scholarly journals Working Conditions of Forensic Medicine Specialists and Residents During COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown Periods: A Survey Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 142-147
Author(s):  
Gökhan Ersoy ◽  
Elif Sazak Uygul ◽  
Meltem Günbeği ◽  
Mert Onur Özdemir ◽  
Akça Toprak Ergönen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Forensic Medicine ◽  
Survey Study

Improvement of measures to ensure safe working conditions for staff of the bureau of forensic medicine

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
M.I. Timerzyanov ◽  
P.V. Minaeva ◽  
N.V. Morozyuk ◽  
E.V. Chugunova ◽  
A.R. Abdrakhmanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Forensic Medicine ◽  
Safe Working

scholarly journals Psychosocial Working Conditions Play an Important Role in the Return-to-Work Process After Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Kamp ◽  
Sandra Brouwer ◽  
Tjerk H. Hylkema ◽  
Jan van Beveren ◽  
Paul C. Rijk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Return To Work ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Hip Arthroplasty ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Working Conditions ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Multicenter Survey ◽  
Total Knee

AbstractPurpose Both personal and work-related factors affect return to work (RTW) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA). Little is known about work-related factors associated with the recovery process. This study aimed to determine which work-related factors are associated with time to RTW for both TKA and THA patients. Methods A prospective multicenter survey study was conducted that included patients aged 18–63, had a paid job and were scheduled to undergo primary TKA/THA. Surveys were completed preoperatively, 6 weeks, and 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively, and included four domains of work-related factors: work characteristics, physical working conditions, psychosocial working conditions and work adjustments. Control variables included age, sex, education, and comorbidity. Time to RTW was defined as days from surgery until RTW. Multivariate linear regression analyses were conducted separately for TKA/THA patients. Results Enrolled were 246 patients (n = 146 TKA, n = 100 THA, median age 56 years, 57% female). Median time to RTW was 79 days (IQR 52.0–146.0). Mainly physical tasks (TKA: B 58.2, 95%CI 9.5–106.8; THA: B 52.1, 95%CI 14.1–90.2) and a combination of physical and mental tasks (TKA: B 50.2, 95%CI 6.4–94.0; THA B 54.0, 95%CI 24.2–83.7) were associated with longer time to RTW after both TKA and THA. More possibilities for personal job development (B − 12.8, 95%CI − 25.3–0.4) and more work recognition (B − 13.2, 95%CI − 25.5 to − 0.9) were significantly associated with shorter time to RTW after TKA. Higher quality of supervisor leadership (B − 14.1, 95%CI − 22.2 to − 6.0) was significantly associated with shorter time to RTW after THA. Conclusion The findings of this study stress the importance of psychosocial working conditions, besides type of job tasks, in RTW after TKA/THA. Further research on work-related factors is needed, as arthroplasty is being performed on an increasingly younger population of knee and hip OA patients for whom participating in work is of critical importance.

Flexible working conditions and decreasing levels of trust

2011 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sven Svensson
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Generalized Trust ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Troubles ◽  
Standard Work ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
Post Industrial

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to analyse levels of generalized trust among employees who have adapted to increasing demands for flexibility in their working lives (nonstandard work) compared with employees in traditional employment (standard work).Design/methodology/approachData were collected using a self‐administered questionnaire distributed to randomly selected individuals in Sweden (2004, n=5,080) and a workplace survey study of temporary agency workers (2008, n=119). Data were analysed using chi‐square tests and logistic regression analysis.FindingsThe results reveal that people in nonstandard positions display significantly lower levels of generalized trust compared to standard employees, where age, gender, and socio‐economic position are constant.Practical implicationsSince trust has proved to be a prerequisite for innovativeness, and both flexibility and innovation are officially accepted solutions for the troubles of post‐industrial society, the findings point to a possible paradox in the “new economy”.Originality/valueThe results of this study are unique in that they provide valuable support for the theory that flexible working conditions lead to decreasing levels of trust in society.

scholarly journals Teamwork and Safety Attitudes in Complex Aortic Surgery at a Dutch Hospital: Cross-Sectional Survey Study (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander D Hilt ◽  
Ad A Kaptein ◽  
Martin J Schalij ◽  
Jan van Schaik
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Aortic Surgery ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Treatment Team ◽  
Perceived Safety ◽  
Safety Attitudes

BACKGROUND Improving teamwork in surgery is a complex goal and difficult to achieve. Human factors questionnaires, such as the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ), can help us understand medical teamwork and may assist in achieving this goal. OBJECTIVE This paper aimed to assess local team and safety culture in a cardiovascular surgery setting to understand how purposeful teamwork improvements can be reached. METHODS Two cardiovascular surgical teams performing complex aortic treatments were assessed: an endovascular-treatment team (ETT) and an open-treatment team (OTT). Both teams answered an online version of the SAQ Dutch Edition (SAQ-NL) consisting of 30 questions related to six different domains of safety: teamwork climate, safety climate, job satisfaction, stress recognition, perceptions of management, and working conditions. In addition, one open-ended question was posed to gain more insight into the completed questionnaires. RESULTS The SAQ-NL was completed by all 23 ETT members and all 13 OTT members. Team composition was comparable for both teams: 57% and 62% males, respectively, and 48% and 54% physicians, respectively. All participants worked for 10 years or more in health care. SAQ-NL mean scores were comparable between both teams, with important differences found between the physicians and nonphysicians of the ETT. Nonphysicians were less positive about the safety climate, job satisfaction, and working climate domains than were the physicians (<i>P</i>&lt;.05). Additional education on performed procedures, more conjoined team training, as well as a hybrid operating room were suggested by participants as important areas of improvement. CONCLUSIONS Nonphysicians of a local team performing complex endovascular aortic aneurysm surgery perceived safety climate, job satisfaction, and working conditions less positively than did physicians from the same team. Open-ended questions suggested that this is related to a lack of adequate conjoined training, lack of adequate education, and lack of an adequate operating room. With added open-ended questions, the SAQ-NL appears to be an assessment tool that allows for developing strategies that are instrumental in improving quality of care.

scholarly journals Teamwork and Safety Attitudes in Complex Aortic Surgery at a Dutch Hospital: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

10.2196/17131 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. e17131
Author(s):  
Alexander D Hilt ◽  
Ad A Kaptein ◽  
Martin J Schalij ◽  
Jan van Schaik
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Aortic Surgery ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Treatment Team ◽  
Perceived Safety ◽  
Safety Attitudes

Background Improving teamwork in surgery is a complex goal and difficult to achieve. Human factors questionnaires, such as the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ), can help us understand medical teamwork and may assist in achieving this goal. Objective This paper aimed to assess local team and safety culture in a cardiovascular surgery setting to understand how purposeful teamwork improvements can be reached. Methods Two cardiovascular surgical teams performing complex aortic treatments were assessed: an endovascular-treatment team (ETT) and an open-treatment team (OTT). Both teams answered an online version of the SAQ Dutch Edition (SAQ-NL) consisting of 30 questions related to six different domains of safety: teamwork climate, safety climate, job satisfaction, stress recognition, perceptions of management, and working conditions. In addition, one open-ended question was posed to gain more insight into the completed questionnaires. Results The SAQ-NL was completed by all 23 ETT members and all 13 OTT members. Team composition was comparable for both teams: 57% and 62% males, respectively, and 48% and 54% physicians, respectively. All participants worked for 10 years or more in health care. SAQ-NL mean scores were comparable between both teams, with important differences found between the physicians and nonphysicians of the ETT. Nonphysicians were less positive about the safety climate, job satisfaction, and working climate domains than were the physicians (P<.05). Additional education on performed procedures, more conjoined team training, as well as a hybrid operating room were suggested by participants as important areas of improvement. Conclusions Nonphysicians of a local team performing complex endovascular aortic aneurysm surgery perceived safety climate, job satisfaction, and working conditions less positively than did physicians from the same team. Open-ended questions suggested that this is related to a lack of adequate conjoined training, lack of adequate education, and lack of an adequate operating room. With added open-ended questions, the SAQ-NL appears to be an assessment tool that allows for developing strategies that are instrumental in improving quality of care.

Attitudes of Interdisciplinary Team Members Toward Speech-Language Services in Public Schools

1986 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 230-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lou Tomes ◽  
Dixie D. Sanger
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
School Psychologists ◽  
Elementary School Principals ◽  
Team Member ◽  
Interdisciplinary Team ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Language Programs ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
State Area

A survey study examined the attitudes of interdisciplinary team members toward public school speech-language programs. Perceptions of clinicians' communication skills and of the clarity of team member roles were also explored. Relationships between educators' attitudes toward our services and various variables relating to professional interactions were investigated. A 64-item questionnaire was completed by 346 randomly selected respondents from a two-state area. Classroom teachers of grades kindergarten through 3, teachers of grades 4 through 6, elementary school principals, school psychologists, and learning disabilities teachers comprised five professional categories which were sampled randomly. Analysis of the results revealed that educators generally had positive attitudes toward our services; however, there was some confusion regarding team member roles and clinicians' ability to provide management suggestions. Implications for school clinicians were discussed.

Abstract #408 Physicians’ Knowledge on Nutrition and Exercise, and Their Own Behaviour – A Survey Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 191-192
Author(s):  
Naykky Singh Ospina ◽  
Amir Kazory ◽  
Maryam Sattari ◽  
Monica Aggarwal
Keyword(s):  
Survey Study

Post-mortem Peyer’s patches: Their potential application in forensic medicine

2009 ◽  
Vol 00 (00) ◽  
pp. 090513010017019-7
Author(s):  
Biagio Solarino ◽  
Giancarlo Di Vella ◽  
Thea Magrone ◽  
Felicita Jirillo ◽  
Angela Tafaro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Medicine ◽  
Potential Application ◽  
Peyer's Patches ◽  
Peyer’S Patches ◽  
Post Mortem
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