The impact of clinical, morphological, psychosocial and work-related factors on the outcome of lumbar discectomy

Work schedules comprise various variables and generate health and safety outcomes, including work-related injury, which causes socioeconomic problems, such as productivity loss and damage to worker health. We investigated the association between work schedule irregularity and the incidence of work-related injury among South Korean manual workers using data from the 5th Korean Working Conditions Survey. In total, 18,330 manual workers were included. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to understand the association between work schedule and work-related injury and the influence of sufficient safety information and work schedule on work-related injury. We calculated the influence of an irregular work schedule on occupational injury after controlling for personal and work environment-related factors. The adjusted odds ratio (OR) for work-related injury was 1.66 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.32–2.09) for an irregular work schedule. The interaction had an additive effect when the work schedule was irregular, even when sufficient safety information was provided. Manual workers had a higher incidence of injury (2.1%). Even in adjusted analyses, work schedule irregularity conferred greater risks of work injury, particularly when not working the same number of days weekly (OR 1.52, 95% CI 1.21–1.90). Policymakers and health professionals need to consider the impact of work schedule irregularity on worker safety and health.

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The Impact of Work-Related Factors on Risk of Resident Burnout: A Global Neurosurgery Pilot Study

World Neurosurgery ◽

10.1016/j.wneu.2020.02.115 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 138 ◽

pp. e345-e353

Author(s):

Walter C. Jean ◽

Natasha T. Ironside ◽

Daniel R. Felbaum ◽

Hasan R. Syed

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Related Factors ◽

Work Related ◽

Resident Burnout ◽

The Impact

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Prevalence and correlates of subjective traumatic distress among Emergency Department Nurses in Lagos, Nigeria

Annals of Health Research ◽

10.30442/ahr.0401-1-05 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 34-42

Author(s):

Ayodele Olurotimi Coker ◽

Olayinka Olufunmilayo Coker ◽

Tariela Oladipupo ◽

Foluke Adesope ◽

Omotayo Adedotun Alonge

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Stress Disorders ◽

University Teaching ◽

Related Factors ◽

Impact Of Event Scale ◽

Event Scale ◽

Work Related ◽

Emergency Department Nurses ◽

Traumatic Distress ◽

The Impact

Background: The manifestations of subjective traumatic distress among emergency nurses in Nigeria have not been extensively studied. Objective: To determine the prevalence and correlates of subjective traumatic distress among emergency department nurses in Lagos, Nigeria. Methods: One hundred nurses working at the Emergency Department of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, were surveyed for the impact of subjective traumatic distress using the Revised Impact of Event Scale. The sociodemographic characteristics and some work-related factors were also determined. Results: Of the 100 participants, 60 (60%) met the criteria for the impact of subjective traumatic distress. The overall mean score of the participants for the IESR was 27.9 ± 6.7 with a range of 0 to 66. The most frequent symptoms of subjective trauma distress sub-scale included avoidance symptoms, (mean: 12.2± 9.1; range 0-28) intrusion symptoms (mean: 7.3 ± 3.8; range 0-20) and hyperarousal symptoms (mean: 5.3 ± 1.6; range 0-17). Female participants had higher exposures in the sub-scales of the IESR scores. The associations between sociodemographic parameters such as age, gender and marital status and the subscales of the IESR were not significant. Conclusion: The study showed that more than half of the participants experienced subjective psychological traumatic distress. There is a need for hospital managers to provide psychological interventions regularly for emergency department nurses to prevent occurrence of psychopathologies such as burnout and posttraumatic stress disorders.

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The Impact of Work-Related Factors on Soldiers' Treatment: Providers' Perspectives

Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions ◽

10.1080/1533256x.2012.646588 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 69-88

Author(s):

Monique Clinton-Sherrod ◽

Deborah Gibbs ◽

Jennifer Hardison Walters ◽

Sandra Martin ◽

Ruby Johnson

Keyword(s):

Related Factors ◽

Work Related ◽

Treatment Providers ◽

The Impact

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Decisional Trust and Regret Mediate the HRQL in Work-Related Hand Injury Patients

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1753 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 33 (S1) ◽

pp. S479-S479

Author(s):

H.H. Liao ◽

S.L. Cheng ◽

C.C. Chang ◽

C.H. Lin ◽

F.C. Liu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mediation Analysis ◽

Short Form ◽

Hand Injury ◽

Related Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Impact Of Event Scale ◽

Event Scale ◽

Work Related ◽

The Impact ◽

Decisional Regret

BackgroundDespite mounting evidence that non-injury-related factors have an important role in recovery from injury; specific variables associated with surgery outcomes are poorly understood. This lack of knowledge complicates efforts to improve the care of work-related hand injury (WRHI) patients. However, substantial research and investigation have still not clarified these underlying relationships, which merit further attention.ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) outcome for WRHI patients after the impact of event and to investigate the moderated mediation analysis associated with their decision trust and regret.MethodsA cross sectional study design was used to investigate the impact of event and the associated HRQL in 53 WRHI patients following severe and major hand injury. All consenting patients completed the Impact of Event Scale Revised, the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised, Decisional Trust scale, Decisional Regret scale and Short Form-36.Anticipated achievementIn the result of mediation analysis, patients affected HRQL via decisional trust and decisional regret, respectively. In addition, our data suggest that certain decisional trust and decisional regret (partial) characteristics significantly moderate this association. These findings may aid in the development of clinical interventions to enhance HRQL for WRHI patients. Overall, it is important for clinicians to consider the notion that more decisional trust or less decisional regret may sometimes, but not always, be better.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Understanding the impact of systemic lupus erythematosus on work amongst South Asian people in the UK: An explorative qualitative study

Lupus ◽

10.1177/09612033211022816 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 096120332110228

Author(s):

Mandeep Ubhi ◽

Shirish Dubey ◽

Caroline Gordon ◽

Tochukwu Adizie ◽

Tom Sheeran ◽

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Keyword(s):

South Asian ◽

Lupus Erythematosus ◽

Cultural Barriers ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Ability To Work ◽

Related Factors ◽

Work Related ◽

Increased Risk ◽

The Uk ◽

The Impact

SLE has a range of fluctuating symptoms affecting individuals and their ability to work. Although South Asian (SA) patients are at increased risk of developing SLE there is limited knowledge of the impact on employment for these patients in the UK. Understanding ethnicity and disease-specific issues are important to ensure patients are adequately supported at work. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients of SA origin to explore how SLE impacted on their employment. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data which are reported following COREQ guidelines. Ten patients (8 female; 2 male) were recruited from three rheumatology centres in the UK and interviewed between November 2019 and March 2020. Patients were from Indian (n = 8) or Pakistani (n = 2) origin and worked in a range of employment sectors. Four themes emerged from the data: (1) Disease related factors; (2) Employment related factors; (3) Cultural and interpersonal factors impacting on work ability; (4) Recommendations for improvement. Patients’ ability to work was affected by variable work-related support from their hospital clinicians, low awareness of SLE and variable support from their employers, and cultural barriers in their communities that could affect levels of family support received. These findings highlight the need for additional support for SA patients with SLE in the workplace.

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Displacement-plurality (D-P) in women refugees, its influence on work engagement and implications for diversity practice: a critical and reflective review

Personnel Review ◽

10.1108/pr-04-2020-0305 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Varuni Wimalasiri

Keyword(s):

International Development ◽

Work Engagement ◽

Critical Evaluation ◽

Blind Spot ◽

Women Refugees ◽

Forced Displacement ◽

Related Factors ◽

Content Type ◽

Work Related ◽

The Impact

PurposeMuch of the current research on women refugees and work focuses solely on settlement, neglecting the effects of displacement within this equation, despite its significant impact. Drawing from the wider literature of international development, migration, gender, work psychology and sociology, this paper provides a framework to guide informed research within this area.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is a reflective and critical review of the intersection between gender, forced displacement and work. It addresses a blind spot in the current work literature, which fails to address the impact of displacement on refugee women and the consequences of displacement for vocational engagement during resettlement.FindingsThis paper contributes to the current literature in four ways. First, it adds forced displacement to the peripheral-intersections literature informing Acker's theory of “inequality regimes”. Secondly, it contributes to a deeper understanding of how pluralities and intersectionality develop during forced displacement, by introducing the theory of displacement-plurality (D-P). Thirdly, it contributes to human resource management (HRM) diversity practice by explaining the relationship between D-P and related constructs, such as work engagement (WE), economic empowerment (EE), work-related factors (WRFs) and psycho-social factors (PSFs) to help improve localised diversity practices in relation to refugee populations. Fourthly, it provides a detailed framework to guide research and practice in this area, supported by a critical evaluation of the current refugee work literature.Originality/valueWhen we understand displacement-related factors, we can move towards a more emancipatory approach to intersectionality, allowing us to develop more sophisticated approaches to diversity in organisations. In turn, this helps us to understand people's lived experiences and their responses to organisational interventions more effectively.

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Impact of Crisis Line Volunteering on Mental Wellbeing and the Associated Factors: A Systematic Review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17051641 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (5) ◽

pp. 1641

Author(s):

Renate Willems ◽

Constance Drossaert ◽

Patricia Vuijk ◽

Ernst Bohlmeijer

Keyword(s):

Quantitative Research ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Mental Wellbeing ◽

Psychological Pain ◽

Related Factors ◽

Work Related ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Wide Range ◽

Crisis Line ◽

The Impact

Crisis line services, operated by volunteers, have been proven to be effective in decreasing psychological pain and preventing suicidality. Although working at the crisis line may be rewarding, for some the confrontation with highly complex topics (i.e., suicidality, abuse, and loneliness) in combination with inappropriate calls (i.e., sexually abusive calls), may lead to distress or vicarious trauma. The aim of this paper is to systematically review the studies that have examined mental wellbeing of crisis line volunteers and the factors associated with it. Thirteen published empirical studies on the topic were found. These showed that crisis line volunteers are at increased risk of declined mental wellbeing. However, a wide range of operationalizations were used and most studies did not use validated instruments. On the other hand, studies showed that many volunteers experience satisfaction and gratification from their work. This review gives insight into some of the work-related, organization-related, and volunteer-related factors that may be associated with the decrease of mental wellbeing. More high quality, comprehensive, and quantitative research using validated instruments is urgently needed to assess the impact of the work on mental wellbeing and the relative impact of influencing factors.

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