scholarly journals The effectiveness of neurotics as workers compared to non-neurotics

1978 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. H. Brothy ◽  
I. Van W Raubenheimer
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Relative Effectiveness ◽  
Work Situation ◽  
Equal Footing

A survey of the literature implies that neurotics are unable to compete on an equal footing with non-neurotics under normal working conditions. 12 Hypotheses relating to the relative effectiveness of neurotics versus non-neurotics in the work situation are formulated. Results indicate that neurotics are not significantly poorer workers than non-neurotics, except in respect of 3 of the 12 criteria used, i.e. reporting for duty late, sickness records, amenability to discipline. Conclusions are drawn that a fresh orientation to the problem of neurosis is necessary and that neurotic workers should be judged objectively on work ability and not on their personality shortcomings. Opsomming'n Oorsig van die literatuur dui daarop dat dit nie verwag kan word dat neurote op gelyke voet met ander werkers onder normale werksomstandighede kan meeding nie, en dus minder effektiewe werkers behoort te wees. 12 Hipoteses oor die relatiewe effektiwiteit van neurote en nie-neurote in die werksituasie is geformuleer en getoets. Daar word gevind dat neurote nie beduidend swakker werkers as nie-neurote is nie, behalwe ten opsigte van 3 van die 12 kriteria wat gebruik is, nl. ten opsigte van stiptelikheid, siekte rekord en dissiplinering. Die gevolgtrekking word gemaak dat 'n nuwe oriëntasie tot die probleem van neurose en die neuroot noodsaaklik is en dat neurotiese werkers objektief met betrekking tot werksvermoë beoordeel behoort te word en nie met betrekking tot persoonlikheidstekortkominge waar laasgenoemde nie ter sake is nie.

Multi-Tasking Community-Based Bilingual Doulas are Bridging Gaps – Despite Standing on Fragile Ground. A Qualitative Study of Doulas’ Experiences in Sweden

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Lindgren ◽  
Amani Eltayb ◽  
Anna Wahlberg ◽  
Nataliia Tsekhmestruk ◽  
Rhonda Small ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Randomised Trial ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Work Situation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Education Access ◽  
Migrant Communities ◽  
Individual Interviews

Abstract Background: Community-based Bilingual Doulas (CBDs) are women from migrant communities trained to support and comfort migrant women during labour and birth. The aim of the study was to describe CBDs’ experiences of supporting migrant women during labour and birth, working alongside caregivers, and to explore CBDs perceptions of their work situation in a Swedish setting. Methods: As part of an ongoing randomised trial of CBD support in Stockholm, Sweden, semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with nine of the 35 participating CBDs. Results: The overarching theme which emerged was “Multi-tasking bilingual doulas bridging gaps – despite standing on fragile ground”. To reach out a helping hand and receive appreciation from the women when their needs were met, motivated the CBDs to continue despite the constraints related to roles, working conditions and boundaries. The CBDs felt proud of being acknowledged, although they did also feel a need for more supervision and education. Conclusion: The CBDs experienced their doula tasks as meaningful and emotionally rewarding, which mostly outweighed the challenges of their work which they saw as insecure, exhausting and underpaid. If CBDs are implemented on a larger scale, the scope of their role, education, access to supervision and working conditions all need to be better addressed.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of behavioural medical rehabilitation under real-life conditions in germany: a propensity-score matched analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam Markus ◽  
Annemarie Euhus ◽  
Matthias Bethge
Keyword(s):  
Propensity Score ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Relative Effectiveness ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Rehabilitation Programme ◽  
Medical Rehabilitation ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Fear Avoidance Beliefs ◽  
Life Conditions ◽  
Number Of Patients

Objectives: In Germany, behavioural medical rehabilitation programmes have been implemented for patients with musculoskeletal disorders and additional mental health comorbidity. The aim of this cohort study is to assess the relative effectiveness of behavioural medical rehabilitation under real-life conditions. Design: Participants received either a common or behavioural medical rehabilitation programme. Propensity score matching was used to provide balanced samples of both groups (German Clinical Trials Register: DRKS00016404). Participants: A total of 360 patients treated in behavioural medical rehabilitation were compared with 360 matched controls. The mean age of study participants was approximately 53.5 years (standard deviation (SD)=7.0 years) and 74.0% were women. Results: No significant and clinical meaningful differences were found in return to work, applications for disability pension, and the number of patients receiving social security benefits in the year after rehabilitation. However, participants in behavioural medical rehabilitation reported better self-rated work ability, physical functioning and self-management skills, and decreased pain disability and fear-avoidance beliefs 10 months after rehabilitation. Standardized effect sizes were between 0.13 and 0.22. Conclusion: Behavioural medical rehabilitation had no clinical meaningful effect on maintaining and restoring work ability. However, behavioural medical rehabilitation affected pain and disease management skills 10 months after completing the rehabilitation programme.

Training Programs: Towards Transformation of Work Situation

2000 ◽  
Vol 44 (12) ◽  
pp. 2-728-2-731
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Wendelen
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Multinational Company ◽  
Video Display ◽  
Work Situation ◽  
Work Analysis ◽  
Display Unit ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Video Display Unit

This paper discusses an experience of training in ergonomic work analysis (EWA). Two ergonomists of the National Institute for Research on Working Conditions (INRCT, in French) trained a group of employees in the Brussels plant of a multinational company. This training took place after having checked about fifty VDU (video display unit) workplaces. None of these 50 VDU users was aware of the possibilities of adjusting his or her specific workplace. The manager and the union decided to train one or two persons in each department, to enable them to answer minor questions of their unit's employees relating to adjusting their own workplace. It was agreed that more difficult problems raised by the employees would be transferred to external experts. The paper seeks to analyse the impact of this experience on the VDU workers: are they able to change their working conditions? What exactly did change? To conclude, some conditions necessary for the success of such training programmes are highlighted.

scholarly journals Presenteeism, Psychosocial Working Conditions and Work Ability among Care Workers—A Cross-Sectional Swedish Population-Based Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 2419
Author(s):  
Klas Gustafsson ◽  
Staffan Marklund ◽  
Constanze Leineweber ◽  
Gunnar Bergström ◽  
Emmanuel Aboagye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Odds Ratios ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Psychosocial Working Conditions ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Perceived Work Ability ◽  
Nursing Professionals

Presenteeism, attending work while ill, has been examined in different contexts in the last few decades. The aim was to examine whether poor psychosocial working conditions and perceived work ability are associated with increased odds ratios for presenteeism, focusing on nursing professionals and care assistants. A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted. The selected individuals were extracted from representative samples of employees, aged 16–64, who participated in the Swedish Work Environment Surveys between 2001 and 2013 (n = 45,098). Three dimensions of psychosocial working conditions were measured: job demands, job control, and job support. Presenteeism and perceived work ability was measured. Using multiple logistic regression analyses, odds ratios for presenteeism with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated. While nurses (n = 1716) showed the same presenteeism level as all the other occupation groups (n = 37,125), it was more common among care assistants (n = 6257). The odds ratio for presenteeism among those with high job demands (OR = 2.37, 95% CI 2.21–2.53), were higher among women than among men. For nursing professionals and care assistants, the odds ratios for presenteeism were highest among those with the lowest work ability level. The problems of presenteeism and low work ability among many health and care workers may be lessened by a reduction in psychosocial demands.

scholarly journals What Are the Key Workplace Influences on Pathways of Work Ability? A Six-Year Follow Up

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (13) ◽  
pp. 2363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jodi Oakman ◽  
Subas Neupane ◽  
K.C. Prakash ◽  
Clas-Håkan Nygård
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Pain ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Good Work ◽  
Physical Strain ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Multisite Pain ◽  
The Impact

Objective: To study the trajectories of work ability and investigate the impact of multisite pain and working conditions on pathways of work ability over a six-year period. Methods: The longitudinal study was conducted with Finnish food industry workers (n = 866) with data collected every 2 years from 2003–2009. Questions covered musculoskeletal pain, physical and psychosocial working conditions (physical strain, repetitive movements, awkward postures; mental strain, team support, leadership, possibility to influence) and work ability. Latent class growth analysis and logistic regression were used to analyse the impact of multisite pain and working conditions on work ability trajectories (pathways). Results: Three trajectories of work ability emerged: decreasing (5%), increasing (5%), and good (90%). In the former two trajectories, the mean score of work ability changed from good to poor and poor to good during follow-up, while in the latter, individuals maintained good work ability during the follow-up. In the multivariable adjusted model, number of pain sites was significantly associated with higher odds of belonging to the trajectory of poor work ability (Odds ratio (OR) 4 pain sites 2.96, 1.25–7.03). Conclusions: A substantial number of employees maintained good work ability across the follow up. However, for employees with poor work ability, multisite musculoskeletal pain has an important influence, with effective prevention strategies required to reduce its prevalence.

scholarly journals Perceived work situation and work ability among persons who are working one year after stroke

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Lindgren ◽  
Hélène Pessah-Rasmussen ◽  
Gunvor Gard ◽  
Christina Brogårdh
Keyword(s):  
Work Ability ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Work Situation ◽  
Work Ability Index ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Ability Index ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
One Year

Objective: To explore how persons who have returned to work perceive their work situation and work ability one year after stroke. Design: Cross-sectional design. Subjects: A total of 88 persons of working age (mean age 52 (standard deviation; SD 8) years, 36% women), with mild to moderate disabilities following stroke, who had returned to work after one year [AQ14] participated in the study. Methods: A survey including a questionnaire regarding psychological and social factors at work (QPS Nordic) and 4 questions from the Work Ability Index (WAI) was posted to the participants. Results: According to the QPS Nordic survey, 69–94% of respondents perceived their work duties as well defined, and were content with their work performance. Most participants had good social support at work and at home. Between 51% and 64% of respondents reported that they seldom felt stressed at work, seldom had to work overtime, or that work demands interfered [AQ15] with family life. According to the WAI ≥75% of respondents perceived their work ability as sufficient, and they were rather [AQ3] sure that they would still be working 2 years hence. Conclusion: Persons who have returned to [AQ4] work one year after stroke appear to be content with their work situation and work ability. Appreciation at work, well-defined and meaningful work duties and support seem to be important for a sustainable work situation.

scholarly journals Working Conditions and Health Among Italian Ageing Workers

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelo d’Errico ◽  
Chiara Ardito ◽  
Roberto Leombruni ◽  
Fulvio Ricceri ◽  
Giuseppe Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Pension Reform ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
National Health Survey ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Physical Disorder ◽  
Ageing Workers

AbstractIn many European countries requirements for retirement have been tightened, causing an increase in work participation of older workers, in spite their potentially poorer health may limit their work ability. This study aimed at assessing the diffusion of health problems and exposure to unfavorable working conditions among ageing workers in two Italian surveys, as well as comparing them with those observed in the same surveys conducted before the 2011 Italian pension reform tightening the normal retirement age. The 2013 National Health Survey (NHS) and Labour Force Survey (LFS) were employed to assess the prevalence of poor perceived health, health conditions and functional limitations, and of exposure to physical, psychosocial and organization factors at work, among 60–64 years workers. Poisson regression models were used to estimate Prevalence Ratios of health outcomes and unfavorable working conditions in the two surveys, compared to data from the 2005 (NHS) and 2007 (LFS) corresponding surveys, respectively. Among both men and women, approximately one quarter had at least one physical disorder or functional limitations and 15% poor mental health. Exposure to different ergonomic factors (15–30%) and working during unsocial hours (19%) were particularly diffused. A significant increase in the prevalence of functional limitations and of working at night or during unsocial hours was found in 2013, compared to corresponding data from 2005 and 2007, respectively. Our results indicate that exposure to ergonomic and organizational hazards should be reduced among ageing workers, to avoid decreased work ability, health damage or early exit from the labour market.

scholarly journals Road to healthcare professional’s burnout: poor empathy and impaired work ability, are they cause or effect?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alija Sadiković ◽  
Azra Kurtić ◽  
Olivera Sadiković ◽  
Maida Mulić ◽  
Amela Džubur- Alić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Working Capacity ◽  
Clinical Departments

Introduction: Occupational stress is inevitable, but prolonged and intense can lead to serious health problems. Neglecting this significant aspect of work and inadequate treatment of the first indicators results in the reduced working capacity of healthcare professionals. Material and methods: Assessing working conditions of 100 healthcare professionals regarding stress impact on empathy and workability was the primary goal of this study. A survey was conducted to identify differences between work in intensive care units and other clinical departments all related to empathy, workability, and stress perceiving to determine what is a better predictor of workability. Results: In the research group “intensive care units”, significantly lower empathy quotients, poorer workability, and different stressors were registered compared to research groups named “other departments”. Conclusion: The main conclusion of the study states different dynamics in the working environment of intensive care units compared to other departments that could potentially harm the personal capacity of healthcare professionals. 

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