scholarly journals Factors correlating with prolonged fatigue among emergency department nurses

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 571-584
Author(s):  
Ashraf M Al-Abdallah ◽  
Malakeh Z Malak
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Job Control ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Emergency Nurses ◽  
Weak Relationship ◽  
Emergency Department Nurses ◽  
Prolonged Fatigue

Background Fatigue affects nurses negatively and leads to physical, cognitive and emotional problems that may influence nurses' quality of life. However, there is a lack of studies about prolonged fatigue and its relationship with socio-demographic characteristics and job-related psychosocial factors among nurses, especially emergency nurses, worldwide and in Jordan. Aims This study aims to assess the relationship between demographic factors, physical health, psychological distress and job-related psychosocial factors (psychological job demands, job control and social support) and prolonged fatigue among emergency department nurses in Jordan. Methods A descriptive correlational study using a convenience sample was used to recruit 153 emergency nurses. Physical health Questionnaire, General Health Questionnaire, Job Content Questionnaire and Checklist Individual Strength were used. Results The majority of emergency nurses experienced abnormally prolonged fatigue, moderate health, high psychological distress, high job demands and low job control and social support. Significant negative relationships were addressed between job control, social support and prolonged fatigue, whereas income had a negative weak relationship. Psychological distress and job demands had a positive weak relationship with prolonged fatigue. There was a significant positive weak relationship between psychological distress, job demands and prolonged fatigue. Job-related psychosocial factors (with exception of social support) and mental health were the predictors of prolonged fatigue. Conclusions Prolonged fatigue is a multidimensional phenomenon that can be affected by several factors such as job-related psychosocial factors and psychological health. These factors should be taken into consideration when testing and developing interventions to minimise prolonged fatigue among emergency nurses.

Young construction workers: substance use, mental health, and workplace psychosocial factors

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 155-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Pidd ◽  
Vinita Duraisingam ◽  
Ann Roche ◽  
Allan Trifonoff
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Content Type

Purpose Young Australian workers are at elevated risk of mental health and alcohol and other drug related problems. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between alcohol and drug (AOD) use, psychological wellbeing, and the workplace psychosocial environment among young apprentices in the construction industry. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey of a cohort of 169 construction industry apprentices in their first year of training was undertaken. The survey included measures of psychological distress (K10), quantity/frequency measures of alcohol and illicit drug use, and workplace psychosocial factors. Findings Construction industry apprentices are at elevated risk of AOD related harm and poor mental health. Levels of psychological distress and substance use were substantially higher than age/gender equivalent Australian population norms. Job stress, workplace bullying, and general social support accounted for 38.2 per cent of the variance in psychological distress. General social support moderated the effects of job stress and bullying on psychological distress. Substance use was not associated with psychological distress. However, workplace social support accounted for 2.1 per cent of the variance in AUDIT-C scores, and 2.0 per cent of the variance in cannabis use. Workplace bullying explained 2.4 per cent of the variance in meth/amphetamine use. Practical implications Construction trades apprentices are a high-risk group for harmful substance use and poor mental health. Study results indicate that psychosocial wellbeing interventions are warranted as a harm reduction strategy. Originality/value This is the first study of its kind to describe a cohort of Australian construction trade apprentices in terms of their substance use and psychological wellbeing. The study shows workplace psychosocial factors may predict young workers psychological wellbeing.

scholarly journals Health behaviours and psychosocial working conditions as predictors of disability pension due to different diagnoses: a population-based study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Annina Ropponen ◽  
Jurgita Narusyte ◽  
Karri Silventoinen ◽  
Pia Svedberg
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Disability Pension ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Job Control ◽  
Psychosocial Working Conditions ◽  
Unit Increase

Abstract Background To investigate whether the clustering of different health behaviours (i.e. physical activity, tobacco use and alcohol consumption) influences the associations between psychosocial working conditions and disability pension due to different diagnoses. Methods A population-based sample of 24,987 Swedish twins born before 1958 were followed from national registers for disability pension until 2013. Baseline survey data in 1998–2003 were used to assess health behaviours and psychosocial Job Exposure Matrix for job control, job demands and social support. Cox proportional hazards models were used to calculate hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results During follow-up, 1252 disability pensions due to musculoskeletal disorders (5%), 601 due to mental diagnoses (2%) and 1162 due to other diagnoses (5%) occurred. In the models controlling for covariates, each one-unit increase in job demands was associated with higher (HR 1.16, 95%CI 1.01–1.33) and in job control with lower (HR 0.87, 95%CI 0.80–0.94) risk of disability pension due to musculoskeletal disorders among those with unhealthy behaviours. Among those with healthy behaviours, one-unit increase of social support was associated with a higher risk of disability pension due to mental and due to other diagnoses (HRs 1.29–1.30, 95%CI 1.04–1.63). Conclusions Job control and job demands were associated with the risk of disability pension due to musculoskeletal disorders only among those with unhealthy behaviours. Social support was a risk factor for disability pension due to mental or other diagnoses among those with healthy behaviours. Workplaces and occupational health care should acknowledge these simultaneous circumstances in order to prevent disability pension.

Core Self-Evaluations

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geir Scott Brunborg
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Job Control ◽  
Job Outcomes ◽  
Southern Norway ◽  
And Control ◽  
Core Self ◽  
Main Effects

Core self-evaluations (CSE), a personality construct underlying self-esteem, locus of control, generalized self-efficacy, and neuroticism, has previously been found to relate strongly to job satisfaction. While previous research has shown relationships between personality traits and various adverse psychosocial job outcomes, no published studies have looked at the relationship between CSE and job stress. A study was conducted to test the effects of job demands, job control, and social support, as hypothesized in the job demand control support (JDCS) model, and the effect of CSE on job stress. Two hundred and twelve employees from 12 work places in southern Norway filled in a questionnaire consisting measures of job demands, job control, social support, CSE, and job stress. Initially, the results from hierarchical multiple regression analysis showed significant main effects of demands and control on job stress. However, when social support was included in the analysis, control was no longer significant. In addition, ANOVA showed that the two-way job demands × job control interaction effect, and the three way job demands × job control × social support interaction effect, as predicted by the JDCS model, were nonsignificant. The results showed a strong positive main effect of CSE on perceived job stress, and that CSE accounted for a large proportion of the variance in job stress. This is in accordance with studies that have shown relationships between other personality measures and job stress. The present study confirms the relevance of CSE for further research on links between personality and job stress.

scholarly journals Job demands, job control, and social support as predictors of job satisfaction and burnout in Croatian palliative care nurses

2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-231
Author(s):  
Ivana Tucak Junaković ◽  
Ivana Macuka
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Job Control ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Significant Interaction Effect ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Support At Work

Abstract The Job Demands-Control-Support (JDCS) model has seldom been tested in palliative care settings, and occupational well-being of palliative care professionals has never before been investigated in Croatia. Our aim was therefore to fill that gap by testing the JDCS model among Croatian nurses providing palliative care. More specifically, we wanted to see how job demands, job control, and social support at work affect occupational well-being outcomes (i.e. job satisfaction and burnout dimensions of exhaustion and disengagement from work) in terms of the model’s iso-strain and buffer hypotheses. This cross-sectional study included 68 nurses working in various palliative care institutions across Croatia, who answered our online questionnaire. Overall, the nurses did not report high levels of burnout or low job satisfaction. The only significant effect was that of job control on job satisfaction (β=0.38; P<0.01) and disengagement (β=-0.45; P<0.01), while job demands and social support at work had a significant interaction effect on the burnout dimension of exhaustion (β=0.39; P<0.01) in the sense that high social support at work buffered the increase in exhaustion associated with high job demands. These findings suggest that interventions aimed at increasing perceived job control and social support at the workplace could improve occupational well-being of nurses working in palliative care.

Psychosocial Factors and Impact Of Cancer In British Long-Term Haematological Cancer Survivors

Blood ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 122 (21) ◽  
pp. 2943-2943
Author(s):  
Ania Korszun ◽  
Shah-Jalal Sarker ◽  
Kashfia Chowdhury ◽  
Charlotte Clark ◽  
Paul Greaves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Medical Comorbidity ◽  
Haematological Cancer ◽  
High Level ◽  
Haematological Cancer Survivors

Abstract Background Long-term cancer survivors can experience a variety of adverse physical late effects of cancer therapy. However, psychological, e.g. depression and anxiety, and social problems can also have profoundly adverse effects on patients’ quality of life (QOL) that may not be adequately addressed in the management of long-term survivors. This study examines the effect and interaction of several disease-related, social and psychological factors on QOL in 718 British long-term haematological cancer survivors (5-40 years), who had all been treated at a single centre over 50 years. Objectives (1) to measure the prevalence of psychological distress (depression, anxiety), functioning, and fatigue in this survivor group compared to rates in the UK population and other survivor groups, (2) to investigate the effect of cancer and cancer treatment on QOL and psychological and social functioning, (3) to identify psychosocial factors associated with poorer QOL outcome. Patients and Methods Ethical approval obtained from the National Research Ethics Service Ref: 11/NE/0095 All patients, aged ≥18 years at time of entry into study, with a confirmed diagnosis of haematological malignancy and alive ≥5 years since initial diagnosis, and who had received treatment at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London (n=1,279) were sent a questionnaire comprising questions on physical health and validated psychosocial, functional and QOL scales, including negative and positive impact of cancer (IOC). Responses were received from 718 (response rate = 56%) patients (280 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (HL), 326 Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) [109 Diffuse Large B- Lymphoma (DLBCL), 128 Follicular Lymphoma (FL), 89 other NHL (ONHL)], and 112 Acute Leukaemia (AL)). Statistical Analysis QOL measures were compared to normal population and other cancer survivor groups. Two separate hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to examine the combined association of the disease type, socio-demographics, psychological and other factors, including cancer recurrence, on negative and positive IOC scores respectively. Results Survivors had poorer QOL than the general population and 15% had levels of psychological distress indicative of a clinical depressive disorder, 18% high levels of fatigue and 10% moderate to severe impairment in functioning; all these groups showed poorer QOL. There were no statistically significant differences in psychological distress (P=0.76), fatigue levels (P=0.23) or levels of functioning (P=0.74) across different cancer diagnostic groups. Higher Negative IOC scores were significantly associated (P<0.001) with the presence of medical comorbidity, depression, low or medium level of social support, a high level of fatigue and functional impairment. Greater age at diagnosis and number of years since diagnosis were significantly (P<0.001) associated with less negative IOC. Higher positive impact scores were associated with an AL diagnosis (P=0.01) ; lower positive IOC scores were associated with white ethnicity (P<0.001), a high level of education (P=0.003), not having a partner (P=0.01), depression(P=0.04), and a low level of social support (P=0.01). Conclusion The impact of cancer on survivors’ lives is influenced by a variety of factors. By using a simple means of screening for medical comorbidity, depression and fatigue the group that needs most support could be identified early, allowing appropriate interventions to improve QOL-related measures and promote well-being by addressing both negative and positive impact of cancer. Acknowledgments We are grateful for the support of Macmillan Cancer Support Greg Woolf Foundation Cancer Research UK Barts and The London NHS Trust Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

scholarly journals Directive and nondirective social support in the workplace – is this social support distinction important for subjective health complaints, job satisfaction, and perception of job demands and job control?

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 358-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tone Langjordet Johnsen ◽  
Hege Randi Eriksen ◽  
Aage Indahl ◽  
Torill Helene Tveito
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Job Control ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Subjective Health Complaints

Aims: Social support is associated with well-being and positive health outcomes. However, positive outcomes of social support might be more dependent on the way support is provided than the amount of support received. A distinction can be made between directive social support, where the provider resumes responsibility, and nondirective social support, where the receiver has the control. This study examined the relationship between directive and nondirective social support, and subjective health complaints, job satisfaction and perception of job demands and job control. Methods: A survey was conducted among 957 Norwegian employees, working in 114 private kindergartens (mean age 40.7 years, SD = 10.5, 92.8% female), as part of a randomized controlled trial. This study used only baseline data. A factor analysis of the Norwegian version of the Social Support Inventory was conducted, identifying two factors: nondirective and directive social support. Hierarchical regression analyses were then performed. Results: Nondirective social support was related to fewer musculoskeletal and pseudoneurological complaints, higher job satisfaction, and the perception of lower job demands and higher job control. Directive social support had the opposite relationship, but was not statistically significant for pseudoneurological complaints. Conclusions: It appears that for social support to be positively related with job characteristics and subjective health complaints, it has to be nondirective. Directive social support was not only without any association, but had a significant negative relationship with several of the variables. Nondirective social support may be an important factor to consider when aiming to improve the psychosocial work environment. Trial registration: Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT02396797. Registered 23 March 2015.

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