scholarly journals Psychosocial work environmental factors and workplace health, a systematic literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
P Lytsy ◽  
E Friberg
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Sick Leave ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Psychosocial Work Environment ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Environment Factors ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Work Environment Factors

Abstract The psychosocial work environment is of importance for the health of individuals and organizations. The aim was to map the existing knowledge, as presented in relevant and well performed systematic reviews, that have investigated associations between psychosocial work environment factors and relevant health related outcomes. Systematic reviews of existing knowledge were sought without time restriction in three electronic databases: PubMed, PsycINFO, and Cinahl. A total of 42 systematic reviews of moderate or good quality studying psychosocial work factors' associations to individuals' health or the wellbeing of the organization were included. The main psychosocial work environment factors which were investigated were different models of strain due to stress, conflict and mobbing. About half of the included systematic reviews investigated associations between psychosocial work environment factors and mental health and about half of the systematic reviews investigated associations to somatic disorders, mainly cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disorders and pain. Most of the included systematic reviews based their results on workers/employees in general, whereas five systematic reviews focused on workers within health care and veterinary organizations, and a few focused on other work areas such as industrial workers, police and correctional workers, and people working with occupational groups affected by disasters. The vast majority of the included systematic reviews investigated psychosocial work environment factors as being risk factors for the development of illness, disease or consequences of disease, such as sick leave. A substantial amount of well performed systematic reviews add to the evidence that psychosocial work environmental factors can be viewed as risk factors for the development of illness, disease and consequences of diseases such as sick leave. Key messages A systematic mapping review of the existing knowledge about associations between psychosocial work environment factors and health related outcomes. The psychosocial work environment is of importance for the health of individuals as well as for the levels of sickness absence in organizations.

Prioritizing Psychosocial Work Environment Factors for Knowledge Workers using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Waqar Akbar ◽  
Suhana Mohezar ◽  
Noor Ismawati Jaafar
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Psychosocial Work Environment ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Environment Factors ◽  
Organisational Justice ◽  
Work Environment Factors ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Existing literature has acknowledged various factors that influence psychosocial work environment. Nevertheless, these factors need prioritisation so that policymakers and practitioners may design an effective workplace policy. This study prioritises psychosocial work environment factors using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP).  Fifty-seven experts from six knowledge-based industries of Pakistan provided their inputs on 36 dimensions grouped in 6 domains. Using the AHP approach, the results suggest that out of six domains, Conflict and Offensive Behaviour is the most critical domain for knowledge workers in Pakistan. Further, this study calculated Global Composite Priority Weight (GCPW) for decision making and indexing purposes for the Psychosocial Work environment.  Based on GCPW results, the study suggests that highly prioritised dimensions are conflicts and quarrels, workplace bullying, unpleasant teasing, organisational justice and the threat of violence. This study also finds the traditional well studied factors such as quantitative demands, demands for hiding emotions and emotional demands are relatively least important factors for knowledge workers. The results offer the guidelines for policymakers and organisational behaviour practitioners to devise new workplace policies for knowledge workers at the national and international levels. The prioritised factors give new avenues for academic researchers to investigate further on these factors.

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 Burnout and Association with Psychosocial Work Environment among Swedish Firefighters

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Jacobsson ◽  
Susann Backteman-Erlanson ◽  
Mojgan Padyab ◽  
Annika Egan Sjölander ◽  
Christine Brulin
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Coping Strategy ◽  
Psychosocial Work Environment ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Physical Strain ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Environment Factors ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Work Environment Factors

<p>Firefighters are exposed to traumatic and stressful psychosocial and physical strain in their work, and thus they are considered to be a group at high risk of burnout. The aim of this study was to investigate burnout (emotional exhaustion (EE) and depersonalization (DP) among Swedish female and male firefighters and to examine the gender-stratified relationship between psychosocial work environment and burnout when considering the moderating effect of coping strategies among Swedish firefighters. The overall mean values of both EE and DP were notably low in comparison with the general population in Sweden. We found that psychosocial work environment factors increase the risk of burnout among male firefighters. Among men, EE was associated with high demands and lack of social support in work. The association was also confirmed with DP as the outcome and lack of good leadership as the exposure among men. However, among female firefighters the association between psychosocial work environment factors and burnout failed to appear. Among women, EE and DP were only associated with the coping strategy Psychological distancing (PDi). A negative association with DP and the coping strategy Positive Reappraisal (PRe) was also found among women. Regardless of the result from the regression analyses, we must consider that the majority of the female and male firefighters in our study had low scores on the outcome variables EE and DP. Future studies should explore female and male firefighters’ context and possible health-protecting environment.</p>

Workplace bullying: The role of psychosocial work environment factors.

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle R. Tuckey ◽  
Maureen F. Dollard ◽  
Patrick J. Hosking ◽  
Anthony H. Winefield
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Psychosocial Work Environment ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Environment Factors ◽  
Work Environment Factors

scholarly journals Associations between physical and psychosocial work environment factors and sickness absence incidence depend on the lengths of the sickness absence episodes: a prospective study of 27 678 Danish employees

2020 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
Sannie Vester Thorsen ◽  
Mari-Ann Flyvholm ◽  
Jacob Pedersen ◽  
Ute Bültmann ◽  
Lars L Andersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Sickness Absence ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Psychosocial Work Environment ◽  
Physical Work ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Role Conflicts ◽  
Environment Factors ◽  
Work Factors ◽  
Work Environment Factors

ObjectivesThis study examined if the association between work environment factors and sickness absence (SA) depended on the inclusion or exclusion of short-term SA episodes.MethodsWe linked the ‘Work Environment and Health in Denmark’ survey with the ‘Danish Register of Work Absences’ (n=27 678). Using covariate adjusted Cox regression, we examined the associations between work environment factors and SA by changing the cut-off points for the length of the SA episodes, for example, episodes ≥1 day, ≥6 days and ≥21 days. We examined three physical work environment factors: ‘Back bend or twisted’, ‘Lifting or carrying’, ‘Wet hands’ and three psychosocial work environment factors: ‘Poor influence’, ‘Role conflicts’ and ‘Bullying’.Results‘Back bend or twisted’ and ‘Lifting or carrying’ had small significant HRs for SA episodes ≥1 day and large and highly significant HRs for SA episodes ≥6 days and ≥21 days. ‘Wet hands’ had small significant HRs for SA episodes ≥1 day for both sexes and large and highly significant HR for ≥6 days for women. HRs of all three psychosocial factors were highly significant for SA episodes ≥1 day and ≥6 days for both sexes, and ‘Poor influence’ and ‘Role conflicts’ were significant for SA episodes ≥21 days for women.ConclusionsThe physical work factors had higher associations with SA when SA episodes of 1–5 days were excluded and focus was on SA episodes ≥6 days. The psychosocial work factors were strongly associated with SA both with and without SA episodes of 1–5 days included in the analyses.

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