The Impact of Preeclampsia on Work-Related Psychosocial Aspects and Need for Recovery

Women with a history of preeclampsia and/or Hemolysis Elevated Liver enzymes Low Platelets (HELLP) syndrome report impaired cognitive functioning, such as concentration problems and decreased memory function. The presence of subjective cognitive impairment, depressive symptoms and cognitive deficits may affect working abilities.

Validation of a Short and Generic Qualitative Job Insecurity Scale (QUAL-JIS)

The Qualitative Job Insecurity Scale (QUAL-JIS) has been used in job insecurity (JI) research for the past 9 years, without formal validation. The goal of the current study was to test the scale’s psychometric properties. We checked the scale’s reliability, as well as its validity, investigating evidence based on the scale’s content, internal structure, and relations to other variables (convergent and discriminant, predictive and concurrent, as well as incremental predictive evidence). We additionally evaluated its cross-country and longitudinal invariance over three measurement times (6 months apart) in two countries (Romania and Belgium; NRO = 388, NBE = 1,992). We found evidence for the scale’s reliability and validity, QUAL-JIS showing partial scalar invariance across time and between the two countries. Interestingly, qualitative JI measured with QUAL-JIS explained additional variance in the employees’ need for recovery above and beyond another popular qualitative JI scale.

Exercise Activity Analysis and Paralympian Recovery Athletics During The Covid-19

The covid-19 pandemic period caused activities and the need for recovery paralysis to be disrupted, in other studies not much has analyzed training activities and athletic recovery during the covid-19 pandemic. Motion outside this research use non-experimental quantitative research methods and is written descriptively. The data was obtained by filling out the Google Form filled in by 13 Paralympian respondents. The data were analyzed by calculating the percentage. Thes results are Paralympian with sleep recovery 86% with the category always score and exercise activity reaches a percentage rate of 74,9%, the frequency of exercise gets an average of 51,3% with the occasional category, the intensity of the exercise has an average number of 63,2% with the frequent category, and the duration of exercise has an average rate of 53,8% with occasional category. The conclusions are that when the covid-19 pandemic hit, with the government’s provisions that physical distancing does not limit the paralysis to carry out activities and carry out maximum recovery. The sleep to be the highest percentage of 86% with the always the data average reaches 73 which is the value of 81%-100%, that the exercise activity or anaerobic and aerobic exercise has an average number of 74,9 with the frequent category, the intensity of light-moderate exercise has an average number the average was 63,2 with the frequent category and the exercise duration had 30-45 minutes a day the mean score was 53,8 with the occasional category. Suggestion by staying consistent in doing exercise activities gradually.

Assessment of Need for Recovery and Its Relationship With Work Characteristics and Health in a Sample of Chinese Doctors: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Background: China is launching an unprecedented health care system reform. However, the long-term interests of doctors seem to have been ignored during this process especially considering that the work environment and work-life balance for doctors have severely deteriorated over the past decade.Their well-being and health are facing substantial threats due to heavy workloads and inadequate recovery opportunities. This study aimed to investigate the extent of need for recovery (NFR) among Chinese doctors and to examine their work-related fatigue. The study also examines the relationship of NFR with workplace satisfaction and health outcomes among Chinese doctors.Methods: A total of 2,617 doctors from 30 administrative regions in China participated in this study to assess the need for recovery and its relationship with work characteristics and health. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using the Chinese version of the Need for Recovery Scale (NFRS). Participants were invited to complete an anonymous online survey during May 2016. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, reliability analysis, Pearson correlations, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis.Results: Significant differences in NFR scores were found across demographic characteristics such as age, service years, hospital levels, educational attainment, professional positions, work shifts, and working time. Regardless of any illnesses they might be experiencing, about 70.0% of participants remained at their job even though many doctors (22.1%) must continue working under the policies of the organization, which led to more pronounced NFR (P < 0.001). Further, a higher NFR was negatively related to workplace well-being and self-reported health outcomes of participants.Conclusions: Work-induced fatigue is a growing threat to doctors in China and their recovery opportunities are extremely limited in the workplace. High NFR exerts a considerable effect on their workplace well-being and health. China's hospital managers should pay close attention to the fact that doctors have little chance of recovery, and should offer doctors' positive encouragement and support to enhance well-being. To improve doctors' working conditions, targeted prevention policies must be introduced by policymakers to control this spreading crisis.

Need for recovery scale in the firefighting context: Examination of the Persian culture-adapted version

BACKGROUND: Work-related fatigue can cause disruption in mental and physical activities of the workers. Considering the importance of recovery from fatigue in emergency services, as seen in firefighting duties, the preparation and validation of the Need For Recovery Scale (NFRS) questionnaire can be useful and effective. OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the reliability and validity of the Persian version of Need For Recovery Scale among industrial firefighters. METHODS: Need for recovery scale contains 11 questions. First, a questionnaire was translated using backward-forward method. Then, for measuring validity of the questionnaire, the opinions of 10 experts in related fields were obtained. Content Validity Index (CVI) and Content Validity Ratio (CVR) were calculated. The reliability was determined through 107 questionnaires completed by the industrial firefighters. RESULTS: The average age of the firefighters in this study was 37.5 years and they had an average of 10 years of work experience. The mean Need For Recovery Index from fatigue was 33.03 for the study population. Of the first 11 questions, 9 questions in the original NFRS showed a satisfactory level of CVR. The Content Validity Index and Cronbach’s α were 0.89 and 0.77 respectively. CONCLUSION: Based on the results, the Need For Recovery Scale is a reliable tool for assessing fatigue and revealed an acceptable level of validity and reliability that makes it usable for fatigue assessment in the industrial firefighters.