Work-Related Sense of Coherence and Longitudinal Relationships with Work Engagement and Job Satisfaction

Grødal, Karoline; Innstrand, Siw Tone; Haugan, Gørill; André, Beate

doi:10.16993/sjwop.73

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“…Overall, Work-SoC and recovery experience have not been examined among physicians thus far. However, the scores of Work-SoC in our study are consistent with findings of a study among Norwegian nursing home employees, even though they applied the Norwegian 8-item Work-SoC (5.34 vs. 5.27 in our study [ 88 ]). In addition, a German study with employees of different companies confirms our scores [ 34 ].…”

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“…The score for recovery experience measured in our survey falls within the range of scores for other occupational groups [ 34 , 89 ]. Our study adds to previous findings [ 34 , 38 , 88 , 90 ] that Work-SoC and recovery experience positively affect life satisfaction, happiness, and job satisfaction among GPs. In contrast to our findings, a Norwegian study among nursing home employees found no association between Work-SoC and job satisfaction and assumed that Work-SoC contributes less to “passive states of well-being” [ 88 ].…”

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confidence: 78%

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Burnout, satisfaction and happiness among German general practitioners (GPs): A cross-sectional survey on health resources and stressors

Werdecker

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2021

PLoS ONE

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Well-being is a major issue among health care professionals, especially physicians. Less job satisfaction and impaired health can have an impact on health care quality. Our aim was to examine the association of stressors (illegitimate tasks) and health related resources (work-related sense of coherence; recovery experience) with life satisfaction, happiness, job satisfaction and burnout among German general practitioners (GPs). We conducted a cross-sectional survey among general medical practices in Germany. Main outcome measures were life satisfaction, happiness (Subjective Happiness Scale), job satisfaction (Work Satisfaction Scale) and burnout (Copenhagen Burnout Inventory). 548 GPs from across Germany participated (53.6% males, 45.6% females; mostly representative of German GPs). One third (35.2%) of the participants reported a high prevalence of personal, and one quarter (26.5%) indicated a high prevalence of work-related burnout symptoms. Illegitimate tasks are negatively associated with life and job satisfaction and are positively associated with personal, work-related and patient-related burnout among GPs. Work-SoC and recovery experience are positively associated with life satisfaction, happiness, and job satisfaction and are negatively associated with personal, work-related and patient-related burnout. Female physicians have a higher job satisfaction than male physicians. Being female and working as an employed physician is associated with a higher prevalence of personal burnout symptoms. GPs working in a group practice are happier and more satisfied with their job than GPs in single practices. Personal, work-related and patient-related burnout symptoms are stronger in GPs working in a single practice than in GPs in group practices. Our results highlight that Work-SoC, recovery experience and illegitimate tasks are important for creating work-related well-being among GPs. Introducing health promotion activities which aim to strengthen recovery experience and Work-SoC, as well as interventions to restructure tasks, may increase life satisfaction, happiness, and job satisfaction and reduce burnout symptoms in this health care profession.

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confidence: 91%

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confidence: 78%

Burnout, satisfaction and happiness among German general practitioners (GPs): A cross-sectional survey on health resources and stressors

Werdecker

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2021

PLoS ONE

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“…The respondents received a link to the questionnaire by e-mail, responded, and returned the questionnaire at the website ( Grødal et al, 2019a , b ). The same healthcare personnel received the invitation to participate at T1 and T2.…”

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Will an Implementation of “Joy of Life in Nursing Homes” Have Positive Effect for the Work Culture? A Comparison Between Two Norwegian Municipalities

André

Heldal²,

Sjøvold

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Front. Psychol.

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BackgroundCurrently, we are facing a demographic shift to an older population and its consequences worldwide: in the years to come, several older people will need nursing home (NH) care. The work culture is important for care quality in NHs. Some Norwegian municipalities have implemented the Joy of Life Nursing Home (JoLNH) strategy, representing a resource-oriented health-promoting approach. Knowledge about how implementation of the JoLNH approach impacts the work culture is scarce.AimssWe hypothesized that the JoLNH strategy impacts positively on the work culture: (1) when comparing measurements at two time points (T1 and T2) and (2) when comparing two municipalities, among which one has implemented the JoLNH and the other has not.MethodWith a 1-year interval, healthcare personnel in 43 NHs located in two large Norwegian municipalities responded to a survey in two waves (T1 and T2). In total, 558 healthcare personnel participated at T1 and 515 at T2. Work culture was assessed by the Systematizing Person–Group Relations Instrument (SPGR).FindingsThe municipality implementing the JOLNH strategy experienced significant increases in SPGR dimensions, representing positive orientations towards a better work culture, whereas those working in the non-JoLNH municipality reported an increase in SPGR dimensions, signifying a worsened work culture.DiscussionThe data indicate that the implemented JoLNH strategy has endorsed positive effects in the work culture. The JoLNH strategy emphasizes on the quality of patient care, which is what healthcare personnel, in general, are much concerned about. Furthermore, attention to task orientation and independent work seem to encourage a better work culture in NHs.ConclusionThis study suggests that the JoLNH strategy impacts positively on the work culture in Norwegian NHs.

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“…However, some attempts to fill this knowledge gap can be seen. A longitudinal study on the influence of a health promoting work environment [ 12 ] as well as a study on work-related SOC and its longitudinal relationship with work engagement and job satisfaction [ 13 ] were recently conducted in Norwegian nursing homes. Correspondingly, studies focusing on the working culture in nursing homes have shown empowerment, participation and influence over the work situation to be vital aspects for care quality [ 14 , 15 ].…”

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Future Perspectives of Health Care: Closing Remarks

Haugan

Eriksson

2021

Health Promotion in Health Care – Vital Theories and Research

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The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the vulnerability of our health care systems as well as our societies. During the year of 2020, we have witnessed how whole societies globally have been in a turbulent state of transformation finding strategies to manage the difficulties caused by the pandemic. At first glance, the health promotion perspective might seem far away from handling the serious impacts caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. However, as health promotion is about enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, paradoxically health promotion seems to be ever more important in times of crisis and pandemics. Probably, in the future, pandemics will be a part of the global picture along with the non-communicable diseases. These facts strongly demand the health care services to reorient in a health promoting direction.The IUHPE Global Working Group on Salutogenesis suggests that health promotion competencies along with a reorientation of professional leadership towards salutogenesis, empowerment and participation are required. More specifically, the IUHPE Group recommends that the overall salutogenic model of health and the concept of SOC should be further advanced and applied beyond the health sector, followed by the design of salutogenic interventions and change processes in complex systems.

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Work-Related Sense of Coherence and Longitudinal Relationships with Work Engagement and Job Satisfaction

Cited by 11 publications

References 57 publications

Burnout, satisfaction and happiness among German general practitioners (GPs): A cross-sectional survey on health resources and stressors

Burnout, satisfaction and happiness among German general practitioners (GPs): A cross-sectional survey on health resources and stressors

Will an Implementation of “Joy of Life in Nursing Homes” Have Positive Effect for the Work Culture? A Comparison Between Two Norwegian Municipalities

Future Perspectives of Health Care: Closing Remarks

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