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Escudero-Guirado C, Fernández-Rodríguez L, Nájera-Sánchez JJ. Incorporating gendered analysis and flexibility in heavy work investment studies: a systematic literature review. Front Psychol 2024; 15:1401201. [PMID: 38962219 PMCID: PMC11220130 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1401201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024] Open
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Introduction Significant impacts of heavy work investment on employee well-being and organizational performance have prompted its increasing importance as a research topic. The findings about good or evil of these repercussions are nonetheless inconclusive. The intersection of Heavy Work Investment construct with gender has not been explicitly addressed by previous literature review and research. Besides, the relevance of flexibility for women, as one of the key factors for successful work-family balance management, still remains to be analyzed. Methods A literature review on Heavy Work Investment was conducted using the SPAR-4-SLR protocol, wherein 83 articles were selected from a pool of 208 previously identified works. Bibliometric and content analysis techniques were employed, including co-word analysis, to evaluate research production, impact, and trends in the gender perspective within Heavy Work Investment. Results As a result, a strategic diagram illustrates thematic topics, providing a clear understanding of the field's structure and evolution. Six thematic groups were identified, around work-family conflict as the central theme. Discussion The explicit consideration of a gender perspective in literature involves nuanced differences regarding the conclusions of studies with a broader focus. First, the emerging prominence of studies on China and Japan becomes clear with gender as the specific focus of the review, aiming to clarify the experiences women face in more traditional societies with a more decisive division of roles. Second, there is a shift in interest regarding the analysis of Job Demands and Job Resources. Despite the apparent decline in interest in the former, the focus in gender literature clearly shifts toward the side of Job Resources, showing potential for the future. It could be understood that in a context of talent war and employee retention efforts, priority is given to better understanding of facilitating individual and organizational factors for work-life balance, especially for women. Future research areas are identified, including gender differences in organizational support and the impact of flexible work on the work-life balance, providing valuable insights for academia, practitioners, and organizations. The need for more comprehensive cross-cultural and gender research is also made clear.
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- Carmen Escudero-Guirado
- Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain
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Petrie K, Zeritis S, Phillips M, Chen N, Shand F, Spittal MJ, Harvey SB. Suicide among health professionals in Australia: A retrospective mortality study of trends over the last two decades. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2023; 57:983-993. [PMID: 36655674 DOI: 10.1177/00048674221144263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the relative risk of suicide among healthcare professionals compared to other occupations and examine changes in suicide rates over time. METHODS Suicide cases were identified using the National Coronial Information System and were included if they were recorded as a death by intentional self-harm between 2001 and 2017 and were by an employed adult aged 20-69 with a known occupation at the time of death. Suicide methods were reported descriptively. Workforce data at the population level was extracted from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011 Census. Age-standardised suicide rates per 100,000 person-years for each of the four occupational groups were calculated using direct standardisation and using the Australian Bureau of Statistics population-level data from the 2011 Census. Negative binomial regression was used to estimate suicide risk by healthcare employment status and profession, to investigate differences by sex and to examine trends in suicide rates over time, using rate ratios and 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS Healthcare professionals were at increased risk of suicide compared to other occupations (rate ratio = 1.30, 95% confidence interval = [1.19, 1.42], p < 0.001), controlling for age, sex and year of death. Nurses and midwives were identified as being at significantly increased risk of suicide (rate ratio = 1.95, 95% confidence interval = [1.73, 2.19], p < 0.001). Suicide rates among female medical practitioners increased substantially over time (p = 0.01). CONCLUSION Health professionals are at significantly increased risk of suicide, though the relative risk of different groups is changing over time. There has been a substantial increase in the risk of suicide among female medical practitioners with rates of suicide in this group more than doubling over the last two decades. Findings highlight the need for targeted suicide prevention initiatives for healthcare professionals.
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- Katherine Petrie
- Black Dog Institute, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Black Dog Institute, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Black Dog Institute, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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He Z, Lei Q, Hu X, Xiong M, Liu J, Wen J, Shi X, Wang Z. Moral injury and suicidal ideation among health professionals: The role of mental health. J Affect Disord 2023; 333:58-64. [PMID: 37080491 PMCID: PMC10111858 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has burdened health professionals mentally and physically. This study aims to explore the relationship between moral injury (MI) and suicidal ideation (SI), and the role of mental health conditions in this relationship. METHODS Three-wave repeated online cross-sectional study with a total of 10,388 health professionals were conducted in different stages (2020-2022) of the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China. Participants completed the Chinese version of the Moral Injury Symptoms Scale-Health Professional, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist for DSM-5 coupled with a blanket of scales. RESULTS The prevalence of SI and MI among health professionals was 9.8 % and 40.2 %, respectively. The prevalence risk of SI was lower in wave 2 (OR = 0.64, 95 % CI: 0.54-0.77) and wave 3 (OR = 0.71, 95 % CI: 0.60-0.84) when compared with wave 1. MI (OR = 4.66, 95 % CI: 3.99-5.43), medical error (OR = 1.15, 95 % CI: 1.00-1.32), workplace violence (OR = 1.13, 95 % CI: 0.97-1.32), depression (OR = 94.08, 95 % CI: 63.37-139.69), anxiety (OR = 25.54, 95 % CI: 21.22-30.74), PTSD (OR = 24.51, 95 % CI: 19.01-31.60) were associated with a higher risk of SI. The mediation model revealed that depressive, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms explained 90.6 % of the total variance in the relationship between MI and SI. CONCLUSIONS The risk of SI has reduced among health professionals since the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in China. MI may contribute to prevalent SI, and mental health conditions, especially depressive symptoms, play a significant role as mediators. LIMITATIONS Cross-sectional design precludes the investigation of casual relationships. The nonrandom sampling method limits the generalization.
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- Zhehao He
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health at Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 560001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health at Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 560001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health at Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 560001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health at Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 560001, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health at Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 56006, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health and Management at Ningxia Medical University, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health at Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 560001, China; The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China.
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Parajuli DR, Ullah S, McGrail M, McLachlan CS, Isaac V. Work-related, socio-cultural, and personal factors associated with locus of control among Australian general practitioners. J Psychiatr Res 2022; 155:589-595. [PMID: 36206603 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.09.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Locus of control (LoC) is a social cognition, that relates to the level of self-control that people have over their personal environment that influences their life. In this context, LoC is frequently associated with work-related behavioral outcomes, ranging from job attitudes, career behaviors, stress, and burnout. OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between LoC, and work-related behavioral factors, socio-cultural factors, and personal factors among Australian General Practitioners (GPs). METHODS This study utilized data from the 2010 Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL) survey of doctors. Locus of control (LoC) was measured by a 7-point Likert scale based on Pearlin-Schooler Mastery/Self-efficacy 7-item Scale. Higher score indicated lower internal LoC. Multivariate linear regression model was performed to determine the independent predictors of LoC. RESULTS Of 3,664 GP participants, LoC did not differ by gender. Poor/fair self-rated health, working in urban location, running a stressful practice, poor balance of professional and personal commitments, poor support network, financial circumstances after retirement, and perception of unrealistic expectation by patients were significant predictors for a lower Internal LoC in a multivariate linear regression model. Adjusted R2 explained 22.4% of variation in predicting the LoC in our models. CONCLUSIONS LoC of Australian GPs is negatively affected by poor work-life balance, inadequate support, and unrealistic patient expectation. These work-place specific factors could be targeted by interventions to improve GPs wellbeing.
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- Daya Ram Parajuli
- Flinders Rural and Remote Health, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Ral Ral Avenue, Renmark, Australia
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- Flinders Rural and Remote Health, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Ral Ral Avenue, Renmark, Australia
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- Rural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Australia
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- Health Vertical, Centre for Healthy Futures, Torrens University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Flinders Rural and Remote Health, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Ral Ral Avenue, Renmark, Australia.
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Darboe A, Hawthorne L, Scott A, McGrail M. Exploring life satisfaction difference between domestic and international medical graduates: Evidence from a national longitudinal study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/20479700.2022.2130641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Amadou Darboe
- Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia
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- Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia
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- Melbourne Institute, Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Rural Clinical School, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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Wijeratne C, Kay MP, Arnold MH, Looi JCL. Australia needs to implement a national health strategy for doctors. Med J Aust 2022; 217:338-341. [PMID: 36069157 PMCID: PMC9825878 DOI: 10.5694/mja2.51714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- School of Rural HealthUniversity of SydneyDubboNSW,University of SydneySydneyNSW
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Muntean LM, Nireștean A, Mărușteri M, Sima-Comaniciu A, Lukacs E. Occupational Stress and Personality in Medical Doctors from Romania. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10091612. [PMID: 36141224 PMCID: PMC9498482 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10091612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Occupational stress amongst doctors has been intensively studied as doctors are exposed to several stress factors daily. The purpose of this study was to investigate if there are associations between personality dimensions and the factors that generate stress at work. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 280 medical doctors from Romania between February 2021 and September 2021 who were evaluated using the DECAS and ASSET Scales. Our results showed that the agreeableness and emotional stability dimensions of personality, according to the Big Five model, were statistically associated with work relationships (A p < 0.0001; ES p = 0.0005), work-life balance (A p = 0.008; ES p = 0.01), overload (A p = 0.01; ES p = 0.001), job security (A p < 0.0001; ES p = 0.002), job control (A p = 0.001; ES p = 0.009), resources and communication (A p = 0.0002; ES p < 0.0001), and job conditions (A p = 0.005; ES p = 0.03). The conscientiousness dimension was statistically associated with job control (p = 0.02). Doctors from different specialties experienced stress differently, with psychiatrists and doctors from preclinical specialties reporting the lowest levels of stress. Internists and surgeons reported higher levels of stress. This study showed that the dimensions of agreeableness and emotional stability were both associated with variables indicative of the level of stress felt at work.
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- Lorena Mihaela Muntean
- Department of Psychiatry, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania
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- Department of Psychiatry, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania
- Correspondence: (A.N.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania
- Correspondence: (A.N.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania
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- Department of Psychiatry, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania
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Bradfield OM, Bismark M, Scott A, Spittal M. Medical negligence claims and the health and life satisfaction of Australian doctors: a prospective cohort analysis of the MABEL survey. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e059447. [PMID: 35589347 PMCID: PMC9121477 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the association between medical negligence claims and doctors' self-rated health and life satisfaction. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS Registered doctors practising in Australia who participated in waves 4 to 11 of the Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL) longitudinal survey between 2011 and 2018. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES Self-rated health and self-rated life satisfaction. RESULTS Of the 15 105 doctors in the study, 885 reported being named in a medical negligence claim. Fixed-effects linear regression analysis showed that both self-rated health and self-rated life satisfaction declined for all doctors over the course of the MABEL survey, with no association between wave and being sued. However, being sued was not associated with any additional declines in self-rated health (coef.=-0.02, 95% CI -0.06 to 0.02, p=0.39) or self-rated life satisfaction (coef.=-0.01, 95% CI -0.08 to 0.07, p=0.91) after controlling for a range of job factors. Instead, we found that working conditions and job satisfaction were the strongest predictors of self-rated health and self-rated life satisfaction in sued doctors. In analyses restricted to doctors who were sued, we observed no changes in self-rated health (p=0.99) or self-rated life satisfaction (p=0.59) in the years immediately following a claim. CONCLUSIONS In contrast to prior overseas cross-sectional survey studies, we show that medical negligence claims do not adversely affect the well-being of doctors in Australia when adjusting for time trends and previously established covariates. This may be because: (1) prior studies failed to adequately address issues of causation and confounding; or (2) legal processes governing medical negligence claims in Australia cause less distress compared with those in other jurisdictions. Our findings suggest that the interaction between medical negligence claims and poor doctors' health is more complex than revealed through previous studies.
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- Owen M Bradfield
- Law and Public Health Unit, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Law and Public Health Unit, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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van de Ven D, Robroek SJ, Oude Hengel KM, van Zon SK, Brouwer S, Ots P, Burdorf A, Schuring M. Associations of within-individual changes in working conditions, health behaviour and BMI with work ability and self-rated health: a fixed effects analysis among Dutch workers. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e058574. [PMID: 35487715 PMCID: PMC9058761 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study assessed the associations of (1) within-individual improvements and (2) within-individual deteriorations in working conditions, health behaviour and body mass index (BMI) with changes in work ability and self-rated health among workers. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING The Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS Persons in paid employment, aged 45-64 years, who participated in the Dutch Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation (STREAM) between 2010 and 2017, and improved or deteriorated at least once with respect to working conditions (psychological and emotional job demands, autonomy, social support, physical workload), health behaviour (moderate and vigorous physical activity, smoking status), or BMI between any of two consecutive measurements during the 7-year follow-up. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES Changes in self-reported work ability on a scale from 0 to 10 (1st item of the work ability index) and self-rated health on a scale from 1 to 5 (SF-12). RESULTS Of the 21 856 STREAM participants, ultimately 14 159 workers were included in the fixed effects analyses on improvements (N=14 045) and deteriorations (N=14 066). Workers with deteriorated working conditions decreased in work ability (β's: -0.21 (95% CI: -0.25 to -0.18) to -0.28 (95% CI: -0.33 to -0.24)) and health (β's: -0.07 (95% CI: -0.09 to -0.06) to -0.10 (95% CI: -0.12 to -0.08)), whereas improvements were to a lesser extent associated with increased work ability (β's: 0.06 (95% CI: 0.02 to 0.09) to 0.11 (95% CI: 0.06 to 0.16)) and health (β's: 0.02 (95% CI: 0.00 to 0.03) to 0.04 (95% CI: 0.02 to 0.06)). Workers with increased BMI or decreased physical activity reduced in work ability and health. Likewise, decreased BMI or increased vigorous physical activity was associated with improved health. An increase in moderate or vigorous physical activity was modestly associated with a reduced work ability. Quitting smoking was associated with reduced work ability and health. CONCLUSIONS Compared with improvements, preventing deteriorations in working conditions, health behaviour and BMI, might be more beneficial for work ability and workers' health.
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- David van de Ven
- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Work Health Technology, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences, Community and Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences, Community and Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences, Community and Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Petrie K, Deady M, Lupton D, Crawford J, Boydell KM, Harvey SB. 'The hardest job I've ever done': a qualitative exploration of the factors affecting junior doctors' mental health and well-being during medical training in Australia. BMC Health Serv Res 2021; 21:1342. [PMID: 34906133 PMCID: PMC8672528 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-07381-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Medical practitioners can experience considerable stress and poor mental health during their careers, with doctors in training known to be particularly vulnerable. Previous research has documented work-related factors that may play a role in the mental health status of junior doctors. However, these and additional factors, need to be explored further by considering theory-driven, social, structural and contextual issues. This qualitative study aimed to explore the experiences of junior doctors working in Australian hospitals to identify factors that impact their mental health during medical training. Method Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 junior medical officers (JMOs) employed across six hospitals in Australia. Transcribed de-identified interviews were analysed thematically using a data-driven inductive approach. Results Four interrelated main themes were identified: i) professional hierarchies; ii) occupational stress; iii) emotional labour, and iv) taking distress home; which detail the complex affective, relational and professional experiences of JMOs. The accounts demonstrate how the social, professional and organisational dimensions of these experiences impact upon trainee’s well-being and mental health, both positively and negatively. Together, the findings document the dynamic, nuanced aspects of junior doctors’ experiences of medical training and practice and highlights the importance of relational connections and the workplace environment in shaping JMOs’ social and emotional well-being. Conclusion The current study adds to the understanding of how junior doctors navigate medical training in Australian hospitals and highlights the complexities of this experience, particularly the ways in which mental health and well-being are shaped by different elements. These findings have important implications to inform new strategies to improve JMO mental health and to leverage work and non-work contexts to better support JMOs during medical training. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12913-021-07381-5.
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- Katherine Petrie
- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia. .,Black Dog Institute, Hospital Rd, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia.
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia.,Black Dog Institute, Hospital Rd, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia
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- Vitalities Lab, Centre for Social Research in Health and Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
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- Black Dog Institute, Hospital Rd, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia
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- Black Dog Institute, Hospital Rd, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia
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Lin YK, Lin BYJ, Lin CD, Chen DY. Relationship between medical students' negative perceptions of colleagues' work-life and burn-out during clerkships: a longitudinal observational cohort study. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e049672. [PMID: 34620660 PMCID: PMC8499250 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Because work and educational environments are closely related and can affect each other, this study examined whether medical students' negative perceptions of their colleagues' work-life balance (NWLB) during their clinical rotations would be related to burn-out in clerkships and investigated the effect of students' gender on this relationship. DESIGN A longitudinal, prospective 2-year cohort study conducted between September 2013 and April 2015. SETTING Medical students from a university school of medicine in Taiwan. PARTICIPANTS One voluntary cohort of undergraduate medical students in clerkships was invited to participate. Among 190 medical students recruited in September 2013, a total of 124 students provided written informed consent. Participants were free to decide whether to complete each survey; therefore, varying numbers of responses were obtained during the study period. Those who responded to our survey for more than 6 months were included in our analyses. Overall, 2128 responses from 94 medical students were analysed, with each student providing an average of 23 responses for 2 years. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURE Burn-out was measured using the Professional Quality of Life Scale. RESULTS Our study found that a strong NWLB was related to high burn-out levels among medical students during their clerkships (p<0.001). However, the gender of the student had no effect on this relationship (p>0.05). In addition, our study indicated that medical students living with a companion had decreased burn-out levels than did those living alone during their clerkships. CONCLUSIONS The significance of policies promoting employee work-life balance should be emphasised because of the potential for social contagion effects on medical students. Clerkship trainees might be vulnerable to such negative contagion effects during the transition to their early clinical workplace training and may, therefore, require advanced socialisation and mentoring.
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- Yung Kai Lin
- Department of Surgery, Chiayi Branch, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Rheumatology and Immunology Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Lopes de Oliveira T, Oliveira RVCD, Griep RH, Moreno AB, Almeida MDCCD, Almquist YB, Fonseca MDJMD. Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) participant's profile regarding self-rated health: a multiple correspondence analysis. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:1761. [PMID: 34579683 PMCID: PMC8474707 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11760-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Self-rated health (SRH) - one of the most common health indicators used to verify health conditions - can be influenced by several types of socioeconomic conditions, thereby reflecting health inequalities. This study aimed to evaluate the participant profiles regarding the association between self-rated health and social and occupational characteristics of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). METHODS Cross-sectional design, including 11,305 individuals. Self-rated health was categorized as good, fair, and poor. The relationship between socio-demographic, psychosocial work environment, health-related variables, and self-rated health was analyzed by multiple correspondence analysis (stratified by age: up to 49 years old and 50 years old or more). RESULTS For both age strata, group composition was influenced by socioeconomic conditions. Poor SRH was related to lower socioeconomic conditions, being women, black self-declared race/ethnicity, being non-married/non-united, low decision authority, low skill discretion, and obesity. CONCLUSION To promote health, interventions should focus on reducing existing socioeconomic, race, and gender inequalities in Brazil.
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- Thaís Lopes de Oliveira
- Department of Epidemiology and Quantitative Methods in health. National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, 1480, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21041-210, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Health and Environment Education, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Epidemiology and Quantitative Methods in health. National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, 1480, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21041-210, Brazil
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Centre for Health Equity Studies (CHESS), Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology and Quantitative Methods in health. National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, 1480, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21041-210, Brazil.
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Harvey SB, Epstein RM, Glozier N, Petrie K, Strudwick J, Gayed A, Dean K, Henderson M. Mental illness and suicide among physicians. Lancet 2021; 398:920-930. [PMID: 34481571 PMCID: PMC9618683 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)01596-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened interest in how physician mental health can be protected and optimised, but uncertainty and misinformation remain about some key issues. In this Review, we discuss the current literature, which shows that despite what might be inferred during training, physicians are not immune to mental illness, with between a quarter and a third reporting increased symptoms of mental ill health. Physicians, particularly female physicians, are at an increased risk of suicide. An emerging consensus exists that some aspects of physician training, working conditions, and organisational support are unacceptable. Changes in medical training and health systems, and the additional strain of working through a pandemic, might have amplified these problems. A new evidence-informed framework for how individual and organisational interventions can be used in an integrated manner in medical schools, in health-care settings, and by professional colleagues is proposed. New initiatives are required at each of these levels, with an urgent need for organisational-level interventions, to better protect the mental health and wellbeing of physicians.
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- Samuel B Harvey
- Black Dog Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
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- Center for Communication and Disparities Research, Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Sydney School of Medicine (Central Clinical School), Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Black Dog Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia; School of Psychiatry, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia
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- Black Dog Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- Black Dog Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia; Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network, Matraville, NSW, Australia
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- Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Petrie K, Crawford J, Shand F, Harvey SB. Workplace stress, common mental disorder and suicidal ideation in junior doctors. Intern Med J 2021; 51:1074-1080. [PMID: 33135841 PMCID: PMC8362052 DOI: 10.1111/imj.15124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Doctors-in-training report elevated rates of mental disorders and high levels of stress. Whilst a number of work-related sources of stress have been identified in the medical profession, it remains unclear as to the relative importance of workplace stressors for mental ill-health in junior doctors. AIMS To examine workplace stressors reported by junior doctors and identify variables associated with adverse mental health outcomes. METHODS Cross-sectional analysis of national 2013 survey of Australian doctors focussing on junior medical officers (N = 3053; 24.9% of total sample). Primary outcomes were caseness of common mental disorder (CMD) and suicidal ideation in the past year. RESULTS Perceived level of conflict between study/career and family/personal responsibility (OR = 3.76, 95% CI: 2.61-5.43; P < 0.01) and sleep deprivation (OR = 2.19, 95% CI: 1.46-3.28; P < 0.01) were significantly associated with CMD, while perceived level of conflict between study/career and family/personal responsibility (OR = 3.13, 95% CI: 1.78-5.50; P < 0.01) and bullying (OR = 2.92, 95% CI: 1.42-6.03; P < 0.01) were most strongly associated with suicidal ideation in adjusted models. CONCLUSION This study identifies modifiable workplace variables that are influential in junior doctors' mental health, and in doing so, provides meaningful evidence-informed targets for future interventions to prevent suicide and mental disorder in this population.
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- Katherine Petrie
- Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Mayson S, Bardoel A. Sustaining a career in general practice: Embodied work, inequality regimes, and turnover intentions of women working in general practice. GENDER WORK AND ORGANIZATION 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/gwao.12659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Susan Mayson
- Department of Management Monash Business School Monash University Caulfield East Victoria Australia
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- Department of Management and Marketing Swinburne Business School Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn Victoria Australia
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Vassilaki M, Syrjanen JA, Kremers WK, Hagen PT, Knopman DS, Mielke MM, Geda YE, Alhurani RE, Machulda MM, Roberts RO, Petersen RC. Medical Doctors and Dementia: A Longitudinal Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2020; 68:1250-1255. [PMID: 32086949 PMCID: PMC7649053 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the association between being a medical doctor (MD) and the risk of incident dementia. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING Olmsted County, Minnesota. PARTICIPANTS A total of 3460 participants (including 104 MDs), aged 70 years or older, of the population-based Mayo Clinic Study of Aging. MEASUREMENTS Participants were randomly selected from the community and had comprehensive cognitive evaluations at baseline and approximately every 15 months to assess for diagnosis of dementia. For participants who withdrew from the follow-up, dementia diagnosis was also assessed using information available in their medical record. The associations were examined using Cox proportional hazards models, adjusting for sex, education, and apolipoprotein E ε4, using age as the time scale. RESULTS MDs were older (vs "general population"), and most were males (93.3%). MDs without dementia at baseline did not have a significantly different risk for incident dementia (hazard ratio = 1.12; 95% confidence interval = 0.69-1.82; P = .64) compared to the general population. CONCLUSIONS Although the study includes a small number of older, mainly male, MDs, it provides a preliminary insight on cognitive health later in life in MDs, while most previous studies examine the health of younger MDs. Larger longitudinal studies are needed to examine these associations and investigate if associations are modified by sex. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:1250-1255, 2020.
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- Maria Vassilaki
- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology and Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Department of Internal Medicine, West Suburban Medical Center, Oak Park, Illinois
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Schram JLD, Robroek SJW, Ots P, Brouwer S, Burdorf A, van Zon SKR, Oude Hengel KM. Influence of changing working conditions on exit from paid employment among workers with a chronic disease. Occup Environ Med 2020; 77:628-633. [PMID: 32439828 PMCID: PMC7476309 DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2019-106383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Objectives To investigate the relation between changes in working conditions and exit from paid employment among workers with a chronic disease. Methods Six waves from the longitudinal Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation (2010–2016), enriched with tax-based employment information from Statistics Netherlands (2011–2017), were available for 4820 chronically ill workers aged 45–63 years (mean 55.3 years, SD 5.1). A change in working conditions (physical workload, psychological job demands, job autonomy, emotional job demands and social support) was defined as an increase or decrease between two consecutive waves of at least one SD. Discrete-time survival models with repeated measurements were used to estimate the relative risk (RR) of a change in working conditions on exiting paid employment in the following year compared with no change and consecutive favourable working conditions. Results A favourable change in physical workload lowered the risk to exit paid employment (RR 0.46, 95% CI 0.22 to 0.94). An adverse change in psychosocial working conditions, especially a decrease in social support (RR 2.07, 95% CI 1.52 to 2.81), increased the likelihood to exit paid employment. In contrast, a favourable change in psychological job demands increased the risk to exit paid employment (RR 1.57, 95% CI 1.09 to 2.24). Multiple adverse changes increased the risk to exit paid employment up to six times (RR 6.06, 95% CI 2.83 to 12.98). Conclusions Changes in working conditions among workers with chronic diseases influence exit from paid employment. Ensuring that working conditions can be adapted to the needs of workers with a chronic disease may help to extend working life.
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- Jolinda L D Schram
- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences, Community & Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences, Community & Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences, Community & Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands .,Work, Health & Technology, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Nyberg A, Kecklund G, Hanson LM, Rajaleid K. Workplace violence and health in human service industries: a systematic review of prospective and longitudinal studies. Occup Environ Med 2020; 78:69-81. [PMID: 32414952 PMCID: PMC7873420 DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2020-106450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To provide systematically evaluated evidence of prospective associations between exposure to physical, psychological and gender-based violence and health among healthcare, social care and education workers. METHODS The guidelines on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses were followed. Medline, Cinahl, Web of Science and PsycInfo were searched for population: human service workers; exposure: workplace violence; and study type: prospective or longitudinal in articles published 1990-August 2019. Quality assessment was performed based on a modified version of the Cochrane's 'Tool to Assess Risk of Bias in Cohort Studies'. RESULTS After deduplication, 3566 studies remained, of which 132 articles were selected for full-text screening and 28 were included in the systematic review. A majority of the studies focused on healthcare personnel, were from the Nordic countries and were assessed to have medium quality. Nine of 11 associations between physical violence and poor mental health were statistically significant, and 3 of 4 associations between physical violence and sickness absence. Ten of 13 associations between psychological violence and poor mental health were statistically significant and 6 of 6 associations between psychological violence and sickness absence. The only study on gender-based violence and health reported a statistically non-significant association. CONCLUSION There is consistent evidence mainly in medium quality studies of prospective associations between psychological violence and poor mental health and sickness absence, and between physical violence and poor mental health in human service workers. More research using objective outcomes, improved exposure assessment and that focus on gender-based violence is needed.
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- Anna Nyberg
- Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Petrie K, Crawford J, LaMontagne AD, Milner A, Dean J, Veness BG, Christensen H, Harvey SB. Working hours, common mental disorder and suicidal ideation among junior doctors in Australia: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e033525. [PMID: 31964674 PMCID: PMC7045753 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Despite concern regarding high rates of mental illness and suicide amongst the medical profession, the link between working hours and doctors' mental health remains unclear. This study examines the relationship between average weekly working hours and junior doctors' (JDs') mental health in Australia. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS A randomly selected sample of 42 942 Australian doctors were invited to take part in an anonymous Beyondblue National Mental Health Survey in 2013, of whom 12 252 doctors provided valid data (response rate approximately 27%). The sample of interest comprised 2706 full-time graduate medical trainees in various specialties, at either intern, prevocational or vocational training stage. Consultants and retired doctors were excluded. OUTCOME MEASURES Main outcomes of interest were caseness of common mental disorder (CMD) (assessed using a cut-off of 4 as a threshold on total General Health Questionnaire-28 score), presence of suicidal ideation (SI) (assessed with a single item) and average weekly working hours. Logistic regression modelling was used to account for the impact of age, gender, stage of training, location of work, specialty, marital status and whether JDs had trained outside Australia. RESULTS JDs reported working an average of 50.1 hours per week (SD=13.4). JDs who worked over 55 hours a week were more than twice as likely to report CMD (adjusted OR=2.05; 95% CI 1.62 to 2.59, p<0.001) and SI (adjusted OR=2.00; 95% CI 1.42 to 2.81, p<0.001) compared to those working 40-44 hours per week. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that around one in four JDs are currently working hours that are associated with a doubling of their risk of common mental health problems and SI. These findings suggest that management of working hours represents an important focus for workplaces to improve the mental health of medical trainees.
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- Katherine Petrie
- Black Dog Institute, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
- Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Health & Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The McCaughey Centre: VicHealth Centre for the Promotion of Mental Health & Community Wellbeing, Melbourne School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The McCaughey Centre: VicHealth Centre for the Promotion of Mental Health & Community Wellbeing, Melbourne School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- St Vincents Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
- Beyond Blue, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
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- Mental and Addiction Health, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Black Dog Institute, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
- Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Xu D, Hou L, Zhou H. Challenges faced by acute care surgeons in China. World J Emerg Surg 2019; 14:16. [PMID: 30976293 PMCID: PMC6444604 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-019-0236-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The aim of this article is to describe briefly about Chinese ACS surgeons' work status. It is an undeniable fact that the analysis of ED and ACS resources shows negative tendencies and high work overload, resulting in low patient safety and quality of care. And, there was a substantial shortage of surgeons in the subspecialty. So, a set of strategic measures and state policies should be prioritized.
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- Dequan Xu
- Department of Emergency Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001 Heilongjiang Province People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001 Heilongjiang Province People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001 Heilongjiang Province People's Republic of China
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Forbes J. Thriving, not just surviving: Well-being in emergency medicine. Emerg Med Australas 2018; 30:266-269. [DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.12955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jessica Forbes
- Emergency Department; Townsville Hospital; Townsville Queensland Australia
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