scholarly journals Influences on GP coping and resilience: a qualitative study in primary care

2017 ◽  
Vol 67 (659) ◽  
pp. e428-e436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Cheshire ◽  
Damien Ridge ◽  
John Hughes ◽  
David Peters ◽  
Maria Panagioti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Full Time ◽  
External Work ◽  
Workplace Change ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
One To One ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

Background‘Neoliberal’ work policies, austerity, NHS restructuring, and increased GP consultation rates provide the backdrop against increasing reports of GP burnout and an impending shortage of GPs.AimTo explore GPs’ experiences of workplace challenges and stresses, and their coping strategies, particularly focusing on understanding the impact of recent NHS workplace change.Design and settingStudy design was qualitative, with data collected from two focus groups and seven one-to-one telephone interviews.MethodFocus groups and one-to-one telephone interviews explored the experiences of GPs currently practising in England, recruited through convenience sampling. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview approach and analysed using thematic analysis.ResultsThere were 22 GP participants recruited: focus groups (n = 15) and interviews (n = 7). Interviewees understood GPs to be under intense and historically unprecedented pressures, which were tied to the contexts in which they work, with important moral implications for ‘good’ doctoring. Many reported that being a full-time GP was too stressful: work-related stress led to mood changes, sleep disruption, increases in anxiety, and tensions with loved ones. Some had subsequently sought ways to downsize their clinical workload. Workplace change resulted in little time for the things that helped GP resilience: a good work–life balance and better contact with colleagues. Although some GPs were coping better than others, GPs acknowledged that there was only so much an individual GP could do to manage their stress, given the external work issues they faced.ConclusionGPs experience their emotional lives and stresses as being meaningfully shaped by NHS factors. To support GPs to provide effective care, resilience building should move beyond the individual to include systemic work issues.

Health of caregiver-employees in Canada

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 382-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Wang ◽  
Allison Williams ◽  
Peter Kitchen
Keyword(s):  
General Social Survey ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Physical Health Outcomes ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Employment Characteristics

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of various employment characteristics on the health of Canadian caregiver-employees (CEs), who are working full-time in the labor market while also providing informal/family care to adults. Design/methodology/approach Framed with Pearlin et al.’s (1990) stress model and using data from Statistic Canada’s General Social Survey Cycle 26 (2012), several work-related variables for caregivers were considered, including the availability of various forms of caregiver-friendly workplace policies (CFWPs), and a series of work interferences (WIs) experienced as a result of the caregiving role. Findings This study provides evidence for the value of CFWPs in all workplaces. Counter-intuitively, family and other forms of support were found to negatively relate to both physical and mental health. Originality/value This suggests that CFWPs will not only have an impact on CEs’ physical health outcomes, but will likely decrease the effect of the WIs experienced.

scholarly journals Employee-workplace alignment

Facilities ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 282-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Roskams ◽  
Barry Haynes
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Control ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Aesthetic Quality ◽  
Workplace Environment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Work Effectiveness ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Employee Characteristics ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to identify the employee characteristics which are most strongly associated with perceived requirements for different aspects of the workplace environment. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire was completed by 364 employees from a large private-sector organisation. Respondents were surveyed on different work-related, personality and demographic characteristics. They then completed a series of items measuring perceived requirements for four aspects of the workplace environment (workspace segregation, workspace territoriality, individual environmental control and aesthetic quality). Associations between employee characteristics and perceived workplace requirements were explored using multiple regression analyses. Findings Numerous significant associations emerged. For example, the requirement for more segregated workspaces was associated with higher susceptibility to distraction, and the requirement for higher workspace territoriality was associated with less positive perceptions regarding the impact of flexible working on work effectiveness. Originality/value The individual difference factors which moderate satisfaction with the workplace environment have received relatively little attention in past research. The present study addresses this knowledge gap by including a wider range of employee characteristics and comprehensively investigating which of these most strongly predict differences in perceived requirements for the workplace.

scholarly journals Killing Me Softly: Organizational E-mail Monitoring Expectations’ Impact on Employee and Significant Other Well-Being

2019 ◽  
pp. 014920631989065 ◽  
Author(s):  
William J. Becker ◽  
Liuba Y. Belkin ◽  
Samantha A. Conroy ◽  
Sarah Tuskey
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Electronic Communication ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Significant Others ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Psychological Stressor ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Organizational Expectations ◽  
E Mail

This paper tests the relationship between organizational expectations to monitor work-related electronic communication during nonwork hours and the health and relationship satisfaction of employees and their significant others. We integrate resource-based theories with research on interruptions to position organizational expectations for e-mail monitoring (OEEM) during nonwork time as a psychological stressor that elicits anxiety due to employee attention allocation conflict. E-mail–triggered anxiety, in turn, negatively affects the health and relationship quality of employees and their significant others. We conducted three studies to test our propositions. Using the experience sampling method with 108 working U.S. adults, Study 1 established within-employee effects of OEEM on anxiety, employee health, and relationship conflict. Study 2 used a sample of 138 dyads of full-time employees and their significant others to replicate detrimental health and relationship effects of OEEM through anxiety. It also showed crossover effects of OEEM on partner health and relationship satisfaction. Finally, Study 3 employed a two-wave data collection method with an online sample of 162 U.S. working adults to provide additional support for the OEEM construct as a distinct and reliable job stressor and replicated findings from Studies 1 and 2. Taken together, our research extends the literature on work-related electronic communication at the interface of work and nonwork boundaries, deepening our understanding of the impact of OEEM on employees and their families’ health and well-being.

Police officers’ perceptions of the challenges involved in Internet Child Exploitation investigation

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 543-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martine B. Powell ◽  
Peter Cassematis ◽  
Mairi S. Benson ◽  
Stephen Smallbone ◽  
Richard Wortley
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Physical Work ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Child Exploitation ◽  
Physical Work Environment ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore police officers’ perceptions of the challenges and work stressors of working in Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) investigation. Design/methodology/approach – Participants were a heterogeneous sample of 32 ICE investigators across nine Australian jurisdictions. Officers’ perceptions of ICE work were elicited via individual, open-ended, anonymous, telephone interviews, which focused on both the nature and impact of work-related stressors and challenges. Findings – Thematic analysis revealed that viewing ICE material was not perceived to be a major stressor or particularly traumatic facet of ICE investigation. Rather, the challenges related to three areas; work relationships, workload and resources and the physical environment. Participants also suggested some improvements to their work environment which could reduce the impact of these challenges. Practical implications – The stressors identified by ICE investigators in this study place physical, psychological and social restrictions on investigative capacity. Modifications to the workplace environment that facilitate more effective professional collaboration, reduce workload and enhance investigator efficiency and functionality of the physical work environment would likely reduce the potential for harm associated with ICE investigation and improve ICE investigators’ capacity to perform their role. Originality/value – This is the first study to use a broad research framework to examine the full range of stressors that ICE investigators face (both organisational and operational). The findings are important for developing comprehensive theories regarding workplace traumatisation as well as holistic intervention models to assist the prevention and management of stress related to ICE investigation.

scholarly journals STANDARD PRECAUTION ADHERENCE BY NURSING WORKERS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quézia Boeira da Cunha ◽  
Etiane de Oliveira Freitas ◽  
Camila Pinno ◽  
Karen Emanueli Petry ◽  
Rosângela Marion da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Standard Precautions ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Standard Precaution ◽  
The Individual

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze standard precaution adherence and associated factors of nursing workers at a university hospital. Method: this is a study of mixed methods of convergent parallel strategy, carried out in Southern Brazil. The quantitative stage had 602 participants, using the instrument of sociodemographic and professional variables and the Instrument of Variables Related to Standard Precautions, analyzed using descriptive statistics. In the qualitative stage, a semi-structured interview was conducted with 24 workers, analyzed through content analysis. Results: the data showed an intermediate standard precaution adherence. In the Individual Factors dimension, the Prevention Effectiveness Scale showed high scores and the Risk Personality, Risk Perception and Knowledge about Occupational HIV Transmission scales, intermediate scores. In the dimension Work-related factors, both in the Obstacles to Following Standard Precautions Scale and in the Workload Scale, the scores were intermediate. In the Organizational Factors dimension, low scores were found for Climate of Safety and Training in Prevention of Exposure to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and intermediate for Personal Protective Equipment Availability. Qualitative data showed that workers often select patients who they think are at greatest risk for occupational transmission to use standard precautions. Conclusion: standard precaution adherence does not occur fully among participants. Data integration allowed to conclude that, among the main elements that influence this phenomenon, is the lack of clarity of participants as to the purpose, indication and principles of standard precautions.

scholarly journals Helping shy employees with career success: The impact of organizational socialization

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-62
Author(s):  
Robert J. Taormina
Keyword(s):  
Career Success ◽  
Organizational Socialization ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Subjective Career Success ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

As shy people have been reported to experience interpersonal and professional difficulties at work, this study examined the extent to which shy employees have lower perceptions of their career success and whether organizational socialization could favorably moderate the relationship between shyness and subjective career success. Questionnaires containing personality and socialization measures were given to 375 full-time employees. Confirming the hypotheses, t-test results revealed that shy (compared to non-shy) employees scored significantly lower on Subjective Career Success, Self-Confidence, and Emotional Intelligence; while scoring significantly higher on work-related Emotional Exhaustion. Regressions revealed that the four facets of organizational socialization (Training, Understanding, Coworker Support, and Future Prospects) all had significant moderating effects that yielded increases in the levels of Subjective Career Success for the shy employees. Implications for management are discussed.

scholarly journals Prevalence of musculoskeletal injury and pain of UK-based podiatrists and the impact of enforced altered working practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Adams ◽  
Helen Branthwaite ◽  
Nachiappan Chockalingam
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Musculoskeletal Injury ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Working Environments ◽  
Pain Frequency ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Working Practices ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Occupational musculoskeletal injuries are prevalent in healthcare workers and are reported to be profession-specific. There is, however, a paucity of information around the injuries sustained from working as a podiatrist. This paper looks at the incidence of injury from working as a podiatrist, the aggravating factors to sustain these injuries and whether the changes in workload due to the COVID-19 pandemic altered the incidence. Methods A modified work based musculoskeletal injury questionnaire was distributed in the UK via podiatry led social media platforms. Open and Closed questions explored the demographics of the sample, perceived injury 12 months prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and then 6 months into the lockdown. Pre and post COVID-19 data were analysed for differences and thematic analysis was included to categorise reported experiences. Results 148 podiatrists representing 3 % of HCPC registered practitioners responded to the questionnaire. Employment status altered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic with a 13 % reduction in those working full time. Environments also changed with domiciliary and telehealth significantly increasing (p > 0.00) and non-clinical roles being extended (p > 0.002). Pain frequency and intensity significantly (p > 0.04) increased as a result of the pandemic with shoulder pain being most frequent before lockdown altering to the neck during the lockdown. Two main themes were identified that were attributed to the causes of pain including physical demands and working in awkward spaces. Conclusions Work-related musculoskeletal pain in podiatrists is common with the shoulder and neck being the most frequently affected. Changes in work practices due to the restrictions enforced from the COVID-19 pandemic increased the frequency and intensity of pain mostly associated with increased domiciliary and telehealth working environments.

Apprenticeship bullying in the building and construction industry

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 502-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michaela Riggall ◽  
Jason Skues ◽  
Lisa Wise
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Individual

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the definition, prevalence, antecedents, consequences and coping behaviours associated with apprenticeship bullying in the building and construction industry. Design/methodology/approach The sample comprises 13 participants aged between 22 and 27 (M=23.8, SD=1.26) who were all men who had completed their apprenticeship within the past five years. Participants completed an individual semi-structured interview in which several themes and sub-themes were identified. Findings Four characteristics (intention to harm, imbalance in power, repeated behaviours, target interpretation) and two types (personal, work-related) were identified by participants as fundamental to the definition of apprenticeship bullying. Being the target of bullying was found to be commonplace during an apprenticeship. Several antecedents were identified at the individual level (age, personality, physical appearance, work ethic, work performance) along with factors at the organisation level (culture and leadership style) that determined whether bullying would occur. The consequences of apprenticeship bullying included poor individual (personal and work-related) and organisational outcomes. Targets of apprenticeship bullying also tended to use avoidance coping. Originality/value This study has provided clarification on the characteristics and behaviours associated with apprenticeship bullying, as well as identified the antecedents and consequences of apprenticeship bullying from the perspective of past apprentices in the building and construction industry.

Dependency and Interdependency: the Incomes of Informal Carers and the Impact of Social Security

1990 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Glendinning
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Security Policies ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Informal Carers ◽  
Financial Dependency ◽  
Full Time Employment ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTConsideration of the income and social security needs of informal carers has remained conspicuously absent from discussions about ‘community care’. Similarly, carers have been more or less invisible in the development of social security policies. This paper reports on a study of the financial circumstances of a sample of working age carers, who were living with and providing substantial amounts of help and support to a disabled person in the same household. The study highlights first, the substantial work-related costs incurred by carers with full time employment; and second the financial dependency of carers without full time earnings, on their spouse, sibling or on the person being cared for. The implications of these findings are discussed in the light of recent developments in social security policies.

Personality traits predicting knowledge hiding behaviour: Empirical evidence from academic institutions of Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 154-166
Author(s):  
Muhammad Shahid Iqbal ◽  
Muhammad Atif Ishaq ◽  
Ammara Akram ◽  
Ume Habibah
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The People ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
Knowledge Hiding ◽  
The Impact

Knowledge is considered as a source of competitive advantage for the organizations. Organizations put lots of efforts to increase the extent of knowledge sharing among the employees to boost up innovation and creativity. Despite all these measures people still hide their knowledge from others in the workplace. So, this study aims to investigate the individual differences which may cause knowledge hiding and the impact of knowledge hiding on the hurt relationship and future withholding of knowledge. The data was collected from 245 full-time teachers of public and private sector universities of Southern Punjab, Pakistan. PLS-SEM was used for data analysis. The results of the study showed that the people who score high for extroversion and openness to experience don’t hide knowledge as compared to people who have a high score on agreeableness, consciousness, and neuroticism. Implications, Limitations and future research directions are also discussed.

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