Job satisfaction and the psychosocial work environment: Does the relationship vary by hospital patient care workers’ age?

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 221-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Miller ◽  
Karen Hopcia ◽  
Gregory R. Wagner ◽  
Leslie I. Boden ◽  
Dean Hashimoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Psychosocial Work Environment ◽  
Hospital Patient ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Absenteeism and Presenteeism among Care Workers in Swiss Nursing Homes and Their Association with Psychosocial Work Environment: A Multi-Site Cross-Sectional Study

Gerontology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 386-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Dhaini ◽  
Franziska Zúñiga ◽  
Dietmar Ausserhofer ◽  
Michael Simon ◽  
Regina Kunz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Psychosocial Work Environment ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Environment Factors ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Work Environment Factors

Background: Worker productivity is central to the success of organizations such as healthcare institutions. However, both absenteeism and presenteeism impair that productivity. While various hospital studies have examined the prevalence of presenteeism and absenteeism and its associated factors among care workers, evidence from nursing home settings is scarce. Objective: To explore care workers' self-reported absenteeism and presenteeism in relation to nursing homes' psychosocial work environment factors. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study utilizing survey data of 3,176 professional care workers in 162 Swiss nursing homes collected between May 2012 and April 2013. A generalized estimating equation ordinal logistic regression model was used to explore associations between psychosocial work environment factors (leadership, staffing resources, work stressors, affective organizational commitment, collaboration with colleagues and supervisors, support from other personnel, job satisfaction, job autonomy) and self-reported absenteeism and presenteeism. Results: Absenteeism and presenteeism were observed in 15.6 and 32.9% of care workers, respectively. While absenteeism showed no relationship with the work environment, low presenteeism correlated with high leadership ratings (odds ratio [OR] 1.22, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01-1.48) and adequate staffing resources (OR 1.18, 95% CI 1.02-1.38). Conclusion: Self-reported presenteeism is more common than absenteeism in Swiss nursing homes, and leadership and staffing resource adequacy are significantly associated with presenteeism, but not with absenteeism.

scholarly journals The relationship between organizational policies and practices and work limitations among hospital patient care workers

2018 ◽  
Vol 61 (8) ◽  
pp. 691-698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily H. Sparer ◽  
Leslie I. Boden ◽  
Glorian Sorensen ◽  
Jack T. Dennerlein ◽  
Anne Stoddard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Hospital Patient ◽  
Organizational Policies ◽  
Work Limitations ◽  
Organizational Policies And Practices ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Policies And Practices

scholarly journals O6C.4 The relationship between the demand-control model and incident cardiovascular disease in ontario canada. A linked analysis of 12,358 workers

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A56.3-A57
Author(s):  
Peter Smith
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Control Model ◽  
Psychosocial Work Environment ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
High Control ◽  
Demand Control ◽  
The Relationship

Dimensions of the demand-control psychosocial work environment model have previously been linked increased incidence of both diabetes and hypertension in Canada. However, few investigations in Canada have examined the relationship between the demand-control model and cardiovascular disease.We linked Ontario respondents to the 2000, 2002 and 2003 cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey, to administrative health care and hospitalisation databases to identify incident cases of cardiovascular disease over a 15 years follow-up period. Our sample included employed labour market respondents, aged 35 and older, working 15 or more hours per week, with information on the psychosocial work environment, and who were free of heart disease at baseline (n=12,358). The demand-control model was defined based on median splits (active, passive, low strain and high strain), although models using the mid-population approach and the ratio of control to demands were also examined.Over the study period 507 incident cardiovascular events occurred. The incidence was higher among men (5.5%) compared to women (2.6%). No statistically significant differences were observed across the four different demand-control categories in the full sample. In stratified analysis, passive work environments (low control and low demands) and low-strain environments (high control and low demands) were associated with increased risk of heart disease (HR=1.94, 95% CI 0.99–3.81; HR=2.06, 95% CI 1.01–4.17), compared to active work (high demands and high control) among women. No similar relationship was observed among men.Among a representative sample of Ontario workers, high strain work environments were not associated with increased risk of heart disease. Passive and low strain environments (both characterised by low psychological demands) were associated with increased risk of heart disease among women, but not men. Implications of these findings for assessment of the psychosocial work environment in Canada will be discussed.

The importance of the supervisor for the mental health and work attitudes of Australian aged care nurses

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 382-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Rodwell ◽  
Angela Martin
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Supervisor Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Attitudes ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Psychosocial Work Environment ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Interpersonal Justice ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTBackground: The work attitudes and psychological well-being of aged care nurses are important factors impacting on the current and future capacity of the aged care workforce. Expanding our understanding of the ways in which the psychosocial work environment influences these outcomes is important in order to enable organizations to improve the management of human resources in this sector.Methods: Using survey data from a sample of 222 Australian aged care nurses, regression analyses were employed to test the relative impact of a range of psychosocial work environment variables derived from the demand-control-support (DCS) model and organizational justice variables on satisfaction, commitment, well-being, and depression.Results: The expanded model predicted the work attitudes and well-being of aged care nurses, particularly the DCS components. Specifically, demand was related to depression, well-being, and job satisfaction, job control was related to depression, commitment, and job satisfaction, and supervisor support and interpersonal fairness were related to well-being. The contributions of informational and interpersonal justice, along with the main and interaction effects of supervisor support, highlight the centrality of the supervisor in addressing the impact of job demands on aged care nurses.Conclusion: Psychosocial variables have utility beyond predicting stress outcomes to the work attitudes of nurses in an aged care setting and thus present further avenues of research for the retention of nurses and improved patient care.

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