Finnish Occupational Health Nurses' View of Work-Related Stress

Kinnunen-Amoroso, Maritta; Liira, Juha

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“…Not only would these individuals have to experience the mental stress and upheaval of their normalcy through losing their source of income, but they then encountered a greater level of workload in the new occupation they secured. Secondly, those who were not allowed to decide on the pace of their work are also more likely to work irregular hours such as at night, and were more likely to stress over their workload which was previously commonly seen with those who worked in the healthcare industry ( Kinnumen-Amoroso & Liira, 2014 ; Kang et al , 2015 ; Jin et al , 2019 ).…”

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“…Additionally, a recent study found that more than half of the US workforce felt burned out and 40% were considering changing jobs to resolve stress ( Talkspace, 2021 ). While the influence of occupational-related stress on the health of workers is increasingly being recognized ( Kinnunen-Amoroso and Liira, 2014 ; Bruschini et al , 2018 ; Jukic et al , 2020 ; Doyle et al , 2021 ), relatively little research has been conducted with a focus on how the ongoing pandemic has exacerbated these occurrences.…”

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An Investigation into Occupational Related Stress of At-Risk Workers During COVID-19

Gerding

Davis

Wang

2022

Annals of Work Exposures and Health

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Objectives Nearly all workers and industry sectors have been affected by the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in some form since March 2020. However, the pandemic-related stressors experienced in the workplace may vary from industry to industry and may have disproportionally affected some workers. This study investigates increased stress levels, stressor events, and other perceptions of stress from at-risk workers during COVID-19. Methods An in-depth work-related stress survey that incorporated many aspects of work, life, work-life balance, and the health of employer-employee relationships was developed with a focus on COVID-19-related stressors. The cross-sectional survey was distributed online through professional networks from October to November 2021. The survey results were statically analyzed using Kruskal–Wallis one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) after grouping the industry sectors into the four groups to determine trends within these groupings. Results The survey was completed by 670 workers in sectors such as manual labor, business/office service, healthcare, and education. A variety of trends were determined between the occurrence of COVID-19 and work stress which had, in some cases, affected some industry sectors to a larger degree than others. More than 50% of the participants reported experiencing an increased workload since the onset of the pandemic with some sectors, like healthcare, reporting an increased workload more frequently at 80%. Around 55% of respondents believed they could be exposed to COVID-19 in their workplace, ranging from 52% of business/office service workers to 77% of healthcare workers. Conclusions As workplaces navigate past the pandemic, occupational stress should be addressed head-on through workplaces providing expanded resources so as to assure work stress associated with future pandemics are mitigated appropriately. Whether the stressor is associated with irregular shift work or psychosocial aspects (i.e. relying on coworkers), many of these stressors have the possibility to become exacerbated by external factors such as pandemics.

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An Investigation into Occupational Related Stress of At-Risk Workers During COVID-19

Gerding

Davis

Wang

2022

Annals of Work Exposures and Health

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“…While the influence of occupational-related stress on the health of workers is increasingly being recognized [37][38][39][40][41][42], to date, relatively little research has been conducted with a focus on longitudinal salivary cortisol collection in conjunction with the documentation of daily stressor events. One study, by Eller et al (2006), used survey response answers to describe participants, i.e., age, smoking status, children, and work-related questions, to name a few, but the lack of a diary limited the ability to truly connect cortisol fluctuations with what the participant was exposed to at a given time, on a given day [43].…”

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Stressed at Work: Investigating the Relationship between Occupational Stress and Salivary Cortisol Fluctuations

Gerding

Wang

2022

IJERPH

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Chronic stress has been associated with a range of health disparities, but examination of occupational stress, especially in the wake of COVID-19, has been minimal for many careers. A novel methodology involving work stress diaries and collection of salivary cortisol was employed to determine correlations between occupations, occupational stressors, and how well these are related to the physiological response to stress exposure, the release of cortisol. While cortisol levels tended to follow typical circadian rhythm based on sampling times, cortisol levels also followed the subjective stress levels listed in the work stress diaries following linear regression analysis using the pooled study population data (p = 0.042). When comparing the stressors between the studied careers, participants who worked in the healthcare industry accounted for one-third of the total participants, but reported nearly half (42%) of the more severe occupational stressors listed in the diaries. Finally, the most commonly listed emotional reactions to exposures listed included feelings of stress, frustration, anger, anxiety, or overwhelm. As the workplace progresses from the pandemic, the opportunity to reduce occupational stress exposures in the workplace is at hand. Companies that work towards minimizing the stress faced by their workforce would have a healthier and more relaxed workforce.

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O processo de trabalho de Enfermeiros na saúde do trabalhador: revisão integrativa

Rosa

Cardoso

Cézar-Vaz

2020

RSD

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Objective: to identify in the scientific studies of nursing the work process that constitutes the practice of nurses in occupational health. Methodology: integrative literature review carried out in the MEDLINE, LILACS, BDENF and IBECS databases. For the search, the descriptors of worker health, nursing and work were used. The inclusion criteria established were: complete articles; published in the last five years, languages Portuguese, English and Spanish; main subject nursing at work and; free access. Exclusion criteria were: literature reviews, articles that did not address actions directed at workers' health and did not present nursing participation in these actions. Results: the universe of this review of 28 articles was organized in a synoptic table in three categories: Work process of nurses in the management of occupational health; Nurses 'work process in the area of promotion and protection of workers' health and; Nurses' work process in health care for workers. Conclusion: the work process of nurses in workers 'health is characterized by a diversified action that includes management, promotion, protection and assistance to workers' health. To act aimed at providing comprehensive care and with a view to health production.

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Finnish Occupational Health Nurses' View of Work-Related Stress

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An Investigation into Occupational Related Stress of At-Risk Workers During COVID-19

An Investigation into Occupational Related Stress of At-Risk Workers During COVID-19

Stressed at Work: Investigating the Relationship between Occupational Stress and Salivary Cortisol Fluctuations

O processo de trabalho de Enfermeiros na saúde do trabalhador: revisão integrativa

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