Job security among healthcare workers in Guangdong, China

He, Qingxia; Martins, Luis D l; Wang, Shibin; Zhan, Qishan; Yu, Xiao; Ba, Zhiqiong; Li, Wangjiu; Huang, Huigen

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1096825

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“…As an important part of medical staff's work resources, security is of great significance to their mental health and career development. When medical staff feel insecure, this bad perception will be transformed into work pressure (He Q. et al, 2023 ), which may lead a negative effect on the working mood and motivation of medical staff, resulting in the negative emotion of job burnout, loss of confidence in clinical work. Furthermore, it also reduces their psychological capital, which ultimately leads to low work performance.…”

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The effect of sense of security on job performance of medical staff: the mediating effect of psychological capital

Xu,

Zhan,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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ObjectiveTo investigate the current situation of sense of security, psychological capital and job performance of medical staff in Guangdong Province, and to explore the mediating role of psychological capital on the relationship between sense of security and job performance of medical staff.MethodsIn this study, 969 health care workers were selected from February 2023 to April 2023 from 37 hospitals in Guangdong Province, China, using purposive sampling method. The Sense of Security Scale for Medical Staff (SSS-MS), psychological capital scale (PCS) in Chinese version and the Chinese version of job performance scale (JPS) were used in this study. We use SPSS 26.0 for statistical analysis and Amos 24.0 for structural equation modeling (SEM). The control variables entering SEM were selected by regression analysis. SEM analysis confirmed psychological capital scale's mediating function in the link between work performance scale and Sense of Security.ResultsThe overall SSS-MS, PCS, and JPS scores were 67.42 ± 16.136, 87.06 ± 15.04, and 77.87 ± 10.50, respectively. The results of Pearson's correlation analysis showed that there was a positive relationship between PCS and JPS (r = 0.722, P < 0.01), SSS-MS and JPS (r = 0.312, P < 0.01), and SSS-MS and PCS (r = 0.424, P < 0.01). PCS demonstrated a fully mediating influence on the link between medical workers' SSS-MS and JPS, according to structural equation modeling.ConclusionThe JPS of medical personnel in Guangdong Province is at a medium level, with much room for improvement. PCS is positively impacted by a sense of security. There is a supportive correlation between PCS, JPS, and SSS-MS. Furthermore, PCS fully mediates the relationship between medical staff members' JPS and their SSS-MS. The Job Diamond-Resource model and Conservation of Resource theory are further validated and supplemented by the findings of this study, which also gives managers a theoretical foundation for enhancing medical staff performance.

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The effect of sense of security on job performance of medical staff: the mediating effect of psychological capital

Xu,

Zhan,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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“…The present study revealed that midwives with official-experimental employment status obtained a lower WCCS-MSR score than those with contractual employment status. This can probably be attributed to the fact that while contractual midwives provide better quality care due to the uncertainty in employment status and job insecurity, their official counterparts obtained a lower WCCS-MSR score because they are almost confident of their job security [ 39 ]. On the other side, official-definitive midwives obtained an insignificantly lower WCCS-MSR score than contractual midwives.…”

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Woman-centered care and associated factors among midwives working in urban health centers and public and private hospitals in Tabriz, Iran: a cross-sectional study

Mashayekh-Amiri,

Nourizadeh,

Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi

et al. 2023

Reprod Health

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Background Woman-centered care (WCC) is the cornerstone of the midwifery profession. However, no study has been conducted on WCC provided by Iranian midwives and its associated factors. Thus, this study aimed to determine WCC and factors associated with midwives’ WCC for midwives working in urban health centers and public and private hospitals in Tabriz, Iran. Methods This cross-sectional study was the first part (i.e., the quantitative phase) of a sequential explanatory mixed-method study conducted on 575 midwives working in urban health centers and public and private hospitals in Tabriz-Iran from November 2022 to January 2023. The required data was collected by distributing a socio-demographic and job characteristics questionnaire and woman-centered care scale-midwife self-report (WCCS-MSR). To determine the factors associated with WCC, an independent t-test or one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used in bivariate analysis, and a general linear model (GLM) was employed in multivariate analysis to control possible confounding variables. Results The statistical population consisted of 575 midwives, with a response rate of 88.2%. According to the GLM, the total mean WCCS-MSR score of single [β (95% CI) 23.02 (7.94 to 38.10)] and married [β (95% CI) 21.28 (6.83 to 35.72)] midwives was significantly higher than that of divorced midwives after adjusting their demographic and job characteristics. Also, the total mean WCCS-MSR score of midwives with sufficient income was significantly higher than those with insufficient income [β (95% CI) 8.94 (0.12 to 17.77). In addition, the total mean WCCS-MSR score of midwives with < 5 years of work experience [β (95% CI) − 7.87 (− 14.79 to − 0.94)], and midwives with official-experimental employment status [β (95% CI) − 17.99 (− 30.95 to − 5.02)], was significantly lower than those with more than 5 years of work experience and contractual employment status. Conclusions The findings indicate that marital status, level of income, years of practice, and employment status were significantly related to WCC provided by midwives. Focusing only on the midwifery community is insufficient to ensure the improved quality of WCC. However, arrangements should be made at three levels, including policy-makers, managers, and health care provider (midwives).

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“…Open access influenced job security. 9 Notably, it has been reported that job security was lower for female medical workers than for male medical workers, probably due to the type of job contact and employers preferring to hire male workers. 10 Furthermore, the sense of job security among clinical nurses may be affected by work-related violence, workload, occupational injury and workplace conflicts, which may affect their sense of job security.…”

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“… 8 Another survey in China revealed that medical healthcare had a relatively low level of job security, particularly among nurses, whose job security was lower than that of other medical healthcare (eg, doctors, pharmacists), and it found that many risk factors, such as job position, workplace violence and job satisfaction, influenced job security. 9 Notably, it has been reported that job security was lower for female medical workers than for male medical workers, probably due to the type of job contact and employers preferring to hire male workers. 10 …”

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“…According to a recent survey, weekly overtime hours of more than 15 hours among medical healthcare were significantly related to a low level of job security, while less than 5 hours per week were closely related to a high level of job security. 9 The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act), signed into law for the first time, also appealed to society to focus more on the occupational safety and health of medical services and to implement interventions to prevent and treat occupational injury and illness. 12 A multilevel investigation revealed that higher occupational safety among a medical team was associated with a lower occupational injury rate, and it was also closely positively associated with patient safety.…”

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Perception and needs: a qualitative study on sense of job security among nurses in central and western China

Xiong,

Liao,

Zhang

et al. 2024

BMJ Open

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AimsTo explore nurses’ perceptions of sense of job security and their needs to improve it.DesignA descriptive qualitative study employed an in-depth, in-person interview from February to April in 2021. The data analysis software NVivo V.11.0 was used to assist with the data organisation, and content analysis methods were conducted to explore key concepts.SettingThree tertiary hospitals in central and western China were selected by convenience sampling method.ParticipantsA total of 20 nurses participated in this study.ResultsFour categories and 13 subcategories were extracted. The four main categories included: (1) enrich connotation of sense of job security; 2) challenges to sense of job security; (3) consequences of a sense of insecurity; and (4) the need to improve nurses’ sense of job security.ConclusionsNurses expressed a multidimensional perception of a sense of security about the nursing profession, and they highlighted the importance of communication skills training and supervisors’ humanistic care and support. It is necessary to improve the training system for nurses' ability improvement, a harmonious work environment, policies and psychological health support to enhance their sense of job security.

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Job security among healthcare workers in Guangdong, China

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The effect of sense of security on job performance of medical staff: the mediating effect of psychological capital

The effect of sense of security on job performance of medical staff: the mediating effect of psychological capital

Woman-centered care and associated factors among midwives working in urban health centers and public and private hospitals in Tabriz, Iran: a cross-sectional study

Perception and needs: a qualitative study on sense of job security among nurses in central and western China

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