scholarly journals Recovery, work-life balance and work experiences important to self-rated health: A questionnaire study on salutogenic work factors among Swedish primary health care employees

Work ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lina Ejlertsson ◽  
Bodil Heijbel ◽  
Göran Ejlertsson ◽  
Ingemar Andersson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Health Care Employees ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Work Factors

Answers to All Your Questions about Careers in Community Psychology

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judah J. Viola ◽  
Olya Glantsman ◽  
Amber E. Williams ◽  
Cari Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Community Psychology ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Career Changers ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Career Survey

This chapter answers several of the most frequently asked questions of students and career changers who want to make the best use of their community psychology and related training. The chapter draws from the individual and collective experiences of the authors and over 400 professionals in the field who completed a career survey. Topics focus on preparation, networking, job seeking, work–life balance, and career outlook across several sectors, including academia, health care, government, and the nonprofit arena.

scholarly journals Self-rated health and working conditions among workers from primary health care centers in Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 971-980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila Posenato Garcia ◽  
Doroteia Aparecida Höfelmann ◽  
Luiz Augusto Facchini
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Musculoskeletal Symptoms ◽  
Primary Care Center ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Centers ◽  
Health Care Centers

This cross-sectional study with 1,249 workers from all 49 municipal primary health care centers was conducted in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, with the objective of investigating the prevalence of poor self-rated health and its association with working conditions and other factors. Multivariate statistical analyses were conducted using Poisson regression. The prevalence of poor self-rated health was 21.86% (95%CI: 19.56%-24.15%). The largest prevalence was found among dental assistants (35.71%), and the lowest among physicians (10.66%). In the adjusted analysis, the outcome was associated with female gender (PR = 1.48; 95%CI: 1.03-2.14), older age (PR = 1.29; 95%CI: 1.05-1.59), higher education (PR = 0.69; 95%CI: 0.55-0.87), more time working at the primary care center (PR = 1.57; 95%CI: 1.29-1.98), higher workload score (PR = 1.67; 95%CI: 1.35-2.05), obesity (PR = 1.74; 95%CI: 1.37-2.21), and often or always experiencing musculoskeletal symptoms (PR = 2.69; 95%CI: 1.90-3.83). A higher workload score remained associated with the outcome, suggesting an association between working conditions and self-rated health.

scholarly journals Retention of Nurses in Medium Size Health Care Units -Role of Work Life Balance, Compensation and Work Environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 510-514
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Organization Commitment ◽  
Predominant Factor ◽  
Chennai City ◽  
The Impact

This paper evaluates the impact of compensation, work life balance and work environment towards organization commitment of nurses who belong to less attended medium size health care units in and around Chennai City in India. It also deals with the impact of organization commitment towards retention of nurses. From the findings it is evident that the commitment of nurses in the hospital increases their likelihood of continuation. Also it reveals that compensation is the predominant factor followed by work life balance and work environment in enhancing organization commitment.

scholarly journals Nurses empowerment at primary health care centers and its relation with quality of work life

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Fatma Rushdy Mohamed ◽  
Safaa Rashad Mahmoud ◽  
Karima Hosny Abdel Hafez ◽  
Thorea Mohamed Mahmoud
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Nurse Managers ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Centers ◽  
Health Care Centers

Background and objective: Nurses in primary health care are a considerable group of professionals working in the health sector and an adequate quality of working life will empower them to provide favorable quality care to their clients. Further, a better quality of working life can keep the employees focused and support them to strive effectively towards the organization’s vision. The aim of the study was to explore the relationship between nurses' empowerment and quality of work life at primary health care centers in Assiut City.Methods: This study was conducted in a descriptive correlated manner; the population consisted of the Assiut city primary health care centers nursing staff (n = 85). Self-administered questionnaire consisted of three parts: 1st part-Personal characteristics data questionnaire, 2nd part-Work Empowerment Promoting Factors Scale, and 3rd part: Quality of Nurses' Work Life questionnaire.Results: There were significant negative correlations between quality of work life and empowerment factors among studied nurses.Conclusions and recommendations: Workshops on the quality of work life skills for nurses and nurse managers should be done periodically, nurse managers in MCH centers should provide nurses by sufficient information, guide and resources, Nurses in primary health centers have to remain allowed to participate in decision making process to empower them, as like properly as growing theirs effect on autonomy, and First line nurse managers should periodically have nursing group meeting to verbalized, vitalize and support peer and social interaction.

Impact of work–life balance on organizational commitment of women health-care workers

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 917-939
Author(s):  
Sana Shabir ◽  
Abdul Gani
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Health Care Sector ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Content Type

Purpose This study aims to examine the linkage between work–life balance (WLB) and organizational commitment (OC) among women employees in the healthcare sector. Design/methodology/approach Using a quantitative methodology, this paper drew upon samples of 580 health-care sector employees working in the health-care sector of Jammu and Kashmir in India. A structured questionnaire was administered to gather the required information. Data were analyzed using SMART PLS and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, in which descriptive statistics, t-test, analysis of variance and structural equation modeling were conducted to achieve the objectives of the study. Findings Findings indicated a significant positive relationship between WLB and OC. Further component-wise analysis revealed a positive relationship between the WLB and affective and normative commitment. However, WLB demonstrated a negative association with continuance commitment. Originality/value The study also brought forth the causes and potential consequences of the work–life imbalance and stressed upon the role of organizational policies in managing the relationship between work and non-work domains and subsequently the development of OC among employees.

scholarly journals Does the Number of Reasons for Seeking Care and Self-Rated Health Predict Sick Leave during the Following 12 Months? A Prospective, Longitudinal Study in Swedish Primary Health Care

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 354
Author(s):  
Kristin Lork ◽  
Kristina Holmgren ◽  
Jenny Hultqvist
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Sick Leave ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Mental Symptoms ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal ◽  
The Impact

Background: Sick leave has major social and economic consequences for both individuals and society. Primary Health Care (PHC) meets people who seek care before they risk going on sick leave. This study examined the impact of self-perceived health on sick leave within 12 months for workers seeking care in PHC. Methods: The study had a prospective longitudinal design with 271 employed, non-sick-listed patients aged 18–64 years seeking care for physical and/or mental symptoms at PHC. In a logistic regression, an estimation of the odds ratio (OR) for belonging to the group workers with >14 days of sick-leave (W-SL) was made. Results: A high number of reasons when seeking care, with an OR of 1.33 (confidence interval 1.14 to 1.56), and lower self-rated health, with an OR of 1.45 (confidence interval 1.10 to 1.91), were determinants for sick leave at 12 months after adjusting for covariates and confounders. Mental symptoms constituted the main reason for seeking care, followed by musculoskeletal pain, and significant differences in proportions regarding most symptoms were shown between the groups with and without sick-leave >14 days. Conclusion: Health care professionals in PHC need to be aware of the risk of future sick leave at comorbidity and low self-perceived health. Preventive rehabilitation interventions should be offered to improve health and prevent sick leave for this group.

scholarly journals Self-rated health, lifestyle habits and risk assessment in 75-year-old persons attending preventive clinic visits with a nurse in primary health care: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Märit Linderholm ◽  
Eva Törnvall ◽  
Pia Yngman-Uhlin ◽  
Katarina Hjelm
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Clinical Intervention ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Lifestyle ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Clinic Visits

Abstract Aim: To describe self-rated health in relation to lifestyle and illnesses and to identify risk factors for ill health such as pressure ulcers, falls and malnutrition among 75-year-old participants in a new clinical routine involving health assessment followed by tailored one-to-one health promotion at preventive clinic visits to a nurse at primary health care centres (PHCC). Background: There is a rapidly growing ageing population worldwide. It is central to health policy to promote active and healthy ageing. Preventive clinic visits to a nurse in primary health care were introduced as a new clinical intervention in a region in Sweden to improve the quality of health for the older adults. Design: A quantitative cross-sectional population-based study. Methods: The sample consisted of 306 individuals in six primary health care centres in Sweden aged 75 years who attended preventive clinic visits to a nurse. Data were collected from March 2014 to May 2015 during structured conversations with a nurse based on self-administered questionnaires, clinical examinations, risk assessments and after the clinic visit existing register data were collected by the researcher. Findings: Participants experienced good self-rated health despite being overweight and having chronic illnesses. Daily exercise such as walking and housework was more common than aerobic physical training. The majority had no problems with mobility but reported anxiety, pain and discomfort and had increased risk of falls. Conclusion: It is important to encourage the older adults to live actively and independently for as long as possible. The healthy older adults may benefit from the clinical intervention described here to support the individual’s ability to maintain control over their health. Such supportive assessments might help the healthy older adult to achieve active ageing, reducing morbidity and preventing functional decline.

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