scholarly journals Psychosocial risk factors and work capacity in health professionals

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarida Pocinho ◽  
Cristina Santos ◽  
António Saraiva
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Work Capacity ◽  
Psychosocial Risk Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Physical Damage ◽  
Work Ability Index ◽  
Psychosocial Risks

Abstract Background Modern societies put enormous pressure on workers by putting their health at risk. Psychosocial risks are considered those related to the conception, organization and management of work, social and environmental factors, which can cause psychological, social or physical damage to the worker and the work capacity expresses the generic evaluation of a worker's productive capacities, worker's health, and their psychological resources. Important factor for maintaining a working life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between work ability and exposure to psychosocial risk factors in health professionals. Methods The sample consisted of 309 primary health care professionals, and validated instruments were applied to assess the Work Ability Index (WAI) and psychosocial risks in the work contexts (COPSOQ). Results It was found that female professionals are more exposed to psychosocial risk factors: Offensive Behaviors and Quantitative Requirements (P < 0.05). Mental and physical demands influence work ability (P < 0.05). There was a correlation between psychosocial risk factors and work ability in 11 COPSOQ subscales. Conclusions Thus, it is pertinent to evaluate and manage psychosocial risks and to take measures that enable a positive combination between psychosocial characteristics and individual resources, in order to minimize psychosocial risks and situations of vulnerability in health professionals.

scholarly journals Work ability and psychosocial risk factors among professionals at a higher education institution

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helder Simões ◽  
Ana Ferreira ◽  
João Paulo Figueiredo ◽  
António Loureiro ◽  
Silvia Seco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Work Capacity ◽  
Psychosocial Risk Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Ability To Work ◽  
Sociodemographic Variables

Abstract Background Currently, we live in a society that is too competitive and with aggressive physical and social environments, which triggers profound changes in work conditions and requirements. Pressures are constantly being felt that foster the increase in psychosocial risks, altering the psychological, physical and social balance of the human being with serious implications for the health of the worker. Methods The present study aimed to understand whether the ability of professionals in a Higher Education Institution to work is influenced by sociodemographic variables (age, gender, marital status, educational qualifications, function); whether psychosocial factors are influenced by sociodemographic variables (age, gender, marital status, educational qualifications, function) and whether the ability to work varies depending on psychosocial factors. For data collection, a two parts questionnaire was applied. The first part of the questionnaire was dedicated to collecting sociodemographic data and assessing the perception of workers' ability to work, through the Work Ability Index (WAI). The second part concerned the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ), to identify factors of exposure to psychosocial risk factors. Results The average work capacity was 41.07 points, which corresponded to a ‘good’ work capacity. In the COPSOQ results, no critical values were identified in the subscales. We found that the ability to work varies according to psychosocial risk factors. Conclusions We conclude that the variable age influences the ability to work. As for the remaining sociodemographic variables, although this study did not show statistically significant differences, they also seem to influence the WAI.

scholarly journals Psychosocial risk factors associated with mental health of adolescents amidst the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak

2020 ◽  
pp. 002076402097100
Author(s):  
Muhammad Syawal Amran
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychosocial Risk Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Psychosocial Risks ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
At Home

Background: An outbreak of global pandemic COVID-19 profoundly affects life around the globe. Prolonged isolation, contact restriction and economic shutdown impose a deeply change to the psychosocial environment. These indicate a tendency to threaten the mental health of adolescents’ significantly. Detecting adolescents’ psychosocial risk during Pandemic COVID-19, particularly when they stay at home, may be helpful to better understand their mental health well- being. Aims: The current study aimed to explore psychosocial risk factors associated with mental health of adolescents’ in the midst of the outbreak. Method: This research uses a qualitative approach which focuses on focus group discussions interviews. This research took 6 weeks via online communication platform involving ( n = 15) adolescents from the Low Income Household. Result: The participants adolescents’ psychosocial risk experience during amidst of Outbreak Covid-19 Pandemic are composed of (1) self- conflict (develop negative thought at home, unplanned of daily activities, changing sleep pattern and irregular wake up time and massively use internet) (2) Family Members (Conflict between parent and miscommunication between siblings) (3) School (Piling up on homework, Inadequate guidance for homework and Inability to comprehend online learning). These psychosocial risk factors have caused disruption to daily life adolescents’ during outbreaks and almost inevitably trigger a spike in mental health issues. Conclusion: Overall of study emphasized that psychosocial risks are important factors that can be addressed in order to reduce mental health problem.

scholarly journals Psychosocial risk factors, organizational conflict and job satisfaction in Health professionals: A SEM model.

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-115
Author(s):  
Elena Sureda ◽  
Javier Mancho ◽  
Albert Sesé
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Psychosocial Risk Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Organizational Conflict ◽  
Factores De Riesgo

Objetivo: Poner a prueba un modelo de interdependencia sobre el efecto que los factores de riesgo psicosocial generan sobre el conflicto organizacional y la satisfacción laboral en profesionales sanitarios. Método: Se utilizó un diseño selectivo transversal con una muestra de 249 trabajadores de un hospital público. Los riesgos psicosociales se evaluaron mediante la herramienta F-PSICO, la variable conflicto organizacional fue operacionalizada mediante un conjunto de indicadores contenidos en una encuesta elaborada por un equipo multidisciplinar de profesionales sanitarios expertos en mediación laboral; y la satisfacción laboral fue medida con cuatro dimensiones del cuestionario Font Roja. El ajuste del modelo se estimó con modelos de ecuaciones estructurales. Resultados: Se obtuvo un ajuste adecuado del modelo, que supone que cuanto mayor es el riesgo psicosocial, mayor es el conflicto organizacional, y menor la satisfacción laboral percibida. También sitúa la conflictividad laboral como mediadora entre los riesgos psicosociales y la satisfacción laboral. Conclusiones: La contribución única del estudio aporta evidencias empíricas del papel de predictor directo de los riesgos psicosociales sobre la conflictividad en el lugar de trabajo para los profesionales de la salud. Así, la prevención del riesgo psicosocial puede ser una vía eficiente para reducir la conflictividad y para aumentar la satisfacción laboral.

scholarly journals Salaried Workers’ Self-Perceived Health and Psychosocial Risk in Guayaquil, Ecuador

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Ramón Gómez-García ◽  
Cecilia Alexandra Portalanza-Chavarría ◽  
Christian Arturo Arias-Ulloa ◽  
César Eduardo Espinoza-Samaniego
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Psychosocial Risk Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Psychosocial Risks ◽  
Salaried Workers

Self-perceived health is an important indicator of occupational health. This research explores the relationship between poor self-perceived health and exposure to psychosocial risk factors, taking into account potential socio-demographic, occupational and employment determinants. Using data from the First Survey of Occupational Safety and Health Conditions covering 1049 salaried workers in Guayaquil, Ecuador descriptive and stratified binary logistic regression analyses (Odds Ratios with corresponding 95% confidence intervals) were carried out. No significant relationship was found between exposure to psychosocial risk factors and the probability of presenting poor self-perceived health by socio-demographic, occupational and employment characteristics. Occupational exposure factors to psychosocial risks are predictors of self-perceived ill health and are related to the variables analyzed; the most frequently expressed factors among the respondents were Cognitive Demands (DGOG) and Job Insecurity (IL). The results have implications in terms of designing effective workplace interventions pursuant of ensuring the health and wellbeing of employee.

Psychosocial Factors

2021 ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Anika von Heymann ◽  
Christoffer Johansen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Cancer Incidence ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Psychosocial Risk Factors ◽  
Cancer Prognosis ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life

Interest in psychosocial risk factors for cancer is and has been large among patients, health care professionals, and researchers for many years. Because of this great interest and the potential implications of personal guilt and blame for patients with cancer of the notion of psychosocial cancer causation, it is paramount that the research field adhere to stringent criteria for assessing causality. However, many conclusions drawn about psychosocial risk factors have been based on studies that cannot address strict criteria for causality. This chapter therefore begins by summarizing the standards necessary to provide evidence for causality, and then covers studies that make use of stringent methods to assess the effects of major life events and stress, depression and depressive mood, and personality on cancer incidence. Where available, evidence on cancer prognosis and mechanisms is likewise included. In general, studies in which the data on exposure and outcome are collected independently from each other and from the hypothesis investigated often fail to find an effect of life events or stress on cancer incidence. Likewise, most studies of depression and personality also do not find convincing associations with cancer incidence. Overall, the evidence summarized in this chapter conveys the reassuring message that cancer patients need not blame their personality, prior depression, or stressful life experiences for their disease. Still, the subject remains controversial and a field of intense debate.

Suicide Attempts Among Depressed Inpatients with Depressive Disorder in a Malaysian Sample

Crisis ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 283-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. F. Chan ◽  
T. Maniam ◽  
A. S. Shamsul
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Psychosocial Risk Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Life Event ◽  
Axis I ◽  
A Current

Background: Depressed inpatients constitute a high-risk population for suicide attempts. Aims: To describe the interactions of clinical and psychosocial risk factors influencing suicide attempts among a Malaysian sample of depressed inpatients. Methods: Seventy-five subjects were diagnosed with a depressive disorder according to the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders-Clinical Version (SCID-CV). Data on suicide attempts, suicidal ideation (Scale for Suicidal Ideation, SSI), depression severity (Beck’s Depression Inventory, BDI), recent life-event changes (Social Readjustment Rating Scale, SRRS), sociodemographic and other relevant clinical factors were collected. Results: A third of the subjects presented after a current suicide attempt. Significant factors for a current suicide attempt were race, religion, recent life-event changes, suicidal ideation, and alcohol use disorder. Independent predictive risk factors for a current suicide attempt were Chinese race, recent marital separation, major mortgage or loans, and being newly diagnosed with depression. Any recent change in personal habits was shown to be a protective factor against current suicide attempt. Age and gender were nonsignificant factors. Conclusions: The findings are generally consistent with existing studies and highlight the role of psychosocial risk factors.

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