Job Stress: Its Relationship to Hospital Pharmacists’ Insomnia and Work Outcomes

Yeh, Ying-Chen; Lin, Blossom Yen-Ju; Lin, Wen-Hung; Wan, Thomas T. H.

doi:10.1007/s12529-009-9066-0

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“…We found that pharmacists had higher depression scores than nurses, and pharmacists also had higher occupational stress than both nurses and physicians. Yeh and colleagues found that working in a hospital increases the burden of stress on pharmacists due to increased demands related to dispensing medications, managing the pharmacy, and adhering to hospital rules, all of which may lead to health and social problems 41 . Another study found that occupational stress among pharmacists is related to the practice setting, which is associated with long working hours, reduced ability to obtain sick leave, and low salary 42 .…”

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The relationship between occupational stress, psychological distress symptoms, and social support among Jordanian healthcare professionals

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Occupational stress is a major problem for healthcare providers, with some professionals experiencing higher numbers of stressful situations than others. Although it is difficult to eliminate stress in professionals’ daily lives, providing social support can lower psychological distress symptoms. This study aims to investigate the relationship between occupational stress and social support, and the effects of social support on psychological distress symptoms of healthcare professionals. A cross‐sectional descriptive design was utilized. Self‐administered questionnaires were completed by a convenience sample of 211 participants (physicians, nurses, and pharmacists) from a Jordanian hospital. Bivariate analyses were used to examine the relationships between the study variables. Multiple regression analyses were used to determine if occupational stress, demographic characteristics, and social support predict depression, anxiety, and stress. Results showed that healthcare professionals with more social support showed less depression than those with a lower score of social support. Females had higher scores of depression and anxiety than males. Pharmacists had significantly higher occupational stress than both nurses and physicians. Occupational stress negatively influences healthcare professionals’ mental health. To improve the productivity and psychological wellbeing of healthcare professionals, occupational stress should be diminished by implementing effective management approaches to facilitate social support for healthcare professionals.

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“…U.S. pharmacists believe that work/life balance is important for career success [ 6 ]. However, like any paid employment in the U.S. or in other countries, work place pressures can also produce job stress that negatively affect pharmacy professionals’ health, their workplace, and indirectly, their patients [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ]. National surveys of U.S. pharmacists’ work attitudes also continue to indicate high levels of work-family conflict in nearly all practice settings suggesting work place pressures also negatively affect their family domain [ 9 , 16 ].…”

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Family Commitment and Work Characteristics among Pharmacists

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Factors associated with family commitment among pharmacists in the south central U.S. are explored. In 2010, a cross-sectional mailed self-administered 70 item survey of 363 active licensed pharmacists was conducted. This analysis includes only 269 (74%) participants who reported being married. Outcome measures were family commitment (need for family commitment, spouse’s family commitment), work-related characteristics (work challenge, stress, workload, flexibility of work schedule), and job and career satisfaction. Married participants’ mean age was 48 (SD = 18) years; the male to female ratio was 1:1; 73% worked in retail settings and 199 (74%) completed the family commitment questions. Females reported a higher need for family commitment than males (p = 0.02) but there was no significant difference in satisfaction with the commitment. Work challenge and work load were significantly associated with higher need for family commitment (p < 0.01), when controlled for age, gender, number of dependents, work status, and practice setting. Higher work challenge was associated with higher career satisfaction. Higher job related stress was associated with lower job satisfaction. High work challenge and work load may negatively impact family function since married pharmacists would need higher family commitment from their counterparts. The impact of work-family interactions on pharmacy career satisfaction should be further investigated.

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“…Due to the accessibility of medicine supported by the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program, the number of prescriptions and the related workload for pharmacists may have greatly increased over time [13]. A previous survey in Taiwan reported that dispensing overload was the top burden for hospital pharmacists, and it was also associated with adverse work outcomes [19]. Government and hospital administrators in Taiwan have undertaken great effort to reduce the dispensing workload of pharmacists in pursuit of better pharmacy services.…”

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Workload of pharmacists and the performance of pharmacy services

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Objective To evaluate the influence of pharmacists' dispensing workload (PDW) on pharmacy services as measured by prescription suggestion rate (PSR) and dispensing error rate (DER). Method This was an observational study in northern and southern Taiwan's two largest medical centers, from 2012 to 2018. We calculated monthly PDW as number of prescriptions divided by number of pharmacist working days. We used monthly PSR and DER as outcome indicators for pharmacists' review and dispensing services, respectively. We used Poisson regression model with generalized estimation equation methods to evaluate the influence of PDW on PSR and DER. Results The monthly mean of 463,587 (SD 32,898) prescriptions yielded mean PDW, PSR and DER of 52 (SD 3) prescriptions per pharmacist working days, 30 (SD 7) and 8 (SD 2) per 10,000 prescriptions monthly, respectively. There was significant negative impact of PDW on PSR (adjusted rate ratio, aRR: 0.9786; 95%CI: 0.9744-0.9829) and DER (aRR: 0.9567; 95%CI: 0.9477-0.9658). Stratified analyses by time periods (2012-2015 and 2016-2018) revealed the impact of PDW on PSR to be similar in both periods; but with positive association between PDW and DER in the more recent one (aRR: 1.0086, 95%CI: 1.0003-1.0169). Conclusions Reduced pharmacist workload was associated with reallocation of pharmacy time to provide prescription suggestions and, more recently, decrease dispensing errors. Continuous

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Job Stress: Its Relationship to Hospital Pharmacists’ Insomnia and Work Outcomes

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The relationship between occupational stress, psychological distress symptoms, and social support among Jordanian healthcare professionals

The relationship between occupational stress, psychological distress symptoms, and social support among Jordanian healthcare professionals

Family Commitment and Work Characteristics among Pharmacists

Workload of pharmacists and the performance of pharmacy services

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