scholarly journals Productivity, Satisfaction, Work Environment and Health after Relocation to an Activity-Based Flex Office—The Active Office Design Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7640
Author(s):  
Maria Öhrn ◽  
Viktoria Wahlström ◽  
Mette S. Harder ◽  
Maria Nordin ◽  
Anita Pettersson-Strömbäck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Design Study ◽  
Significant Group ◽  
Office Design ◽  
Environment And Health ◽  
Lower Productivity ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
High Degree

Implementation of activity-based flex offices (AFOs) are becoming increasingly common. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an AFO on perceived productivity, satisfaction, work environment and health. Questionnaire data from the longitudinal, quasi-experimental Active Office Design Study was used. The study evaluates a public organization relocating staff to either an AFO or to cell offices. Measures from baseline, 6 and 18 months after relocation, were analyzed. Employees in the AFO experienced a decreased productivity and satisfaction with the office design. Lack of privacy as well as increased noise disturbance, less satisfaction with sit comfort and work posture were reported. Employees in the AFO with work tasks requiring a high degree of concentration experienced lower productivity while those with a high proportion of teamwork rated productivity to be continually high. No significant group differences were found between the two office types in general health, cognitive stress, salutogenic health indicators or pain in the neck, shoulder or back. The study highlights the importance of taking work characteristics into account in the planning and implementation process of an AFO. Flexible and interactive tasks seem more appropriate in an AFO, whereas individual tasks demanding concentration seem less fit.

scholarly journals Treatment Response Distinguishes Persistent Type of Methamphetamine Psychosis From Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder Among Inmates at Japanese Medical Prison

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yosuke Sekiguchi ◽  
Takayuki Okada ◽  
Yusuke Okumura
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Response ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Significant Group ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Control Study

Introduction: Persistent methamphetamine-associated psychosis (pMAP) is a disorder similar to schizophrenia, so much so that the differences in clinical symptoms and treatment response between the two remain unknown. In this study, we compared the features of pMAP with those of schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD).Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective quasi-experimental case-control study of inmates in a medical prison. The behavioral problems, clinical symptoms, and chlorpromazine (CP)-equivalent doses of 24 patients with pMAP and 27 with SSD were compared.Results: Patients in the pMAP group were hospitalized for fewer days than those in the SSD group (281.5 vs. 509.5; p = 0.012), but there were no other significant group differences in behavioral problems or clinical symptoms. The pMAP group received fewer antipsychotics in CP-equivalent doses than the SSD group at 4, 8, and 12 weeks after admission and at the time of discharge (p = 0.018, 0.001, 0.007, and 0.023, respectively). The number of CP-equivalent doses in the SSD group tended to increase after admission, but not in the pMAP group.Discussion: These findings suggest that differentiation between pMAP and SSD based on behavior and symptoms alone may be difficult, and that patients with pMAP may respond better to treatment with a lower dose of antipsychotic medication than those with SSD. Further confirmatory studies are warranted.

scholarly journals Chronic bronchitis in farmers

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Melbostad m.fl
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Chronic Bronchitis ◽  
Scandinavian Journal ◽  
Environment And Health

<p>(Artikkelen er gjenopptrykket fra Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health 1997; 23: 271-280), og finnes derfor ikke online her)</p><p><a href="http://www.sjweh.fi/show_issue.php?issue_id=23">http://www.sjweh.fi/show_issue.php?issue_id=23</a></p>

The Layers of Life

2021 ◽  
pp. 110-126
Author(s):  
Manish Arora ◽  
Paul Curtin ◽  
Austen Curtin ◽  
Christine Austin ◽  
Alessandro Giuliani
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Environmental Medicine ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Epidemiological Methods ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
Environment And Health ◽  
General Systems ◽  
Environmental Interfaces

Chapter 6 summarizes the work described in the book. It places Environmental Biodynamics in context of the broader field of general systems theory. It argues that to realize the full potential of Environmental Biodynamics, environmental medicine must refocus the examination of the interaction of environment and health from an emphasis on measuring physiological “moments” (i.e., static measures of environmental factors, infrequent anthropometry, momentary health indicators) to studying dynamic human–environment interfaces, physiological states, and the processes that constrain to those states. To this end, Chapter 6 provides a set of endeavors that must be undertaken to capitalize on and formally test the biodynamic interface paradigm. First, focus scientific inquiry on interfaces that connect biological and environmental systems; second, develop theoretical frameworks that focus on the identification and interpretation of constraints in biological–environmental interfaces; and third, develop laboratory, clinical, and epidemiological methods to relate the complexity characterized at the level of biodynamic interfaces to human health.

Individual's perspective of local community environment and health indicators in older adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina Giraldez-Garcia ◽  
Maria João Forjaz ◽  
Maria-Eugenia Prieto-Flores ◽  
Fermina Rojo-Perez ◽  
Gloria Fernandez-Mayoralas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Community Environment ◽  
Environment And Health

scholarly journals The Effects of Corrective Feedback on Chinese Learners’ Writing Accuracy: A Quantitative Analysis in an EFL Context

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Xin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
The Other ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Grammar Instruction ◽  
College Level ◽  
Significant Group ◽  
L2 Learners ◽  
Grammatical Accuracy ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Writing Accuracy

Scholars debate whether corrective feedback contributes to improving L2 learners’ grammatical accuracy in writingperformance. Some researchers take a stance on the ineffectiveness of corrective feedback based on theimpracticality of providing detailed corrective feedback for all L2 learners and detached grammar instruction inlanguage classrooms. On the other hand, many researchers promote the efficacy and significance of the role playedby corrective feedback in the process of L2 writing. This research employs a quasi-experimental design andexamines two major issues: (1) the extent to which CF facilitates or improves students’ writing accuracy; (2) students’expectations and preferences for CF. The research consists of 105 college level EFL learners from three intact classesin an Eastern Chinese University. One class was assigned to the control group which only received comments oncontent of their writing. The other two classes were then assigned to each of the two experimental groups whichreceived indirect or direct CF. Data collection includes student text/error analysis, treatments (i.e., provision ofcorrective feedback), examination of tests (i.e., pretest, posttest and delayed posttest), and questionnaires. Within aresearch period of ten weeks, this study did not reveal statistically significant group differences between the two CFgroups and the control group on overall error reduction. However, students believed CF was important and beneficial,although there is contradiction between what the students believed and their teachers’ actual practices in theclassroom. Pedagogical recommendations for EFL teachers are also discussed.

scholarly journals Chapter 10: Working life, work environment and health

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (67_suppl) ◽  
pp. 229-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magnus Stenbeck ◽  
Gudrun Persson
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Environment And Health ◽  
Life Work

Impact of Emotional Intelligence and Gender on Job Satisfaction: An Empirical Study amongst the Employees of HDFC Banks in Chandigarh Tricity, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-31
Author(s):  
Vishal Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Job Dissatisfaction ◽  
Correlational Research ◽  
Lower Productivity ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

Emotional intelligence is the most significant concept used in the present scenario of the work environment towards the job satisfaction. Nowadays, Emotional intelligence is used as a tool for measuring the organization’s performance and also playing a key role in stress management and job satisfaction of employees. Job dissatisfaction results in higher absenteeism, lower productivity, defensive behavior and lower performance. The study was organized on the employees’ of HDFC banks, working in Chandigarh Tricity to analyze the impact of emotional intelligence and gender on job satisfaction. A descriptive correlational research was conducted, by taking the population of all the employees of HDFC Banks, Chandigarh Tricity. Convenience sampling method was used to select the sample of the study which included 100 respondents from various branches of HDFC banks in Chandigarh Tricity. The inferences of the study were made with the help of statistical tools such as Karl Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient, Regression analysis, t-test, and ANOVA. In the study, it has been observed that both emotional intelligence and job satisfaction has a positive relationship. It also indicates that Gender has no significant impact on these variables.

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