The relationship between work stress and work ability among power supply workers in Guangdong, China: a cross-sectional study

Li, Hualiang; Liu, Zhiting; Liu, Runzhong; Li, Li; Lin, Aihua

doi:10.1186/s12889-016-2800-z

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“…These results confirmed the expectations and are in agreement with the literature. Indeed, previous studies have already shown that various occupational factors, including violence, job stress, and organizational factors, can be associated with work ability impairment, both in nurses (Fischer & Martinez, 2013) and in other working activities (Khavanin et al, 2018; Li, Liu Z, Liu R, Li, & Lin, 2016). Negative work environments may influence the ability of nurses to provide optimal patient care (Oh, Uhm, & Yoon, 2016).…”

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Workplace Violence Is Associated With Impaired Work Functioning in Nurses: An Italian Cross‐Sectional Study

Magnavita

Heponiemi

Chirico

2020

J of Nursing Scholarship

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Objective: Workplace violence against nurses is a widespread phenomenon that has been associated with many unfavorable individual and organizational outcomes. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between violence and work functioning in a sample of Italian nurses. Design: Cross-sectional, with retrospective analysis of exposure. Methods: All nurses from a local hospital were invited to complete a questionnaire assessing violent experiences that occurred in the previous 12 months. The questionnaire also measured job strain (with the Demand-Control-Support questionnaire), organizational justice (with Colquitt's Questionnaire), and work impairment (with the Nurses Work Functioning Questionnaire). The associations were examined with logistic regression analyses. Findings: Of the 302 nurses who were invited, 275 (91.1%) agreed to participate. The total work impairment score was significantly higher among the nurses exposed to violence compared with the nonexposed nurses (42.2 ± 27.8 vs. 31.9 ± 31.6, respectively; p < .001). Exposed nurses also reported significantly higher levels of job strain (0.96 ± 0.25 vs. 0.8 ± 0.21; p = .003) and lower levels of perceived organizational justice (56.6 ± 12.6 vs. 62.5 ± 14.8; p = .001) than nonexposed nurses. Nurses who had experienced violence had a significantly higher risk for impairment of work functioning than their colleagues (crude odds ratio [OR] = 2.33; 95% confidence interval [CI 95%] = 1.42-3.83). The association between violence and impairment remained significant after adjusting for demographic variables, occupational stress, and perceived organizational justice (OR = 1.83; 95% CI 95% = 1.06-3.17). Conclusions: Workplace violence is associated with impaired work function in nurses. Job strain and perceived organizational injustice are associated with impairment. Clinical Relevance: Violence prevention programs in healthcare activities should include training for violent behavior identification and de-escalation techniques, structural and administrative measures for violence control (such as alarms, surveillance, staff increase), and measures to reduce occupational stress, which can include wellness courses, spirituality, organizational improvements, and staffing methodologies.

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Workplace Violence Is Associated With Impaired Work Functioning in Nurses: An Italian Cross‐Sectional Study

Magnavita

Heponiemi

Chirico

2020

J of Nursing Scholarship

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“…A variety of studies have looked into associations between WAI and sick leave, disease (14-16), lifestyle (14,(17)(18), physical activity/exercise (19)(20), quality of life (3,(21)(22), age (23)(24)(25)(26), education (27), work-related stress (27)(28)(29)(30)(31), musculoskeletal disorders (32)(33)(34)(35), work-family conflicts (35), changing employer or leaving the profession (36)(37)(38), night and shift work (22,39), fatigue (40), current work ability (41)(42)(43), menopause (44), migration (45), ethnicity (46), physical work capacity (47), psychosocial hazard (48), successful aging strategies (26,(49)(50)(51), individual factors (4, 52-54), work-related factors, working conditions and workload (4,14,52,54), work injury (52), and job ...…”

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Work ability index in Slovenian hospital nurses aged over fifty years

Žmauc

Železnik

Težak

2019

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology

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Nurses with reduced work ability are highly susceptible to the deleterious effects of their working environments, and their rates of sick leave, disability, and early retirement are higher than average. The aim of this study was to evaluate work ability in 433 Slovenian hospital nurses aged over fifty years providing secondary care in thirteen hospitals across Slovenia. To do that we used a standardised instrument known as work ability index (WAI). Mean WAI was 36.98±6.46 and median 38. WAI was not associated with age (Spearman’s ρ=-0.034, p=0.475). Total WAI score strongly correlated with the 1st item of the WAI questionnaire “current work ability” (ρ=0.726, p<0.001). Higher WAI scores were also associated with academic education, full-time employment, and working in a single (morning) or three shifts. Our WAI findings in nurses over fifty call for systemic changes in the nursing environment to maintain good work ability among nurses until the retirement age and beyond.

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“…The ability to work (the physical and intellectual resources on which individuals can rely to respond to emotional, cognitive, and physical demands posed by their work [ 4 ]) decreases with age [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ], especially for workers involved in more physically demanding jobs [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 10 , 11 ]. However, some resources, in particular the resources of an interpersonal nature (e.g., social support and team health climate), can sustain and protect the ability to work [ 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 ].…”

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We cannot be “forever young,” but our children are: A multilevel intervention to sustain nursery school teachers’ resources and well-being during their long work life cycle

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IntroductionThe aging of workers generally implies an increased number of workers with health problems or psychological diseases because of the growing distance between personal resources and job demands; the first may decrease, while the second are stable. In the preschool setting, the demands remain constant because children are always aged 0–3 years, while the preschool teacher’s personal resources decrease with age. It is, therefore, necessary to propose multilevel interventions aimed at supporting work sustainability and workers’ resources.MethodThis study involved twenty-seven preschools (324 teachers with an average age of 48.7 years): the control group included seventeen schools (190 teachers with an average age of 48.5 years), five schools were assigned to experimental group one (69 teachers with an average age of 48.8), and five schools were assigned to experimental group two (65 teachers with an average age of 49.1). In this context, we proposed two protocols of multilevel intervention comprising three solutions; two of these were common to both experimental groups: psychological counseling and psychosocial intervention. The third solution differed between groups: environmental redefinition (for group one); gymnastic and vocal hygiene (for group two). We hypothesized that the interventions improve teachers’ work abilities, increase well-being, and decrease stress and burnout. Furthermore we hypothesized that there would be an improvement in the organizational climate of trust and in social job resources.ResultsData analysis showed that the interventions were effective. In particular, the experimental groups reported significant decreases in psychological exhaustion (EG2: ß = -1.48; p = .00), indolence (EG1: ß = -1.36; p = .00), and stress (EG2: ß = -0.94; p = .00). Furthermore, the experimental groups significantly increased their enthusiasm towards work (EG2: ß = 1.21; p = .01), vertical trust (EG1: ß = 0.54; p = .01), and the perception of coworker social support (EG2: ß = 0.54; p = .01). The protocol that involved the GC2 was particularly effective.ConclusionsThese results demonstrate the effectiveness of the intervention in a particular job setting (preschool classroom), emphasizing the need for implementing solutions aimed at supporting workers’ well-being, especially in light of an aging workforce.

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The relationship between work stress and work ability among power supply workers in Guangdong, China: a cross-sectional study

Cited by 28 publications

References 32 publications

Workplace Violence Is Associated With Impaired Work Functioning in Nurses: An Italian Cross‐Sectional Study

Workplace Violence Is Associated With Impaired Work Functioning in Nurses: An Italian Cross‐Sectional Study

Work ability index in Slovenian hospital nurses aged over fifty years

We cannot be “forever young,” but our children are: A multilevel intervention to sustain nursery school teachers’ resources and well-being during their long work life cycle

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