The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Productivity-Related Costs

Arnold, Amelie E.; Coffeng, J.K.; Boot, Cécile R. L.; Beek, Allard J. van der; Tulder, Maurits W. van; Nieboer, Dagmar; Dongen, Johanna M. van

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“…Patients who struggle with IBD-related problems at work often experience increased stress levels and impaired quality of life which is why, in certain cases, accommodations to the workplace are needed in order to cope with their illness and (in)ability to work [ 4 , 6 ]. Job satisfaction is an important factor influencing work performance, and poor work satisfaction might even lead to desertion from the organization [ 7 , 8 ]. Furthermore, work-related experiences including job satisfaction and occupational balance are considered some of the most important determinants of health for people with Crohn’s disease (CD), yet they are not covered in existing patient-reported outcome (PRO) measurements used in CD [ 9 ].…”

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Impaired Quality of Working Life in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

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Background Work-related aspects are important determinants of health for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. Aims We aimed to describe quality of working life (QWL) in IBD patients and to assess variables that are associated with QWL. Methods Employed IBD patients of two tertiary and two secondary referral hospitals were included. QWL (range 0-100) was measured using the Quality of Working Life Questionnaire (QWLQ). Work productivity (WP), fatigue, and health-related quality of life (HRQL) were assessed using the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire, Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, and Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire, respectively. Active disease was defined as a score > 4 for the patient-reported Harvey-Bradshaw index in Crohn's disease (CD) or Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index in ulcerative colitis patients. Results In total, 510 IBD patients were included (59% female, 53% CD, mean age 43 (SD 12) years). The mean QWLQ score was 78 (SD 11). The lowest subscore (54 (SD 26)) was observed for "problems due to the health situation": 63% reported fatigue-related problems at work, 48% agreed being hampered at work, 46% had limited confidence in their body, and 48% felt insecure about the future due to their health situation. Intermediate/strong associations were found between QWL and fatigue (r = − 0.543, p < 0.001), HRQL (r = 0.527, p < 0.001), WP loss (r = − 0.453, p < 0.001) and disease activity (r = − 0.331, p < 0.001). Independent predictors of impaired QWL in hierarchical regression analyses were fatigue (B = − 0.204, p < 0.001), WP loss (B = − 0.070, p < 0.001), and impaired HRQL (B = 0.248, p = 0.001). Conclusions IBD-related problems at work negatively influence QWL. Fatigue, reduced HRQL, and WP loss were independent predictors of impaired QWL in IBD.

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Impaired Quality of Working Life in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

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“…Workers who are satisfied with their job are the cornerstones of healthy and productive companies. 1 By contrast, poor job satisfaction is associated with mental-health problems such as burn-out, low self-esteem, depression and anxiety. 2 Prospective studies have shown that poor job satisfaction increases the risk of sickness absence 3 , 4 and disability pension.…”

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Job satisfaction is more than a fruit basket, health checks and free exercise: Cross-sectional study among 10,000 wage earners

Andersen¹,

Fishwick

Robinson

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Scand J Public Health

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Aim: Workers who are satisfied with their job are the cornerstones of healthy and productive companies. This study investigated factors associated with job satisfaction in the general working population. Methods: From the 2010 round of the Danish Work Environment Cohort Study, currently employed wage earners (N=10,427) replied to questions about work, lifestyle and health. Multinomial logistic regression controlled for sex, age, job group, smoking, body mass index, chronic disease and general health assessed the association between work factors and job satisfaction (very satisfied and satisfied, respectively, with unsatisfied as reference). Results: Psychosocial work factors – social support from superiors, social support from colleagues and influence at work – had the strongest association with job satisfaction. For example, for high social support from superiors, the odds ratio (OR) for being very satisfied with the job was 12.35 (95% confidence interval [CI] 8.71–17.51). With sedentary work as reference, the OR for being very satisfied with the job for ‘standing and walking work that is not strenuous’ was 1.57 (95% CI 1.06–2.33), while the opposite was seen for ‘heavy and strenuous work’ with an OR of 0.34 (95% CI 0.18–0.62). Only two out of five types of workplace health-promotion offers (physical exercise and healthy diet) were associated with job satisfaction. For example, for offers of physical exercise the OR for being very satisfied with the job was 1.84 (95% CI 1.33–2.55). Conclusions: While psychosocial work factors and to some extent physical work demands are important for job satisfaction, workplace health-promotion offers appear to play a minor role.

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“…For example, calendars of employees may be synchronized with continuous monitoring of stress provided by wrist tools measuring heart rate variability or skin conductance [73-75]. Simplification of questionnaires would therefore be useful and allow the introduction of other measurements such as job satisfaction [88] or work engagement [89]. Such parameters may be considered important aspects of physical, mental, and work-related well-being, as well as workplace productivity [90].…”

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WittyFit—Live Your Work Differently: Study Protocol for a Workplace-Delivered Health Promotion

Dutheil¹,

Duclos²,

Naughton³

et al. 2017

JMIR Res Protoc

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BackgroundMorbidity before retirement has a huge cost, burdening both public health and workplace finances. Multiple factors increase morbidity such as stress at work, sedentary behavior or low physical activity, and poor nutrition practices. Nowadays, the digital world offers infinite opportunities to interact with workers. The WittyFit software was designed to understand holistic issues of workers by promoting individualized behavior changes at the workplace.ObjectiveThe shorter term feasibility objective is to demonstrate that effective use of WittyFit will increase well-being and improve health-related behaviors. The mid-term objective is to demonstrate that WittyFit improves economic data of the companies such as productivity and benefits. The ultimate objective is to increase life expectancy of workers.MethodsThis is an exploratory interventional cohort study in an ecological situation. Three groups of participants will be purposefully sampled: employees, middle managers, and executive managers. Four levels of engagement are planned for employees: commencing with baseline health profiling from validated questionnaires; individualized feedback based on evidence-based medicine; support for behavioral change; and formal evaluation of changes in knowledge, practices, and health outcomes over time. Middle managers will also receive anonymous feedback on problems encountered by employees, and executive top managers will have indicators by division, location, department, age, seniority, gender and occupational position. Managers will be able to introduce specific initiatives in the workplace. WittyFit is based on two databases: behavioral data (WittyFit) and medical data (WittyFit Research). Statistical analyses will incorporate morbidity and well-being data. When a worker leaves a workplace, the company documents one of three major explanations: retirement, relocation to another company, or premature death. Therefore, WittyFit will have the ability to include mortality as an outcome. WittyFit will evolve with the waves of connected objects further increasing its data accuracy. Ethical approval was obtained from the ethics committee of the University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, France.ResultsWittyFit recruitment and enrollment started in January 2016. First publications are expected to be available at the beginning of 2017.ConclusionsThe name WittyFit came from Witty and Fitness. The concept of WittyFit reflects the concept of health from the World Health Organization: being spiritually and physically healthy. WittyFit is a health-monitoring, health-promoting tool that may improve the health of workers and health of companies. WittyFit will evolve with the waves of connected objects further increasing its data accuracy with objective measures. WittyFit may constitute a powerful epidemiological database. Finally, the WittyFit concept may extend healthy living into the general population.Trial RegistrationClinicaltrials.gov: NCT02596737; https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02596737 (Archived by WebCite at h...

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The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Productivity-Related Costs

Abstract: Higher levels of job satisfaction were longitudinally related to lower total productivity-related costs and presenteeism costs, but not to lower absenteeism costs. These relationships seem to differ across job types.

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Impaired Quality of Working Life in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

Impaired Quality of Working Life in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

Job satisfaction is more than a fruit basket, health checks and free exercise: Cross-sectional study among 10,000 wage earners

WittyFit—Live Your Work Differently: Study Protocol for a Workplace-Delivered Health Promotion

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