Effort–Reward Imbalance, Work–Privacy Conflict, and Burnout Among Hospital Employees

Abstract

Interventions aiming at increasing the compatibility of work and private life may substantially help to decrease burnout risk of professionals working in a health care setting.

Berufliche Gratifikationskrisen im Rettungsdienst – Eine Querschnittstudie zu Häufigkeit und Einflussfaktoren bei hauptamtlich tätigem Rettungsdienstpersonal

“…Nahezu alle Studien wei sen auf Zusammenhänge zwischen dem Vorliegen beruflichen Gra tifikationskrisen und Indikatoren psychischer und/oder körperlicher Gesundheit hin, z. B. für Depression [15], Burn-out [16], koronare Herzkrankheiten [17] oder Diabetes mellitus [18].…”

Precarious working conditions and psychosocial work stress act as a risk factor for symptoms of postpartum depression during maternity leave: results from a longitudinal cohort study

“…The effects seem to spill over into the postpartum period. In another a previous study among hospital employees in Switzerland, both concepts were found to be signi cantly associated with burnout, but WPC was found to be a stronger predictor for burnout than ERI among health professionals (73). Interestingly, when looking at hospital staff with different levels of professional education, ERI has been found to be more relevant for burnout in tertiary-educated staff.…”

“…Interestingly, when looking at hospital staff with different levels of professional education, ERI has been found to be more relevant for burnout in tertiary-educated staff. This indicates that in higher educated, professional groups such as therapists, physicians, and medical-technical staff effort-reward imbalance seems to be important for mental health (73). This could be due to a different perspective on the job such as a higher personal commitment and will to work after hours.…”

Factors associated with work-private life conflict and leadership qualities among line managers of health professionals in Swiss acute and rehabilitation hospitals – a cross-sectional study

“…One factor that often leads to health professionals leaving their profession prematurely is work-related stress [2,3]. Health professionals affected by high levels of stress at work are more likely to suffer from burnout-symptoms, musculoskeletal disorders, coronary artery disease or poor sleep quality [4][5][6]. Moreover, stress at work can also negatively affect health professionals' job satisfaction and safety at work [7,8].…”

“…Incompatibility between work and private life (work-private life conflict) has been identified in previous studies as an important predictor for burnout, job dissatisfaction and lack of organisational commitment among health professionals [6,12,13]. An incompatibility between work and private life is described as a 'conflict a person may experience between the work role and other life roles' [14].…”