scholarly journals The relationship between emotion work and burnout. A comparative study in various groups of health care workers

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-241
Author(s):  
Mariann Kovács ◽  
Eszter Kovács ◽  
Katalin Hegedűs
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Emotion Work ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Relationship

Emotionele arbeid en positieve werkuitkomsten: De rol van specifieke hulpbronnen in het werk

2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan de Jonge ◽  
Maria C.W. Peeters ◽  
Pascale M. Le Blanc
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Emotion Work ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Work Outcomes ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Emotional Demands ◽  
Positive Work

Emotion work and positive work outcomes: The role of specific job resources Emotion work and positive work outcomes: The role of specific job resources J. de Jonge, M.C.W. Peeters & P.M. Le Blanc, Gedrag & Organisatie, Volume 19, November 2006, nr. 4, pp. 345-367 This cross-sectional study among 826 health care workers examined the association between emotion work (defined as emotional demands) and positive work outcomes (i.e., creativity, active learning, and job challenge), and the moderating role of job resources on this relation. The hypotheses were tested with multivariate multiple regression analyses (LISREL 8.30), using cross-validation techniques. The results showed indeed that, compared with a non-match, a match between emotional demands and (emotional) resources increased the chance of positive work outcomes. So, to achieve positive work outcomes it seems to be important for job demands in general and for emotional demands in particular, that a correspondence exists between the kind of job resource and the kind of job demands. From a practical point of view, work-related interventions on emotion work should therefore focus on specific, emotional, job resources to stimulate positive work outcomes for health care workers.

scholarly journals Burnout of Frontline Health Care Workers Working during Sporadic and Cluster Periods of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Oyunsuren D
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Global Threat

The new SARS-n-CoV2 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global threat to the mental, physical and social health of the population.

scholarly journals Mind your words. Language and war metaphors in the COVID - 19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-73
Author(s):  
Francesca Brencio
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Direct Contact ◽  
War Narratives ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Philosophical Account ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Way

Through this contribution I aim to show how the role of language and metaphors is fundamental to our understanding of reality, affecting the way we ordinarily act and live, and particularly important in facing fears and anguish. This is more evident in these times of the COVID-19 pandemic, where our experiences of language and of the world seem to be characterised mainly by war terminology. Politicians declare themselves at war fighting an invisible enemy and health care workers, who are in direct contact with COVID-19 positive patients, are said to be “fighting” on the “frontlines”. Starting from a philosophical account of the relationship between language, fear and anguish, I aim to show how this narrative is unhelpful, both for society at large and especially for patients and health care workers. While war narratives instil fear, it seems to me that new forms of solidarity and new models of coexistence are required. Since language shapes the way in which we think, live and act, it is important to choose words that encourage people to act responsibly, to cooperate and to overcome the hardships of the COVID19 pandemic together.

scholarly journals The Characteristics of Health Care Workers with COVID-19 and Relationship Between COVID-19 Mortality and BCG/Tuberculosis History: a multi-center study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ş Torun ◽  
Ş Özkaya ◽  
N Şen ◽  
F Kanat ◽  
I Karaman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Normal Population ◽  
Bcg Vaccine ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractBackgroundToday, COVID-19 pandemic has brought countries’ health services into sharp focus. Despite the low incidence of cases(1.2%) and high mortality rate(2.4%) among Turkish population, the low mortality rate(0.3%) despite the high incidence(11.5%) declared in healthcare workers drew our group’s attention. Therefore, we aimed to report the characteristics of infected health-care workers and investigate the relationship between BCG vaccine and tuberculosis history with COVID-19 mortality in infected health-care worker population.MethodThis study was conducted in three hospitals to assess the clinical presentations, disease severity and correlation with BCG vaccine and tuberculous history in COVID-19 positive health-care workers by an online questionnaire platform. The relationship between characteristics and tuberculosis history were investigated according to hospitalization status of the patients.ResultTotal of 465 infected healthcare workers included in the study. The rate of history of direct care and contact to tuberculosis patient, presence of previous tuberculosis treatment and BCG scar, presence of radiological infiltrations was significantly higher in hospitalized healthcare workers. The ratio of direct care and direct contact to the patient with tuberculosis, and presence of family history of tuberculosis were statistically significantly higher in patients with radiological infiltrations.ConclusionAlthough COVID-19 risk and incidence are higher among healthcare workers compared to the normal population due to higher virus load, this study brings evidence for the fact that the lower mortality rate seen in infected healthcare workers might be due to healthcare workers’ frequent exposure to tuberculosis bacillus and the mortality-reducing effects of BCG vaccine, despite the higher hospitalization rate and radiological infiltrations due to over-triggered immune system.

scholarly journals Potential Role of Personal Protective Equipment Use in the Protection Against COVID-19 Infection Among Health Care Workers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
Yuan-Zeng Min ◽  
Chun-Mei Yang ◽  
Hai-Ou Hong ◽  
Tian Xue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Hubei Province ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Daily Production ◽  
Daily Number ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed a major challenge for protecting health care workers (HCWs) against the infection. Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in health care workplace is recommended as a high priority. In order to investigate the relationship between PPE use and the number of COVID-19 cases among HCWs, we conducted a molecular epidemiological study among 142 HCWs who were dispatched from Hefei to work in Wuhan and 284 HCWs who remained in Hefei, China; both provided care for patients with COVID-19. Nucleic acid testing and SARS-CoV-2 specific antibody (IgM, IgG, IgA) detection were performed to confirm SARS-CoV-2 infection among those HCWs. We also extracted publicly released data on daily number of COVID-19 cases among HCWs, daily number of HCWs who were dispatched to Hubei province since January 24, and daily production of PPE in China and daily demand and supply of PPE in Hubei province. Our laboratory testing confirmed that none of the 142 HCWs who were dispatched to work in Wuhan and 284 HCWs who remained in Hefei were infected by SARS-CoV-2. Consistent with these findings, as of April 15, 2020, none of the 42,600 HCWs who were successively dispatched to Hubei province since January 24, 2020 was reported to have COVID-19. These HCWs were provided with adequate supply of PPE as committed by their original institutions or provinces. In contrast, during the early phase of COVID-19 epidemic in Hubei province, a substantial shortage of PPE and an increasing number of COVID-19 infection among HCWs were reported. With the continuing increase in domestic production of PPE in China, the PPE supply started to meet and then exceed the demand. This coincided with a subsequent reduction in the number of reported COVID-19 cases among HCWs. In conclusion, our findings indicate that COVID-19 infection among HCWs could be completely prevented. Appropriate and adequate PPE might play a crucial role in protecting HCWs against COVID-19 infection.

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