follow-up Study

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Hyvonen ◽  
T. Feldt ◽  
U. Kinnunen ◽  
A. Tolyanen
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Goal Pursuit ◽  
Psychosocial Work Environment ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Work Goals

scholarly journals Changes in personal work goals in relation to the psychosocial work environment: A two-year follow-up study

Work & Stress ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katriina Hyvönen ◽  
Taru Feldt ◽  
Ulla Kinnunen ◽  
Asko Tolvanen
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Psychosocial Work Environment ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Work Goals

scholarly journals The contribution of the psychosocial work environment to sickness absence in human service workers: Results of a 3-year follow-up study

Work & Stress ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reiner Rugulies ◽  
Karl B. Christensen ◽  
Marianne Borritz ◽  
Ebbe Villadsen ◽  
Ute Bültmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Sickness Absence ◽  
Human Service ◽  
Psychosocial Work Environment ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Service Workers ◽  
Human Service Workers ◽  
Follow Up Study

Psychosocial Work Environment Predictors of Short and Long Spells of Registered Sickness Absence During a 2-year Follow Up

2006 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 591-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin L. Nielsen ◽  
Reiner Rugulies ◽  
Karl B. Christensen ◽  
Lars Smith-Hansen ◽  
Tage S. Kristensen
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Sickness Absence ◽  
Psychosocial Work Environment ◽  
Psychosocial Work

scholarly journals Job Strain in Physical Therapists

2009 ◽  
Vol 89 (9) ◽  
pp. 946-956 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc A. Campo ◽  
Sherri Weiser ◽  
Karen L. Koenig
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Job Strain ◽  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Psychosocial Work Environment ◽  
Job Control ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Work Related

BackgroundJob stress has been associated with poor outcomes. In focus groups and small-sample surveys, physical therapists have reported high levels of job stress. Studies of job stress in physical therapy with larger samples are needed.ObjectiveThe purposes of this study were: (1) to determine the levels of psychological job demands and job control reported by physical therapists in a national sample, (2) to compare those levels with national norms, and (3) to determine whether high demands, low control, or a combination of both (job strain) increases the risk for turnover or work-related pain.DesignThis was a prospective cohort study with a 1-year follow-up period.MethodsParticipants were randomly selected members of the American Physical Therapy Association (n=882). Exposure assessments included the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ), a commonly used instrument for evaluation of the psychosocial work environment. Outcomes included job turnover and work-related musculoskeletal disorders.ResultsCompared with national averages, the physical therapists reported moderate job demands and high levels of job control. About 16% of the therapists reported changing jobs during follow-up. Risk factors for turnover included high job demands, low job control, job strain, female sex, and younger age. More than one half of the therapists reported work-related pain. Risk factors for work-related pain included low job control and job strain.LimitationsThe JCQ measures only limited dimensions of the psychosocial work environment. All data were self-reported and subject to associated bias.ConclusionsPhysical therapists’ views of their work environments were positive, including moderate levels of demands and high levels of control. Those therapists with high levels of demands and low levels of control, however, were at increased risk for both turnover and work-related pain. Physical therapists should consider the psychosocial work environment, along with other factors, when choosing a job.

Ankle Sprains Risk Factors in a Sample of French Firefighters: A Preliminary Prospective Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 608-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jérôme Vaulerin ◽  
Frédéric Chorin ◽  
Mélanie Emile ◽  
Fabienne d’Arripe-Longueville ◽  
Serge S. Colson
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Ankle Instability ◽  
Weight Bearing ◽  
Psychosocial Work Environment ◽  
Ankle Sprains ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Balance Test ◽  
Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool

Context: Firefighters participating in mandatory physical exercise sessions are exposed to a high risk of ankle sprain injury. Although both physiological and psychological risk factors have been identified, few prospective studies considered the complex interaction of these factors in firefighters. Objective: To prospectively determine whether intrinsic physical risk factors and work-related environments predict ankle sprains occurring during on-duty physical exercise in firefighters during an 8-month follow-up period. Design: Prospective. Setting: Fire Department and Rescue Service. Participants: Thirty-nine firefighters were selected based on convenience sampling. Intervention: Participants performed physical tests and completed questionnaires. Main Outcome Measures: Lower Quarter Y-Balance Test, Weight-Bearing Lunge Test, anthropometric measures, postural stability, chronic ankle instability (Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool) scores, previous injuries, and perceived psychosocial work environment (Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire [COPSOQ]). Results: During the follow-up, 9 firefighters sustained an injury. Lower Quarter Y-Balance Test and Weight-Bearing Lunge Test performances, Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool scores, history of previous ankle sprain, and specific dimensions of the COPSOQ significantly differed between injured and uninjured firefighters. Lower-limbs asymmetries of the Lower Quarter Y-Balance Test (ie, anterior, posteromedial, and posterolateral directions) and the Weight-Bearing Lunge Test were predictors of ankle sprains. Conclusions: These findings originally provide evidence that intrinsic factors mainly contribute to ankle sprains, although psychosocial work environment assessment could also characterize firefighters at risk.

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