Stress-Buffering and Health-Protective Effect of Job Autonomy, Good Working Climate, and Social Support at Work Among Health Care Workers in Switzerland

Hämmig, Oliver; Vetsch, Anders

doi:10.1097/jom.0000000000002404

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“…As expected, having influence over workload and feeling supported by management and/or colleagues were associated with better general health and job satisfaction. This finding supports earlier work that showed these specific work characteristics are positively associated with good general health [81][82][83] and job satisfaction. 39,84 Both good health and job satisfaction are important, given their relationship with various employee/organizational outcomes.…”

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confidence: 91%

Working From Home During COVID-19

Weale

Lambert

Stuckey

et al. 2022

J Occup Environ Med

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The aim of the study is to investigate whether work-family conflict and/or family-work conflict mediated the relationship between workplace characteristics and general health and job satisfaction in a sample of workers working from home in a recommended/mandatory context due to COVID-19 measures. Methods: Data were collected via online questionnaire as part of the Employees Working from Home study. Analyses in this article used data collected at 2 time points 6 months apart, including 965 complete responses from the first questionnaire and 451 complete responses from the second questionnaire. Results: Relationships between predictor and outcome variables were in the directions expected, and both work-family conflict and family-work conflict mediated these relationships. Conclusions: Work-life interaction partly explains the relationship between work characteristics and general health and job satisfaction health in a population undertaking involuntary working from home.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

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Weale

Lambert

Stuckey

et al. 2022

J Occup Environ Med

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“…Sleep and social support were also highly related to likelihood of experiencing depression, also consistent with previous work on health worker well-being (Barger et al. , 2018; Hämmig and Vetsch, 2021).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

“…Both theory and research posit that the negative impact of increased work-related stress can be lessened by modifiable factors such as social support and resources in the workplace (Hämmig and Vetsch, 2021; Pow et al. , 2017).…”

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EMS workers on the frontline of the opioid epidemic: effects of sleep and social support on depression

Sable

Tang

Swab

et al. 2023

IJES

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PurposeThis study focuses on Emergency Medical Service (EMS) personnel and examines the impact of overdose calls for opioids and attitudes of EMS workers towards individuals with substance use disorders on EMS workers' mental well-being while accounting for self-reported sleep and social support.Design/methodology/approachThis cross-sectional study surveyed EMS workers (N = 608) across Pennsylvania on demographic variables, frequency of overdose calls, attitudes towards opioid use and naloxone administration on measures of mental health. Multiple logistic regression models were estimated to examine the relationship of perception of opioid use and treatment and likelihood that EMS workers might experience depression.FindingsAuthors found two main findings: (1) There was a significant relationship between more negative perceptions about opioid use/naloxone and the likelihood that EMS workers might experience depression. (2) There was a significant relationship between number of overdose calls EMS workers responded to and likelihood of depression, which appeared to be alleviated by improvements in sleep and social support.Research limitations/implicationsThere is potential opportunity for EMS employers to minimize the impact of the opioid epidemic on EMS worker mental health. Trainings to highlight effectiveness of treatment should be further explored, along with ways to enhance social support and improve sleep for EMS workers to protect against the stress associated with responding to this public health crisis.Originality/valueThis study adds to the literature on the impact of the opioid epidemic as it relates to mental health outcomes for EMS professionals providing frontline care to those experiencing opioid use disorders.

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“…Preventive courses to strengthen resilience could be helpful, for example, to act in a problemoriented manner [15]. Training and competence development could also create more professional autonomy, which can have a positive effect on stress [10].…”

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Subjective perceptions of workload and stress of emergency service personnel depending on work-related behavior and experience patterns

Thielmann

Schumann

Botscharow

et al. 2022

Notfall Rettungsmed

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Purpose Stressors due to the workload in the ambulance service are numerous and can be positively counteracted by work-related behaviors and experiences. We analyzed the subjective perceptions of workload and stress as a function of work-related behavior and experience patterns among emergency service personnel (EMP). Methods A total of 276 EMP (94.6% men) participated (average age: 39.3 ± 8.04 years). Data on the stress situations of ambulance service staff according to the Slesina questionnaire, the Recovery–Stress Questionnaire (EBF), and the Questionnaire for Physical, Psychological and Social Symptoms (KOEPS) were obtained. Participants were classified into four patterns (A, B, G, and S) based on the Work-Related Behavior and Experience Patterns (AVEM) questionnaire. Results Overall, 32% of EMP were classified into AVEM risk patterns A and B. For half of the stress factors examined (23/46), the data were significantly different among the AVEM groups. Individuals with AVEM risk patterns have higher stress and lower recovery scores on the EBF and more physical, psychological, and social-communicative impairments shown using the KOEPS (all variables p < 0.001). Analyses showed moderate correlations among the AVEM dimensions (exceptions included striving for perfection, subjective importance of work, and work-related ambition), and the main scales of the EBF and KOEPS. Conclusion Work-related patterns of behavior and experience are used to determine how stress is handled, and it is possible to distinguish between patterns that promote health and those that hazardous to it. Individuals with AVEM patterns that are a risk to their health experience high stress, low recovery, and increased physical, psychological, and social-communicative impairments. Health-promoting work-related behaviors can be used to counteract stress. Companies developing preventive health promotion measures should focus on individuals with AVEM patterns that are a risk to their health.

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Stress-Buffering and Health-Protective Effect of Job Autonomy, Good Working Climate, and Social Support at Work Among Health Care Workers in Switzerland

Cited by 10 publications

References 46 publications

Working From Home During COVID-19

Working From Home During COVID-19

EMS workers on the frontline of the opioid epidemic: effects of sleep and social support on depression

Subjective perceptions of workload and stress of emergency service personnel depending on work-related behavior and experience patterns

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