Can high workplace social capital buffer the negative effect of high workload on patient-initiated violence? Prospective cohort study

2021 ◽  
pp. 103971
Author(s):  
Pihl-Thingvad Jesper ◽  
Andersen Lars Peter Soenderbo ◽  
Pihl-Thingvad Signe ◽  
Elklit Ask ◽  
Brandt Lars Peter Andreas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
High Workload ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Workplace Social Capital

scholarly journals Workplace Social Capital and All-Cause Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study of 28 043 Public-Sector Employees in Finland

2011 ◽  
Vol 101 (9) ◽  
pp. 1742-1748 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuula Oksanen ◽  
Mika Kivimäki ◽  
Ichiro Kawachi ◽  
S. V. Subramanian ◽  
Soshi Takao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Public Sector Employees ◽  
All Cause Mortality ◽  
Workplace Social Capital

scholarly journals Public managers’ role in creating workplace social capital (WSC) and its effect on employees’ well-being and health: a protocol of a longitudinal cohort study (PUMA-WSC)

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e039027
Author(s):  
Signe Pihl-Thingvad ◽  
Sune W Hansen ◽  
Vera Winter ◽  
Michelle S Hansen ◽  
Jurgen Willems
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Employees ◽  
Public Managers ◽  
Management Behaviour ◽  
Rich Data ◽  
Workplace Social Capital

IntroductionWorkplace social capital (WSC) has been shown to affect employees’ well-being and health, yet it is not clear how public managers can create WSC and which forms of WSC are most important. This study is the first prospective cohort study to examine the relationship between management behaviour, WSC, well-being and sickness absence. It uses a validated and detailed scale on WSC, which can distinguish between bonding, bridging, linking and organisational WSC over time. The study thereby provides rich data giving a much-needed detailed image of how WSC impacts on public employees’ well-being and health. Additionally, the study pays special attention to the fact that these relationships can be different for different types of employees and therefore tests a set of relevant employee and context-related variables.Methods and analysisProject preparations in terms of agreements and data preparation of existing data started in 2019. This prospective cohort study considers and collects organisational data from 2016 to 2025. Annual employee surveys of more than 8000 employees (in a large Danish municipality) will be combined with register data in all years. This generates a unique cohort of public employees in different professions that are traceable over several years. The annual surveys include information on the management behaviour, WSC and employee outcomes. Fine-grained information on sickness absences will be matched for all employees and years under study. Moreover, confounders and the nested nature of the data will be considered.Ethics and disseminationApproval has been obtained from The Regional Committee on Health Research Ethics from Southern Denmark and from the University of Southern Denmark. The results will be presented at conferences and published in international peer-reviewed journals and in a practice-oriented monography targeted at public managers. The result will furthermore be disseminated to the involved employees through seminars and workshops in the participating organisations.

scholarly journals Workplace social capital and refraining from seeking medical care in Japanese employees: a 1-year prospective cohort study

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. e036910
Author(s):  
Akiomi Inoue ◽  
Akizumi Tsutsumi ◽  
Hisashi Eguchi ◽  
Yuko Kachi ◽  
Akihito Shimazu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Annual Household Income ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Japanese Employees ◽  
Workplace Social Capital

ObjectivesWe examined the association of workplace social capital (WSC), including structural and cognitive dimensions, with refraining from seeking medical care (RSMC) among Japanese employees.DesignOne-year prospective cohort study.Setting and participantsWe surveyed 8770 employees (6881 men and 1889 women) aged 18–70 years from 12 firms in Japan using a self-administered questionnaire comprising the WSC scale and the items on potential confounders (ie, age, educational attainment and equivalent annual household income) at baseline (from April 2011 to March 2013).Outcome measuresAt a 1-year follow-up, we measured RSMC using a single-item question ‘In the past year, have you ever refrained from visiting a hospital, clinic, acupuncturist or dentist despite your sickness (including a slight cold or cavity) or injury?’ResultsThe results of Cox regression with robust variance showed that, after adjusting for potential confounders, the low WSC group (ie, the lowest tertile group) had a significantly higher relative risk (RR) of RSMC compared with the high WSC group (ie, the highest tertile group) among both men and women (overall WSC: RR 1.09 (95% CI 1.01 to 1.17) and 1.20 (95% CI 1.06 to 1.37); structural dimension: RR 1.13 (95% CI 1.04 to 1.22) and 1.25 (95% CI 1.07 to 1.45); and cognitive dimension: RR 1.11 (95% CI 1.03 to 1.20) and 1.21 (95% CI 1.06 to 1.38), respectively). Trend analysis using a continuous score of the WSC scale also showed a significant association of low WSC with a higher risk of RSMC among both men and women.ConclusionsOur findings suggest that the lack of social capital in the workplace is associated with RSMC among Japanese employees.

scholarly journals Does Community-Level Social Capital Predict Decline in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living? A JAGES Prospective Cohort Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoko Fujihara ◽  
Taishi Tsuji ◽  
Yasuhiro Miyaguni ◽  
Jun Aida ◽  
Masashige Saito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Older People ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Civic Participation ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Iadl Disability

Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) represent the most relevant action capacity in older people with regard to independent living. Previous studies have reported that there are geographical disparities in IADL decline. This study examined the associations between each element of community-level social capital (SC) and IADL disability. This prospective cohort study conducted between 2010 and 2013 by the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) surveyed 30,587 people aged 65 years or older without long-term care requirements in 380 communities throughout Japan. Multilevel logistic-regression analyses were used to determine whether association exists between community-level SC (i.e., civic participation, social cohesion, and reciprocity) and IADL disability, with adjustment for individual-level SC and covariates such as demographic variables, socioeconomic status, health status, and behavior. At three-year follow-up, 2886 respondents (9.4%) had suffered IADL disability. Residents in a community with higher civic participation showed significantly lower IADL disability (odds ratio: 0.90 per 1 standard deviation increase in civic participation score, 95% confidence interval: 0.84–0.96) after adjustment for covariates. Two other community-level SC elements showed no significant associations with IADL disability. Our findings suggest that community-based interventions to promote community-level civic participation could help prevent or reduce IADL disability in older people.

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