scholarly journals The Role of Work-Related Factors in the Development of Psychological Distress and Associated Mental Disorders: Differential Views of Human Resource Managers, Occupational Physicians, Primary Care Physicians and Psychotherapists in Germany

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Junne ◽  
Martina Michaelis ◽  
Eva Rothermund ◽  
Felicitas Stuber ◽  
Harald Gündel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Human Resource Managers ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Occupational Physicians ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Resource Managers

scholarly journals Who Should Play a Key Role in Preventing Common Mental Disorders that Affect Employees in the Workplace? Results of a Survey with Occupational Health Physicians, Primary Care Physicians, Psychotherapists, and Human Resource Managers

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 1383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Michaelis ◽  
Elisabeth Maria Balint ◽  
Florian Junne ◽  
Stephan Zipfel ◽  
Harald Gündel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Human Resource Managers ◽  
Insurance Agents ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
Resource Managers

The rising burden of common mental disorders (CMDs) in employees requires strategies for prevention. No systematic data exist about how those involved perceive their roles, responsibilities, and interactions with other professional groups. Therefore, we performed a multi-professional standardized survey with health professionals in Germany. A self-administered questionnaire was completed by 133 occupational health physicians (OHPs), 136 primary care physicians (PCPs), 186 psychotherapists (PTs), and 172 human resource managers (HRMs). Inter alia, they were asked which health professionals working in the company health service and in the outpatient care or in the sector of statutory insurance agents should play a key role in the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of CMDs in employees. The McNemar test was used in order to compare the attributed roles among the professionals involved. With regard to CMDs, all the professional groups involved in this study declared OHPs as the most relevant pillar in the field of prevention. In primary prevention, HRMs regarded themselves, OHPs, and health insurance agents as equally relevant in terms of prevention. PTs indicated an important role for employee representatives in this field. In secondary prevention, PCPs were regarded as important as OHPs. HRMs indicated themselves as equally important as OHPs and PCPs. In tertiary prevention, only OHPs identified themselves as main protagonists. The other groups marked a variety of several professions. There is a common acceptance from the parties involved that might help the first steps be taken toward overcoming barriers, e.g., by developing a common framework for quality-assured intersectional cooperation in the field of CMD prevention in employees.

scholarly journals A Primary Care Perspective on Gout

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Eva Rimler ◽  
Jennifer Lom ◽  
Jason Higdon ◽  
Dominique Cosco ◽  
Danielle Jones
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Treat To Target ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Treat All ◽  
Care Costs

Gout causes patients’ significant morbidity, work-related disability, loss of productivity, increased health care costs, and even all-cause hospital admissions. As a result, primary care providers must be armed with the knowledge to properly diagnose and manage gout. While many aspects of care remain the same, some key updates that primary care providers must consider when treating their patients with gout will be discussed. In this perspective we will highlight and discuss acceptable circumstances for empiric treatment, renewed emphasis on treat to target, access to commonly used medications, recommended first line agents, and the role of primary care physicians in gout flare prevention among other topics. These strategies will aid primary care physicians treat all but the most complex cases of gout.

scholarly journals De (on)gelukkige relatie tussen Covid-19 en werkgeluk

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Rosalie Reichardt-Mulder ◽  
Lieke Bezemer ◽  
Ming Ebbinkhuijsen
Keyword(s):  
Work Rate ◽  
Human Resource Managers ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
Major Predictor ◽  
Average Happiness ◽  
The Impact

SUMMARY In March 2020 a lockdown was announced due to the Covid-19 outbreak. As a result, most employees were asked to work from home. Shortly after the lockdown, a questionnaire survey was conducted among 314 workers. This questionnaire was about happiness at work experienced before the outbreak of Covid-19 and during the (full or partial) lockdown. This provided information about the influence of Covid-19 and the associated working from home on employee happiness at work. This study examines the impact of the Covid-19 crisis and a number of other factors on people’s happiness at work. In short, it can be stated that people in the Netherlands rate their happiness at work as more than satisfactory. In the period of Covid-19, however, the average happiness at work rate decreased. Both personal and work-related factors influence happiness at work. Respondents’ mental health is a major predictor of happiness at work. Work-related factors that influence happiness at work are: autonomy, competence, relatedness and social support from the supervisor. Also, social environment influences happiness at work during the Covid-19 crisis. Employees without a partner appeared to be most vulnerable. This has implications for managers and Human Resource Managers within organizations in order to effectively facilitate these groups of employees.

Association of demographic and work-related factors with psychological distress among oil workers in Kuwait

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Al-Adsani ◽  
K. Khudadah ◽  
H. Ali ◽  
O. Booz ◽  
M. Moussa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Oil Workers

Understanding the Role of Primary Care Physicians in Managing ADHD

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Power ◽  
Nathan J. Blum ◽  
Jennifer A. Mautone ◽  
Patricia H. Manz ◽  
Leslee Frye
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Primary Care Physicians

Corporal Punishment

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 96 (4) ◽  
pp. 792-793
Author(s):  
Den A. Trumbull ◽  
DuBose Ravenel ◽  
David Larson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Corporal Punishment ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
The United States

The supplement to Pediatrics entitled "The Role of the Pediatrician in Violence Prevention" is timely, given the increasingly serious violence problem in the United States.1 Many of the supplement's recommendations are well-conceived and developed. However, the recommendation to "work toward the ultimate goal of ending corporal punishment in homes" (page 580)2 is unwarranted and counterproductive. Before one advises against a practice approved by 88% of American parents3 and supported by 67% of primary care physicians,4 there should be sufficient scientific evidence to support the proposed change in social policy.

scholarly journals The views of HR practitioners on ethical issues within organisations: A South African perspective

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-428
Author(s):  
R Wordsworth ◽  
BJ Erasmus
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Ethical Behaviour ◽  
Human Resource Managers ◽  
Human Resource Professionals ◽  
Human Resource Department ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
African Perspective

This article reports on the results of a survey conducted among human resource practitioners in South Africa regarding their involvement in and experience of business ethics and unethical behaviour in their organisations. The results of the study concur with the theoretical perception that human resource managers have an important role to play in the institutionalisation of good ethical behaviour in the organisation, with the majority of respondents reporting that the human resource department is a primary resource for ethical initiatives and that human resource professionals are involved in the formulation of ethics policies. The article provides some insights in terms of the role of the human resource managers in the management of ethics. In so doing, an attempt is made to address the question of whether human resource managers should be the drivers of ethics initiatives in the organisation.

scholarly journals The Role of the Primary-Care Physician in Treating Relapses in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 122-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah A. Morrow ◽  
Marcelo Kremenchutzky
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Physician ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Tertiary Care Centers ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common disabling neurologic disease with an overall prevalence in Canada of 240 in 100,000. Multiple sclerosis clinics are located at tertiary-care centers that may be difficult for a patient to access during an acute relapse. Many relapses are evaluated by primary-care physicians in private clinics or emergency departments, but these physicians' familiarity with MS is not known. Therefore, a survey was undertaken to determine the knowledge and experience of primary-care physicians regarding the diagnosis and treatment of MS relapses. A total of 1282 licensed primary-care physicians in the catchment area of the London (Ontario, Canada) Multiple Sclerosis Clinic were identified and mailed a two-page anonymous survey. A total of 237 (18.5%) responses were obtained, but only 216 (16.8%) of these respondents were still in active practice. Of these 216 physicians, only 9% reported having no MS patients in their practice, while 70% had one to five patients, 16.7% had six to ten, and 1.9% had more than ten (3.7% did not respond to this question). Corticosteroids were recognized as an MS treatment by 49.5% of the respondents, but only 43.1% identified them as a treatment for acute relapses. In addition, 31% did not know how to diagnose a relapse, and only 37% identified new signs or symptoms of neurologic dysfunction as indicating a potential relapse. Despite the high prevalence of MS in Canada, primary-care physicians require more education and support from specialists in MS care regarding the diagnosis and treatment of MS relapses.

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