Promoting Opioid Awareness Through a Union-Based Peer Training Model

2021 ◽  
pp. 104829112098259
Author(s):  
Cora Roelofs ◽  
Jodi Sugerman-Brozan ◽  
Alicia Kurowski ◽  
Leslie Russell ◽  
Laura Punnett
Keyword(s):  
Help Seeking ◽  
Training Model ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Local Union ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Helping Others ◽  
Working People ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Physical Job Demands

Work factors, including physical job demands, appear to be risk factors for opioid overdoses. We collaborated with unions representing workers in high-risk occupations and offered resources to develop tailored educational interventions for their members. An ironworkers’ local, a statewide nurses’ union, and a Teamsters local union participated, at levels higher than we had anticipated. The three unions trained 285 workers, including apprentices, stewards, and those nearing retirement. Short surveys assessed pre- and post-training knowledge, attitudes, confidence in helping others, and related domains. Seventy percent of respondents reported heavy or very heavy physical demands at work, and one-half had experienced work-related pain. After training, participants reported more knowledge about opioids, less concern about stigma related to help-seeking, and more ability to provide help to a co-worker struggling with opioids. Peers with recovery experience provided a unique contribution to training. Tailored job-specific and peer-delivered educational interventions may be able to reduce the potential impact of opioids on working people.

scholarly journals An Examination of Individualism within Employee Help-Seeking Networks

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Randall P. Settoon ◽  
Sang H. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Help Seeking ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Dense Networks ◽  
Helping Others ◽  
Regional Medical ◽  
Regional Medical Center ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Prior research focusing on the impact of individualistic orientations on the performance of cooperative behaviors has produced mixed results. Researchers have concluded that the self-focused orientation of individualists will lead them to be less cooperative than others. On the other hand, some scholars have argued that helping others is core to individualists’ self-concept and that competently assuming the role of help-giver is a source of intrinsic satisfaction. In this study, we test this proposition by examining individualistic orientations within employee help-seeking networks. Results from a sample of 107 employees within a regional medical center indicate that the level of individualism in helping-seeking networks is positively associated with help-seekers’ perceptions of support. Further, the results suggest that the relationship is stronger in dense networks. Implications of this work and directions for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Depressive Symptoms, Help-Seeking, and Barriers to Mental Healthcare Among Healthcare Professionals in Lithuania

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Daniel Rogoža ◽  
Robertas Strumila ◽  
Eglė Klivickaitė ◽  
Edgaras Diržius ◽  
Neringa Čėnaitė
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Patient Health

Background: Previous research suggests that healthcare professionals (HCPs) experience high levels of work-related psychological distress, including depressive symptoms. Due to the stigma of mental health problems and other barriers, HCPs are likely to be hesitant to seek appropriate mental healthcare. We aimed to explore these phenomena among HCPs in Lithuania.Methods: A web survey inquiring about depressive symptoms, help-seeking, and barriers to mental healthcare was conducted. Depressive symptoms were measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). 601 complete questionnaires were included in the analyses. The barriers to help-seeking were identified using the inductive content analysis approach. Descriptive, non-parametric, and robust statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software.Results: Most of the respondents have reported depression-like symptoms over the lifetime, although only about a third of them sought professional help. Of those, roughly half preferred a private specialist. The stigma and neglect of mental health problems were the most common barriers to help-seeking. Around half of the HCPs believed that seeking mental healthcare can imperil their occupational license. About a quarter of the HCPs screened positive for clinically relevant depressive symptoms. Statistically significant differences in the PHQ-9 score were found between categories of healthcare specialty, marital status, religious beliefs, workplace, and years of work as a HCP. Fewer years of work and younger age were associated with the higher PHQ-9 score.Conclusions: Our findings suggest that HCPs in Lithuania may be inclined not to seek appropriate mental healthcare and experience poor mental health, although stronger evidence is needed to verify these findings. 

Psychological and physical job demands, decision latitude, and work-related social support among Iranian waste collectors

2019 ◽  
Vol 95 ◽  
pp. 377-387
Author(s):  
Mansour Ziaei ◽  
Alireza Choobineh ◽  
Mohammad Abdoli-Eramaki ◽  
Haleh Ghaem ◽  
Omid Jaberi
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Decision Latitude ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Physical Job Demands

Why competitive productivity sometimes goes too far: a multilevel evolutionary model of “karoshi”

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew R. Timming
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Genetic ◽  
Evolutionary Model ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Time Geography ◽  
Organizational Evolution ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Evolutionary Forces ◽  
Cultural Evolutionary

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to outline an innovative multilevel conceptual model capable of explaining “karoshi” (death from overwork) and its relationship to molecular-, micro-, meso- and macro-competitive productivity (CP).Design/methodology/approachA theoretical model, grounded in the evolutionary biological, psychological, organizational and sociological literatures, is provided.FindingsKaroshi is a function of molecular (genetic), micro (individual), meso (organizational) and macro (cultural) evolutionary forces. It is also demonstrated to be a function of time, geography, agri-climate and cultural and ethnic homogeneity.Research limitations/implicationsThe analysis is purely theoretical and its theoretically informed hypotheses are not tested empirically. As such, further data-driven research is indicated. Additional analyses are also needed to further unpack the recursive nature of the relationship between karoshi and CP and the subtle differences between genetic evolution and cultural and organizational evolution.Practical implicationsKaroshi-related deaths are a public health epidemic and increasingly a major obstacle to sustainable CP. As such, organizations can leverage these analyses to help them implement interventions aimed at reducing incidents of work-related deaths, not only in Japan, but across the world.Originality/valueThis multilevel conceptual framework makes a unique contribution to the cross-cultural and strategic management literatures. More specifically, it constitutes a new and innovative contribution to one’s current understanding of CP by uniquely integrating biology, psychology, organization studies and cultural studies into one overarching model.

scholarly journals Understanding of a negative bowel screening result and potential impact on future symptom appraisal and help-seeking behaviour: a focus group study

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 584-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen N. Barnett ◽  
David Weller ◽  
Steve Smith ◽  
Sheina Orbell ◽  
Peter Vedsted ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Symptom Appraisal ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Screening Result

Modeling the Process of Adoption of Telecommuting: Comprehensive Framework

1996 ◽  
Vol 1552 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Bernardino ◽  
Moshe Ben-Akiva
Keyword(s):  
Adoption Process ◽  
Quality Work ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
Perceived Impacts ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
The Right ◽  
Comprehensive Framework ◽  
The Impact

A comprehensive model of the telecommuting adoption process, incorporating employer and employee perspectives, is developed. A probabilistic modeling approach is taken. The employer decision to offer a telecommuting program is modeled as a function of motivations and constraints and of the perceived impacts of telecommuting on the organization's productivity and costs. The employee decision to adopt telecommuting is modeled as a function of motivations and constraints as well as of the impact of the program on lifestyle quality, work-related costs, and income. The results indicate that telecommuting has a significant potential to increase productivity and improve lifestyle quality, if the right program is designed for the right employee. The potential of telecommuting to reduce organization and employee work-related costs is perceived to be limited. An overall negative perception about the potential impact on productivity and lifestyle quality of telework center–based telecommuting programs is identified, pointing to a need for further research to assess the market for telework centers.

Discourse, culture and the law

AILA Review ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 78-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pulie Thetela
Keyword(s):  
Southern Africa ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
African Context ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
The Law

The aim of this paper is to analyse the nature of the courtroom discourse in an African context. The nature of courtroom discourse has been extensively discussed and and analysed in non-African contexts. This paper, however, makes a unique contribution by analysing the nature of courtroom discourse in multilingual courts in Southern Africa. The contribution is unique because it investigates the probematic nature of courtroom interpretation, using the theoretical notion of crosstalk, in multilingual communities when the communicative styles of the participants are divergent and conflicting. More significantly the paper illustrates the potential impact of a special register hlonipha-the language of respect for women. The paper concludes by looking at ways in which through register we can intrerrogate power relations in courtroom discourse and examine the implications of such power discrepancy on the delivery of justice.

scholarly journals Depression and anxiety in healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 149 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Weibelzahl ◽  
J. Reiter ◽  
G. Duden
Keyword(s):  
Help Seeking ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Work Related Stressors

Abstract Healthcare staff have been at the centre of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, facing diverse work-related stressors. Building upon studies from various countries, we aimed to investigate (1) the prevalence of various work-related stressors among healthcare professionals in Germany specific to the COVID-19 pandemic, (2) the psychological effects of these stressors in terms of clinical symptoms, and (3) the healthcare professionals' help-seeking behaviour. To this end, N = 300 healthcare professionals completed an online survey including the ICD-10 Symptom Rating checklist (ISR), event-sampling questions on pandemic-related stressors and self-formulated questions on help-seeking behaviour. Participants were recruited between 22 May and 22 July 2020. Findings were analysed using t tests, regressions and comparisons to large clinical and non-clinical samples assessed before and during the pandemic. Results show that healthcare professionals were most affected by protective measures at their workplace and changes in work procedures. Psychological symptoms, particularly anxiety and depression, were significantly more severe than in a non-clinical pre-pandemic sample and in the general population during the pandemic. At the same time, most professionals indicated that they would not seek help for psychological concerns. These findings indicate that healthcare employers need to pay greater attention to the mental health of their staff.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Prolonged Working Life for the Older Workforce: the Swedish Case

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Berglund ◽  
Daniel Seldén ◽  
Björn Halleröd
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Pension System ◽  
Working Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Work Situation ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Physical Job Demands

The aim of this paper is to uncover some of the mechanisms that could make the older workforce willing and able to stay employed. Our focus is on work-related factors that predict the probability of staying in employment despite entitlement to old-age pension. The analyses are based on data from the first and second waves of the Panel Survey of Ageing and the Elderly (PSAE). The focus is on employed persons aged 52–59 years in 2002/2003 and the probability that they were still employed in 2010/2011.The analysis focuses on the work situation for the respondents in 2002–2003. Our analysis shows that physical job demands (negatively) and job satisfaction (positively) have an effect on the probability of staying. However, a counteracting force seems to be a norm to quit related to aging, emphasized by the institutionalized pension system, and the values and preferences connected to life as a pensioner.

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