The severity of work-related stress and an assessment of the areas of worklife in the service sector

Chudzicka‐Czupała, Agata; Stasiła-Sieradzka, Marta; Rachwaniec-Szczecińska, Żaneta; Grabowski, Damian

doi:10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01406

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“…This was the case for healthcare professionals who had to continue their work despite the risks inherent to the pandemic [ 12 , 13 ]. Work is already known as a major source of stress for individuals [ 14 ]. Nevertheless, the pandemic-related dimension of occupational stress in healthcare professionals, and particularly between medical doctors and paramedical staff, were not reported to our knowledge.…”

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The major worldwide stress of healthcare professionals during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic – the international COVISTRESS survey

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Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has initiated an upheaval in society and has been the cause of considerable stress during this period. Healthcare professionals have been on the front line during this health crisis, particularly paramedical staff. The aim of this study was to assess the high level of stress of healthcare workers during the first wave of the pandemic. Materials and methods The COVISTRESS international study is a questionnaire disseminated online collecting demographic and stress-related data over the globe, during the pandemic. Stress levels were evaluated using non-calibrated visual analog scale, from 0 (no stress) to 100 (maximal stress). Results Among the 13,537 individuals from 44 countries who completed the survey from January to June 2020, we included 10,051 workers (including 1379 healthcare workers, 631 medical doctors and 748 paramedical staff). The stress levels during the first wave of the pandemic were 57.8 ± 33 in the whole cohort, 65.3 ± 29.1 in medical doctors, and 73.6 ± 27.7 in paramedical staff. Healthcare professionals and especially paramedical staff had the highest levels of stress (p < 0.001 vs non-healthcare workers). Across all occupational categories, women had systematically significantly higher levels of work-related stress than men (p < 0.001). There was a negative correlation between age and stress level (r = -0.098, p < 0.001). Healthcare professionals demonstrated an increased risk of very-high stress levels (>80) compared to other workers (OR = 2.13, 95% CI 1.87–2.41). Paramedical staff risk for very-high levels of stress was higher than doctors’ (1.88, 1.50–2.34). The risk of high levels of stress also increased in women (1.83, 1.61–2.09; p < 0.001 vs. men) and in people aged <50 (1.45, 1.26–1.66; p < 0.001 vs. aged >50). Conclusions The first wave of the pandemic was a major stressful event for healthcare workers, especially paramedical staff. Among individuals, women were the most at risk while age was a protective factor.

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“…As it has already been demonstrated [45], gender is an important factor that may differentiate the perception of the work safety climate. The research results indicate that women differ from men in terms of the types of threats identified, they may react differently to stress, and assess individual dimensions of the work safety climate differently from men [46].…”

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Work safety climate. Comparison of selected occupational groups

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Implementation of effective programs to improve occupational safety should be linked to an understanding of the specific nature of the given job. The aim of the research was to compare occupational groups with different job-related specificities: industrial production line workers, retail workers and mine rescuers, in terms of their assessment of the work safety climate. The survey covered 2,995 respondents with diversified demographic characteristics. The study used an abridged version of the Safety Climate Questionnaire by Znajmiecka-Sikora (2019) to assess 10 separate safety climate dimensions. The results of the MANOVA multivariate analysis, Wilks’ multivariate F-tests and univariate F tests prove that there is a statistically significant difference between the respondents representing the three occupational groups collectively in terms of global assessment of all work safety climate dimensions, and also indicate significant differences between workers belonging to the three occupational groups in terms of their assessment of the individual dimensions of the work safety climate, except the organization’s occupational health and safety management policy as well as technical facilities and ergonomics, which may be due to the universality of the requirements set for organizations with regard to these two aspects of safe behavior. The differences observed in the assessment of the remaining work safety climate dimensions induces one to promote more differentiated and individualized activities, taking into account the work specificity and the nature of the threats occurring in the respective working environment of the representatives of the different occupations. The difference in assessment of the work safety climate found in the research encourages one to create practical programs for safety, not only in the procedural and technical dimension, but also in the social and psychological one.

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“…Stress is a signi cant occupational health risk. Work-related stress is a very serious problem, both for the individuals experiencing it and for the organizations that incur signi cant nancial losses as a result 21 .…”

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Sources and predictors of work-related stress among Omani Nurses: A cross sectional study

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Arulappan

2022

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Background Nurses experience high levels of stress as they deal with the patients having complex health care problems. Stress in nursing affects the practice of nursing profession worldwide. In response to this, the investigators explored the sources and predictors of work related stress among Omani Nurses. Methods Samples were selected through proportionate population sampling (PPS) from five selected tertiary care hospitals. Data were collected through self-administered nursing stress scale. The study included 383 Omani nurses. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Results The highest level of work-related stress was on the subscale of workload with a mean score of 8.99 followed by the subscale of emotional issues related to death and dying with a mean of 8.72. Omani nurses working in tertiary care hospitals were experiencing high levels of work-related stress due to workload secondary to severe shortage in number of nursing staffs and by performing non-specified work responsibilities. Work- related stress was associated with the nursing position as staff nurses, performing night shift and reduced job satisfaction. Conclusion The study's results may help in developing human resource strategies aimed at minimizing nurses’ stress and improving quality of health care and task force performance.

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The severity of work-related stress and an assessment of the areas of worklife in the service sector

Cited by 9 publications

References 16 publications

The major worldwide stress of healthcare professionals during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic – the international COVISTRESS survey

The major worldwide stress of healthcare professionals during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic – the international COVISTRESS survey

Work safety climate. Comparison of selected occupational groups

Sources and predictors of work-related stress among Omani Nurses: A cross sectional study

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