Work engagement in cancer workers in Queensland: The flip side of burnout

Poulsen, Michael; Poulsen, Anne A.; Khan, Asaduzzaman; Poulsen, Emma E.; Khan, Shanchita R.

doi:10.1111/j.1754-9485.2011.02281.x

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“…Our finding that the UWES score did not differ significantly between trainees exceeding the EWTD limit and trainees who did not is in line with previous research, 9 but stands in contrast to those reported by other studies that have found that hours worked per week is positively associated with work engagement in registered nurses. 10 Again, job-related and study population characteristics may contribute to variations between study results.…”

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“…8 Similarly, although in our study UWES scores did not differ significantly between married and unmarried participants, marital Table 1 Characteristics of the total sample of the study status has been associated with work engagement in cancer workers including nurses, radiation therapists, allied health, and medical staff. 9 These findings suggest that demographic characteristics may possibly play a different role in work engagement in diverse study populations and settings.…”

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Residency Training: Work engagement during neurology training

2016

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Objective: Work engagement, defined as a positive, fulfilling, work-related state of mind that is characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption, can ameliorate patient care and reduce medical errors. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate work engagement among neurology residents in the region of Attica, Greece.Methods: In total, 113 residents participated in this study. Demographic and work-related characteristics, as well as emotional exhaustion and personality traits (neuroticism), were examined via an anonymous questionnaire. Work engagement was measured by the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale.Results: The study sample had a mean age of 34.6 6 3.6 years, ranging from 26 to 45 years. Sixty-two (54.9%) participants were women and 45 (39.8%) were married. After adjusting for sex, emotional exhaustion, and neuroticism, the main factors associated with work engagement were autonomy and chances for professional development. Work engagement is an important indicator of occupational well-being for both employees and organizations. Work engagement is characterized by a positive motivational state of dedication (i.e., being strongly involved in one's work and experiencing a sense of inspiration, enthusiasm, and challenge), vigor (i.e., experiencing high levels of energy and mental resilience while working), and absorption (i.e., being fully concentrated and happily engrossed in one's work). Work engagement can ameliorate patient care and reduce medical errors. Work engagement is considered to be the positive opposite of another core concept in the field of organizational behavior-burnout (i.e., a state of emotional exhaustion [EE], depersonalization, and cynicism toward work, and reduced professional efficacy in response to chronic stressors at work). However, whereas burnout has been extensively studied across different medical specialties in order for investigators to identify its determinants, 3,4 work engagement has been relatively neglected. The evidence regarding the antecedents and consequences of work engagement can be organized in an overall model. According to the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model, 2 job resources such as social support from colleagues and supervisors, chances for professional development, performance feedback, and job autonomy can help employees to achieve work goals, reduce job demands (e.g., workload, emotional demands), and stimulate personal growth. Job resources can start a motivational process that may lead to work engagement and consequently to higher performance. Apart from work-related characteristics, personality factors may influence work engagement and can also shape the way employees perceive their work environment and react to it. ConclusionsThe purpose of this cross-sectional study was to study work engagement among neurology trainees. METHODS Procedure and participants. Details about the procedure and the participants have been published. 4 In summary, all 131 neurology trainees of the wider area of Athens working in 18 hospitals were invited...

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“…It is well recognised that this may contribute to burnout and the literature suggests that approximately one third of cancer workers exhibit symptoms of burnout, core features of which are emotional exhaustion and disengagement (Girgis et al, 2009;Poulsen et al, 2011;Shanafelt et al, 2006). Burnout and work stress are negatively correlated with employees' health and well being and are positively associated with high desire to leave the organisation (Coffeng et al, 2012).…”

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Recovery experience and burnout in cancer workers in Queensland

Poulsen

Khan

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European Journal of Oncology Nursing

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“…Self-efficacy in nurses will be low due to stressors. The stressors are high emotional demands in doing their work [12]. The stressors make the nurse burn out.…”

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Contribution of Self Efficacy in Work Engagement Towards the Nurses in Makassar City

Islamiah¹,

Tamar²,

Wirawan³

2018

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference of Asian Association of Indigenous and Cultural Psychology (ICAAIP 2017)

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Abstract-This research aims to find out how far self-efficacy influences work engagement in nurses in Makassar. Participants in the study were 280 nurses working in six hospitals. The sampling technique used in this research is stratified random sampling. The data analysis performed was the univariate and bivariate analysis with Simple Linear Regression test. The results of this study indicate that self-efficacy contributes to 93% of work engagement in nurses in Makassar. In other words, the better self-efficacy in the nurse the higher the work engagement and vice versa.

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Work engagement in cancer workers in Queensland: The flip side of burnout

Cited by 39 publications

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Residency Training: Work engagement during neurology training

Residency Training: Work engagement during neurology training

Recovery experience and burnout in cancer workers in Queensland

Contribution of Self Efficacy in Work Engagement Towards the Nurses in Makassar City

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