Social capital in working life and the health of employees

Liukkonen, Virpi; Virtanen, Pekka; Kivimäki, Mika; Pentti, Jaana; Vahtera, Jussi

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.04.013

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“…Networks are good for producing, changing and interpreting and using information [5,20,21] . Trust and communication that create pleasure, facilitate co-operation and enhance the co-ordination of operations are also central in creating social capital.…”

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Together we are more effective: Nursing team members’ experiences of development work on patient education

Lipponen

Kyngäs

Kanste

2013

JNEP

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Objective: Evaluating care pathways, strengthening patient education, developing staff's patient education skills, and improving collaboration between healthcare workers in hospitals and health centers are all topical challenges in the field of healthcare. Successful patient education requires seamless co-operation across organizational boundaries throughout the whole nursing process. The aim of this study was to assess personnel's experiences of a developmental nursing project, involving networking between Finnish primary (health centers) and special (hospitals) healthcare organizations, and the significance of development work on patient education in terms of strengthening information flow, co-operation and know-how. The aim of the study was to explore the healthcare personnel's experiences of development work in the context of networking between organizations, specifically focusing on the impact of development work with regard to information flow, co-operation and strengthening know-how. The specific research question was addressed: What is the impact of development work in this context in relation to information flow, co-operation and readiness for patient education?Methods: Data were collected from theme interviews (n=24) with primary and special healthcare team members who participated in a collaborative project, then analyzed by qualitative content analysis. Results:The findings indicate that development work on patient education improves collective expertise, key components of which are learning as a patients' counselor, collective know-how, and the exchange of knowledge.Conclusions: Development work can strengthen individual and collective know-how and nursing expertise. In the examined project, enhanced network co-operation increased collaboration between organizations and improved information flow throughout the nursing process. In addition, promotion of development on nursing and provision of feedback to the participants by the nurse manager appear to be crucial for successful development work on patient education. Workplaces and the nurse managers need to provide adequate resources' to develop nursing processes as well as motivate employees to improve nursing. Additionally, nurse managers should support and guide the healthcare workers in development work toward this goal. Well planned and executed development project can improve nursing practices across organizational boundaries.

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“…Trust and communication that create pleasure, facilitate co-operation and enhance the co-ordination of operations are also central in creating social capital. Social capital is also strongly related to the quality of patient care (and hence work satisfaction) and employee health [20] .…”

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Together we are more effective: Nursing team members’ experiences of development work on patient education

Lipponen

Kyngäs

Kanste

2013

JNEP

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“…During the last decade, the influence of unstable employment contracts on health has been a subject of research, but primarily in Western nations. Researchers have found that precarious workers tend to have higher mortality rates 12,13) , poorer mental status [14][15][16] , more work-related injuries 17) , and fewer sick-leave days than permanent workers 18) . However, results are not always consistent across countries, partly because each nation has its own classifications of the labor environment and non-regular employment.…”

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Precarious Employment and Health: Analysis of the Comprehensive National Survey in Japan

2012

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Recent studies suggest that unstable employment contracts may affect the health of workers. Many Japanese workers working full time in ostensibly permanent positions actually operate within unstable and precarious employment conditions. We compared the health status of Japanese workers with precarious employment contracts with that of permanent workers using the 2007 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions of the People on Health and Welfare (n=205,994). We classified their employment status as 'permanent' vs. 'precarious' (part-time, dispatch, or contract/ non-regular) and compared their health conditions. Among both sexes, precarious workers were more likely than permanent workers to have poor self-rated health or more subjective symptoms, with more workers in full-time employment suffering from serious psychological distress (SPD) and more female workers who smoke. Using logistic regression, we identified a positive association between precarious employment and SPD and current smoking among workers engaged in fulltime employment after adjusting for age, marital status, and work-related conditions. This study demonstrates that precarious employment contracts are associated with poor self-rated health, psychological distress, and tobacco use, especially among people working full-time jobs. These results suggest that engagement in full-time work under unstable employment status impairs workers' health.

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“…In a multilevel analysis, it could be shown that Finnish employees working in places with low social capital tend to have more health problems, in contrast with those who work in companies with high social capital 24 . Also in Finland, Liukkonen et al demonstrated that better self-reported health and less psychological distress occur among workers who have a contract with job security and confidence in the support of co-workers 25 . More recently, Suzuki et al measured social capital at work, through trust and reciprocity, in 1800 workers in 60 Japanese companies.…”

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Capital social en el trabajo: Análisis psicométrico de una escala breve en español entre trabajadores de la salud mexicanos

Idrovo

Camacho-Avila

García-Rivas

et al. 2012

Rev. bras. epidemiol.

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La mayoría de estudios sobre capital social y salud se realizan con grandes encuestas en hogares, olvidando que muchas interacciones entre los individuos ocurren en el ambiente laboral. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar las propiedades psicométricas de una escala en español para la medición del capital social en el trabajo. La escala de Kouvonen y colaboradores fue traducida al español y evaluada mediante la teoría clásica de las pruebas, la teoría de respuesta a los ítems y análisis factorial confirmatorio. Participaron 152 trabajadores de la salud mexicanos de diferentes contextos socioculturales. La consistencia interna fue alta (alfa de Cronbach= 0.88). El capital social en el trabajo se correlacionó adecuadamente con dos dimensiones del Cuestionario de Contenido del Trabajo. Se detectó un efecto techo y se cuantificó la dificultad de los ítems. El análisis factorial confirmatorio mostró los componentes teóricamente esperados de vinculación, puente y confianza del capital social en el trabajo. La escala tuvo un aceptable comportamiento psicométrico, por lo que podrá ser utilizada en futuros estudios.

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Social capital in working life and the health of employees

Cited by 88 publications

References 43 publications

Together we are more effective: Nursing team members’ experiences of development work on patient education

Together we are more effective: Nursing team members’ experiences of development work on patient education

Precarious Employment and Health: Analysis of the Comprehensive National Survey in Japan

Capital social en el trabajo: Análisis psicométrico de una escala breve en español entre trabajadores de la salud mexicanos

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