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Jankowiak S, Rossnagel K, Bauer J, Schulz A, Liebers F, Latza U, Romero Starke K, Seidler A, Nübling M, Riechmann-Wolf M, Letzel S, Wild P, Arnold N, Beutel M, Pfeiffer N, Lackner K, Münzel T, Schulze A, Hegewald J. Night shift work and cardiovascular diseases among employees in Germany: five-year follow-up of the Gutenberg Health Study. Scand J Work Environ Health 2024; 50:142-151. [PMID: 38258536 PMCID: PMC11006091 DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.4139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine if there is an increased risk of incident cardiovascular diseases (CVD) resulting from cumulative night shift work in the German population-based Gutenberg Health Study (GHS). METHODS We examined working participants of the GHS at baseline and after five years. Cumulative night shift work in the 10 years before baseline was assessed and categorized as low (1-220 nights ≙ up to 1 year), middle (221-660 nights ≙ 1-3 years), and high (>660 nights ≙ more than 3 years) night shift exposure. Hazard ratios (HR) were estimated for incident "quality-assured CVD events" using Cox proportional hazard models. RESULTS At baseline, 1092 of 8167 working participants performed night shift work. During the follow-up, 202 incident cardiovascular events occurred. The crude incidence rates for CVD per 1000 person-years were 6.88 [95% confidence interval (CI) 4.80-9.55] for night shift workers and 5.19 (95% CI 4.44-6.04) for day workers. Cumulative incidence curves showed a higher cumulative incidence in workers exposed to night shift work compared to day workers after five years. The adjusted HR for incident CVD events were 1.26 (95% CI 0.68-2.33), 1.37 (95% CI 0.74-2.53) and 1.19 (95% CI 0.67-2.12) for employees in the low, middle and high night shift categories compared to employees without night shift work, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The observed tendencies indicate that night shift work might be negatively associated with cardiovascular health. We expect the continued follow-up will clarify the long-term impact of night shift work.
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Beutel T, Koestner C, Wild PS, Münzel T, Beutel ME, Lackner KJ, Pfeiffer N, Nübling M, Becker J, Letzel S. Burnout, self-rated general health and life satisfaction among teachers and other academic occupational groups. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1209995. [PMID: 37637828 PMCID: PMC10451082 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1209995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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Introduction Teachers work in a job with specific demands that can strain individual coping capabilities and can pose a risk for the development of psychological problems. Prior studies showed that teachers - in comparison with other occupational groups - had high risks of job-related psychological exhaustion. In our study we compared teachers and other occupational groups on burnout, general life satisfaction and self-rated general health. In addition, we analyzed if sociodemographic and job-related factors were relevant predictors of these outcomes. Methods We analyzed data from a total of 1,500 subjects arising from the Gutenberg Health Study. Binary logistic regression models and descriptive statistics were calculated to determine potential differences between the occupational group membership and the predictive values of sociodemographic and job-related variables. Results The occupational groups did not differ significantly in terms of burnout, self-rated general health and satisfaction with life. Logistic regression models showed which sociodemographic and job-related variables were associated with the outcomes. Female sex, part-time employment as well as work-privacy conflicts showed particular predictive relevance. Discussion Job-related interventions for teachers should aim at specific strains, e.g., arising out of work-privacy conflicts where interventions should focus on support of female teachers.
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- Till Beutel
- Institute for Teachers’ Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Medical Center of the University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site RhineMain, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site RhineMain, Mainz, Germany
- Department of Cardiology – Cardiology I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site RhineMain, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- FFAW: Freiburg Research Centre for Occupational Sciences, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Teachers’ Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute for Teachers’ Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Medical Center of the University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Bello C, Nübling M, Luedi MM, Heidegger T. Patient satisfaction in anesthesiology: a narrative review. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2023; 36:452-459. [PMID: 37222215 DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000001270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Healthcare is increasingly expanding its view in outcome discussions to integrate patient-reported outcomes such as patient satisfaction. Involving patients in the evaluation of services and the development of quality improvement strategies is paramount, especially in the service-oriented discipline of anaesthesiology. RECENT FINDINGS Currently, while the development of validated patient satisfaction questionnaires is well established, the use of rigorously tested scores in research and clinical practice is not standardized. Furthermore, most questionnaires are validated for specific settings, which limits our ability to draw relevant conclusions from them, especially considering the rapidly expanding scope of anaesthesia as a discipline and the addition of same-day surgery. SUMMARY For this manuscript, we review recent literature regarding patient satisfaction in the inpatient and ambulatory anaesthesia setting. We discuss ongoing controversies and briefly digress to consider management and leadership science regarding 'customer satisfaction'.
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- Corina Bello
- Department of Anesthesiology, Spitalregion Rheintal, Werdenberg, Sarganserland, Spitalstrasse, Grabs
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Spitalregion Rheintal, Werdenberg, Sarganserland, Spitalstrasse, Grabs
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Margulies O, Nübling M, Verheul W, Hildebrandt W, Hildebrandt H. Determining factors for compensatory movements of the left arm and shoulder in violin playing. Front Psychol 2023; 13:1017039. [PMID: 36755976 PMCID: PMC9901209 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1017039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Introduction Despite a large number of available ergonomic aids and recommendations regarding instrument positioning, violin players at any proficiency level still display a worrying incidence of task-specific complaints of incompletely understood etiology. Compensatory movement patterns of the left upper extremity form an integral part of violin playing. They are highly variable between players but remain understudied despite their relevance for task-specific health problems. Methods This study investigated individual position effects of the instrument and pre-existing biomechanical factors likely determining the degree of typical compensatory movements in the left upper extremity: (1) left elbow/upper arm adduction ("Reference Angle α", deviation from the vertical axis), (2) shoulder elevation ("Coord x", in mm), and (3) shoulder protraction ("Coord y", in mm). In a group of healthy music students (N = 30, 15 m, 15 f, mean age = 22.5, SD = 2.6), "Reference Angle α" was measured by 3D motion capture analysis. "Coord x" and "Coord y" were assessed and ranked by a synchronized 2D HD video monitoring while performing a pre-defined 16-s tune under laboratory conditions. These three primary outcome variables were compared between four typical, standardized violin positions varying by their sideward orientation ("LatAx-CSP") and/or inclination ("LoAx-HP") by 30°, as well as the players' usual playing position. Selected biomechanical hand parameter data were analyzed as co-factors according to Wagner's Biomechanical Hand Measurement (BHM). Results Mean "Reference Angle α" decreased significantly from 24.84 ± 2.67 to 18.61 ± 3.12° (p < 0.001), "Coord x" from 22.54 ± 7.417 to 4.75 ± 3.488 mm (p < 0.001), and "Coord y" from 5.66 ± 3.287 to 1.94 ± 1.901) mm (p < 0.001) when increasing LatAx-CSP and LoAx-HP by 30°. Concerning the biomechanical co-factors, "Reference Angle α", "Coord y", but not "Coord x", were found to be significantly increased overall, with decreasing passive supination range (r = -0.307, p = <0.001 for "Passive Supination 250 g/16Ncm", and r = -0.194, p = <0.001 for "Coord y"). Compensatory movements were larger during tune sections requiring high positioning of the left hand and when using the small finger. Discussion Results may enable to adapt individually suitable instrument positions to minimize strenuous and potentially unhealthy compensation movements of the left upper extremity.
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- Oliver Margulies
- Music Physiology/Musicians’ and Preventive Medicine Section, Department of Music, Institute for Music Research (IMR), Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Zürich, Switzerland,*Correspondence: Oliver Margulies, ✉
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- Music Physiology/Musicians’ and Preventive Medicine Section, Department of Music, Institute for Music Research (IMR), Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Zürich, Switzerland
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- Music Physiology/Musicians’ and Preventive Medicine Section, Department of Music, Institute for Music Research (IMR), Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Music Physiology/Musicians’ and Preventive Medicine Section, Department of Music, Institute for Music Research (IMR), Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Zürich, Switzerland,Swiss University Center for Music Physiology, Basel University of the Arts, Basel, Switzerland
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Nübling M, Lüdecke D. Workshop der AG Methoden: Methodische Aspekte und empirische
Beispiele von systematischen Reviews und Meta-Analysen. Das Gesundheitswesen 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1753985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- M Nübling
- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH
(FFAW), Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Institut für
Medizinische Soziologie, Hamburg, Deutschland
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Häberle N, Lincke HJ, Nübling M. Mehr als nur Homeoffice: Erkenntnisse zu betrieblichen
Maßnahmen aus dem COVID-19 Modul des COPSOQ. Das Gesundheitswesen 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1753822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Lincke HJ, Vomstein M, Lindner A, Nolle I, Häberle N, Haug A, Nübling M. COPSOQ III in Deutschland. Die Validierung eines Standard-Instruments
zur Messung psychosozialer Belastungen bei der Arbeit. Das Gesundheitswesen 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1753705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Riechmann-Wolf M, Hegewald J, Jankowiak S, Prigge M, Rossnagel K, Drössler S, Nübling M, Romero Starke K, Seidler A, Schulz A, Zahn D, Münzel T, Pfeiffer N, Wild PS, Beutel ME, Gianicolo E, Lackner KJ, Letzel S. Fühlen sich Beschäftigte bei ihrer beruflichen
Rückkehr nach längerer Arbeitsunfähigkeit von ihrem
Arbeitgeber unterstützt? Welche Rolle spielt die
Unternehmensgröße? Ergebnisse aus einer Pilotbefragung innerhalb
der Gutenberg-Gesundheitsstudie. Das Gesundheitswesen 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1753706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- M Riechmann-Wolf
- UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Mainz, Institut für Arbeits-, Sozial- und Umweltmedizin, Mainz,
Deutschland
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- Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, Berlin,
Deutschland
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- Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, Berlin,
Deutschland
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- Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, Berlin,
Deutschland
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- Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, Berlin,
Deutschland
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- Technische Universität Dresden Medizinische Fakultät,
Institut und Poliklinik für Arbeits- und Sozialmedizin (IPAS), Dresden,
Deutschland
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- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH
(FFAW), Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Technische Universität Dresden Medizinische Fakultät,
Institut und Poliklinik für Arbeits- und Sozialmedizin (IPAS), Dresden,
Deutschland
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- Technische Universität Dresden Medizinische Fakultät,
Institut und Poliklinik für Arbeits- und Sozialmedizin (IPAS), Dresden,
Deutschland
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- UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Mainz, Mainz, Deutschland
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- UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Mainz, Mainz, Deutschland
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- UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Mainz, Mainz, Deutschland
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- UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Mainz, Mainz, Deutschland
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- UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Mainz, Mainz, Deutschland
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- UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Mainz, Mainz, Deutschland
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- UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Mainz, Mainz, Deutschland
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- UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Mainz, Mainz, Deutschland
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- UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Mainz, Institut für Arbeits-, Sozial- und Umweltmedizin, Mainz,
Deutschland
- UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Mainz, Präv. Kardiologie und Med. Prävention, Zentrum
für Kardiologie, Mainz, Deutschland
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Nübling M, Nolle I, Lincke HJ. Einführung und Übersicht: Medizinische Soziologie
– eine rein akademische Veranstaltung? Das Gesundheitswesen 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1753761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Schulze S, Merz S, Thier A, Tallarek M, König F, Uhlenbrock G, Nübling M, Lincke HJ, Rapp MA, Spallek J, Holmberg C. Psychosocial burden in nurses working in nursing homes during the Covid-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study with quantitative and qualitative data. BMC Health Serv Res 2022; 22:949. [PMID: 35883124 PMCID: PMC9315075 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08333-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Covid-19 pandemic led to increased work-related strain and psychosocial burden in nurses worldwide, resulting in high prevalences of mental health problems. Nurses in long-term care facilities seem to be especially affected by the pandemic. Nevertheless, there are few findings indicating possible positive changes for health care workers. Therefore, we investigated which psychosocial burdens and potential positive aspects nurses working in long-term care facilities experience during the Covid-19 pandemic. METHODS We conducted a mixed-methods study among nurses and nursing assistants working in nursing homes in Germany. The survey contained the third German version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ III). Using Welch's t-tests, we compared the COPSOQ results of our sample against a pre-pandemic reference group of geriatric nurses from Germany. Additionally, we conducted semi-structured interviews with geriatric nurses with a special focus on psychosocial stress, to reach a deeper understanding of their experiences on work-related changes and burdens during the pandemic. Data were analysed using thematic coding (Braun and Clarke). RESULTS Our survey sample (n = 177) differed significantly from the pre-pandemic reference group in 14 out of 31 COPSOQ scales. Almost all of these differences indicated negative changes. Our sample scored significantly worse regarding the scales 'quantitative demands', 'hiding emotions', 'work-privacy conflicts', 'role conflicts', 'quality of leadership', 'support at work', 'recognition', 'physical demands', 'intention to leave profession', 'burnout', 'presenteeism' and 'inability to relax'. The interviews (n = 15) revealed six main themes related to nurses' psychosocial stress: 'overall working conditions', 'concern for residents', 'management of relatives', 'inability to provide terminal care', 'tensions between being infected and infecting others' and 'technicisation of care'. 'Enhanced community cohesion' (interviews), 'meaning of work' and 'quantity of social relations' (COPSOQ III) were identified as positive effects of the pandemic. CONCLUSIONS Results clearly illustrate an aggravation of geriatric nurses' situation and psychosocial burden and only few positive changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Pre-existing hardships seem to have further deteriorated and new stressors added to nurses' strain. The perceived erosion of care, due to an overemphasis of the technical in relation to the social and emotional dimensions of care, seems to be especially burdensome to geriatric nurses.
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- Susanne Schulze
- Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
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- Department of Public Health, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
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- Freiburg Research Centre for Occupational Sciences (FFAW), Freiburg, Germany
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- Freiburg Research Centre for Occupational Sciences (FFAW), Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.,Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.,Department of Public Health, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany.,Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus -Senftenberg, Senfenberg, Germany
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- Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany. .,Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany. .,Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany.
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Formazin M, Ertel M, Kersten N, Nübling M. Psychosocial Safety Climate. Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie A&O 2022. [DOI: 10.1026/0932-4089/a000379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Zusammenfassung. Zur Erfassung von „Psychosocial Safety Climate“ (PSC) als spezifischer Komponente des Organisationsklimas, die sich auf die Grundsätze und Praktiken zum Schutz der Gesundheit der Beschäftigten bezieht, liegt bisher im deutschen Sprachraum keine validierte Fragebogenversion vor, obwohl dies für ein Screening im Rahmen der Gefährdungsbeurteilung psychischer Belastung hilfreich wäre. In der vorliegenden Studie mit N = 1 762 Beschäftigten aus 16 Organisationen erfolgte – auf Basis qualitativer Vorarbeiten – eine entsprechende Validierung. Im Ergebnis konfirmatorischer Faktorenanalysen und linearer Regressionsanalysen unter Berücksichtigung der Mehrebenenstruktur der Daten wird deutlich, dass dem Instrument eine zweifaktorielle Struktur – Geschäftsleitung vs. Organisation als Ganzes – zugrunde liegt und sich erwartungskonforme Assoziationen zu weiteren psychosozialen Arbeitsbedingungen sowie arbeits- und gesundheitsbezogenen Zielgrößen wie Burnout und Arbeitszufriedenheit zeigen. Somit steht nun eine Version des PSC-Fragebogens auch für den deutschen Sprachraum zur Verfügung, die sowohl für die Forschung als auch in der betrieblichen Praxis eingesetzt werden kann.
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- Maren Formazin
- Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, Fachbereich „Arbeit und Gesundheit“, Berlin
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- Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, Fachbereich „Arbeit und Gesundheit“, Berlin
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- Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, Fachbereich „Arbeit und Gesundheit“, Berlin
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- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften, Freiburg im Breisgau
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Peter KA, Golz C, Bürgin RA, Nübling M, Voirol C, Zürcher SJ, Hahn S. Assessing the psychosocial work environment in the health care setting: translation and psychometric testing of the French and Italian Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaires (COPSOQ) in a large sample of health professionals in Switzerland. BMC Health Serv Res 2022; 22:608. [PMID: 35524327 PMCID: PMC9074249 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07924-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Measuring work-related stress in a reliable way is important in the development of appropriate prevention and intervention strategies. Especially in multilingual studies the use of comparable and reliable instruments is crucial. Therefore, the aim of this study was to translate selected scales and single items from the German version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ) into French and Italian and psychometrically test them in a sample of health professionals. Methods This study used cross-sectional data from health professionals at 163 randomised selected health organisations in Switzerland. Selected COPSOQ items/scales were backwards- and forwards- translated and cross-culturally adapted from German to French and Italian. Reliability was assessed with Cronbach alpha and intraclass correlation coefficients, construct validity with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modelling as well as comparative fit index. Results Responses from 12,754 health professionals were included in the analysis. Of the overall 24 scales, 20 in the German version, 19 in the French version and 17 in the Italian version attained sufficient internal consistency with a threshold of 0.7 for Cronbach’s alpha. Predominantly high factor loadings on scale level are reported (> 0.35), as well as good and satisfactory fit values with RMSEA below 0.1, SRMR below 0.08 and CFI above 0.95. For 10 out of 15 scales, the test for factor invariance revealed a significant difference regarding the psychological constructs of the scales across the language versions. Conclusions The psychometric properties verify the underlying theoretical model of the COPSOQ questionnaire, which is to some extent comparable across the three language versions. Of the 10 scales with significant factor variance, four showed large differences, implying that revision is needed for better comparability. Potential cultural issues as well as regional differences may have led to the factor variance and the different reliability scores per scale across language versions. One known influencing factor for regional differences is culture, which should be considered in scale development. Moreover, emerging topics such as digitization should be considered in further development of the questionnaire. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12913-022-07924-4.
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- Karin Anne Peter
- Department of Applied Research & Development in Nursing, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Murtenstrasse 10, 3008, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Department of Applied Research & Development in Nursing, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Murtenstrasse 10, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Applied Research & Development in Nursing, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Murtenstrasse 10, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
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- Freiburg Research Centre for Occupational Sciences, Freiburg, Germany
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- Haute Ecole Arc Santé, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Neuchatel, Switzerland
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- Department of Applied Research & Development in Nursing, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Murtenstrasse 10, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Applied Research & Development in Nursing, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Murtenstrasse 10, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
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Lincke HJ, Vomstein M, Lindner A, Nolle I, Häberle N, Haug A, Nübling M. COPSOQ III in Germany: validation of a standard instrument to measure psychosocial factors at work. J Occup Med Toxicol 2021; 16:50. [PMID: 34784940 PMCID: PMC8594291 DOI: 10.1186/s12995-021-00331-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background Over the last almost 20 years COPSOQ (Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire) has become a well-established instrument to measure psychosocial stress at work. In Germany, a first validated version of COPSOQ was introduced in 2005. After the COPSOQ international network took over responsibility for the development of COPSOQ, a new version was published in 2019 (COPSOQ III). The German version of this questionnaire is now to be validated. Methods Measurement qualities of German COPSOQ III are explored in adherence to the to the usual requirements of a validation study as defined by DIN EN ISO 10075-3. A sample of observations from more than 250,000 participants surveyed with the COPSOQ in Germany is used for univariate and multivariate statistical analysis. Results With its 84 items the German COPSOQ III includes all psychosocial work factors that are internationally obligatory and is still compatible with almost 70% of the content in the 2005 German version. Typical psychometric properties of the questionnaire (e. g., validity and reliability) are either good or very good for most of the 84 items and 31 scales. Beyond basic results, congruences with widely used theoretical approaches like the Demand-Control(−Support) model or the Job Demands-Resources model are generally satisfactory. Conclusions With the launch of COPSOQ III in Germany, new workplace psychosocial aspects could be explored. Like the preceding version, the questionnaire is a highly useful instrument for research as well as for risk assessment in enterprises. COSPQO III covers a multitude of theoretical approaches and gives comprehensive information on psychosocial working conditions to deduce actions for their improvement. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12995-021-00331-1.
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- Hans-Joachim Lincke
- FFAW Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH, FFAW Freiburg research centre for occupational sciences, Bertoldstr. 63, 79098, Freiburg, Germany.
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- FFAW Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH, FFAW Freiburg research centre for occupational sciences, Bertoldstr. 63, 79098, Freiburg, Germany
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- FFAW Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH, FFAW Freiburg research centre for occupational sciences, Bertoldstr. 63, 79098, Freiburg, Germany
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- FFAW Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH, FFAW Freiburg research centre for occupational sciences, Bertoldstr. 63, 79098, Freiburg, Germany
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- FFAW Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH, FFAW Freiburg research centre for occupational sciences, Bertoldstr. 63, 79098, Freiburg, Germany
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- FFAW Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH, FFAW Freiburg research centre for occupational sciences, Bertoldstr. 63, 79098, Freiburg, Germany
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- FFAW Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH, FFAW Freiburg research centre for occupational sciences, Bertoldstr. 63, 79098, Freiburg, Germany
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Hegewald J, Starke KR, Garthus-Niegel S, Schulz A, Nübling M, Latza U, Jankowiak S, Liebers F, Rossnagel K, Riechmann-Wolf M, Letzel S, Arnold N, Beutel M, Gianicolo E, Pfeiffer N, Lackner K, Münzel T, Wild P, Seidler A. Correction: Work-life conflict and cardiovascular health: 5-year follow-up of the Gutenberg Health Study. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0258075. [PMID: 34570815 PMCID: PMC8476000 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Hildebrandt H, Margulies O, Köhler B, Nemcova M, Nübling M, Verheul W, Hildebrandt W. Muscle Activation and Subjectively Perceived Effort in Typical Violin Positions. Med Probl Perform Art 2021; 36:207-217. [PMID: 34464966 DOI: 10.21091/mppa.2021.3023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Violinists display a high incidence of task-specific musculoskeletal problems. Sources pertaining to violin playing and teaching traditions as well as musicians' medicine research offer only imprecise and contradictory recommendations regarding suitable instrument positions. The aim of this study was to add to a growing scientific base for teaching and medical counseling regarding violin positioning. The study evaluated muscle activation (EMG) and subjectively perceived effort (Borg scale) in four standardized typical violin positions, as well as the violinists' normally used one. The hypothesis, the smaller the angle between the instrument's longitudinal axis (LoAx) and the player's central sagittal plane (CSP) and the angle between its lateral axis (LatAx) and the player's horizontal plane (HP), the more muscle activation and perceived effort in the violinist's left arm, was confirmed: Decreasing the LoAx-CSP angle from 50° to 20° and the LatAx-HP angle from 50° to 20° resulted in a highly significant and independent increase of EMG and Borg scale self-ratings mean values. Results may allow for a first step in decision-making on violin positioning for ergonomic adaptations in teaching as well as prevention and therapy of playing-related health problems at all levels of proficiency.
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- Horst Hildebrandt
- Zurich University of the Arts, Zürcher Zentrum Musikerhand (ZZM), CH-8031 Zürich, Switzerland. Tel +41 (0)43 446 51 20.
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- Zurich University of the Arts, Zürcher Zentrum Musikerhand (ZZM), Room 6.H11, Toni-Areal, Pfingstweidstrasse 96, PO Box, CH-8031 Zürich, Switzerland. Tel +41 (0)78 815 05 94.
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Riechmann-Wolf M, Jankowiak S, Schulz A, Hegewald J, Starke KR, Liebers F, Rossnagel K, Poplawski A, Arnold N, Nübling M, Seidler A, Beutel M, Pfeiffer N, Lackner K, Münzel T, Bogner K, Wild PS, Latza U, Letzel S. Correction to: Self‑reported cardiovascular health of teachers: results from the 5‑year follow‑up of the Gutenberg Health Study cohort. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2021; 94:2021. [PMID: 34331127 PMCID: PMC9172730 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-021-01747-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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- Merle Riechmann-Wolf
- Institute for Teachers' Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Kupferbergterrasse 17-19, 55116, Mainz, Germany. .,Institute of Occupational, Social, and Environmental Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
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- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, BAuA Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- IPAS Dresden: Institute and Polyclinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- IPAS Dresden: Institute and Polyclinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, BAuA Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, BAuA Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- FFAW: The Freiburg Research Center for Occupational Sciences, Freiburg, Germany
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- IPAS Dresden: Institute and Polyclinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute for Teachers' Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Kupferbergterrasse 17-19, 55116, Mainz, Germany
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- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, BAuA Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Teachers' Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Kupferbergterrasse 17-19, 55116, Mainz, Germany.,Institute of Occupational, Social, and Environmental Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Hegewald J, Romero Starke K, Garthus-Niegel S, Schulz A, Nübling M, Latza U, Jankowiak S, Liebers F, Rossnagel K, Riechmann-Wolf M, Letzel S, Arnold N, Beutel M, Gianicolo E, Pfeiffer N, Lackner K, Münzel T, Wild P, Seidler A. Work-life conflict and cardiovascular health: 5-year follow-up of the Gutenberg Health Study. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0251260. [PMID: 33961688 PMCID: PMC8104925 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Work-life conflicts (WLC) may impact health, but few studies prospectively consider the impact of WLC on objective outcomes such as cardiovascular disease. Using data from the Gutenberg Health Study (GHS), we examined if WLC at baseline was associated with an increased five-year incidence of cardiovascular events (myocardial infarct, stroke, atrial fibrillation, peripheral artery disease, coronary artery disease, chronic heart failure, sudden cardiac death). We also considered if WLC was associated with incident hypertension and arterial stiffness and if the effects of WLC on cardiovascular health differ for men and women. METHODS A working subsample of the 15,010 GHS cohort participants completed the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire, which included five "work-privacy conflict" questions at baseline and at the five-year follow-up. Relative risks for incident hypertension due to increased WLC at baseline (WLC scores exceeding 60 out of 100) were estimated with Poisson regression in the subgroup of participants without hypertension at baseline (n = 2426). Categories of WLC at baseline and follow-up were also used to examine the risk of hypertension due to chronic/recurrent WLC. In this subgroup, we also examined the association between WLC as a continuous score ranging from 0 to 100 with change to arterial stiffness after five years using linear regression. Hazard ratios were estimated for incident cardiovascular events in a larger subsample of participants without prevalent cardiovascular disease at baseline (n = 3698) using Cox regression. We used various multivariable regression models to adjust for sex, age, socioeconomic status, occupational, household, and cardiovascular risk factors. RESULTS We found no association between WLC and incident hypertension or increased arterial stiffness. The fully-adjusted relative risk for WLC >60 at baseline and hypertension was 0.93 (95% 0.74-1.17). The risk of hypertension due to chronic/recurrent WLC >60 was increased but not statistically significant (RR = 1.13, 95% CI 0.83-1.54). Overall, hazard ratios for incident cardiovascular events were also not increased. However, stratifying the results by sex resulted in a hazard ratio of 1.47 (95% CI 0.54-3.98) for incident cardiovascular disease among women in the fully adjusted model. CONCLUSIONS Although our results were not statistically significant, they indicate that WLC is negatively impacting the cardiovascular health of women. While these results need to be confirmed with additional research and a longer follow-up, interventions to prevent WLC will promote health and could be especially beneficial for women.
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- Janice Hegewald
- Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine (IPAS), Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Germany
- Institute of Sociology, Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences, TU Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine (IPAS), Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Germany
- Institute of Sociology, Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences, TU Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine (IPAS), Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Germany
- Department of Child Health and Development, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- FFAW: The Freiburg Research Centre for Occupational Sciences, Freiburg, Germany
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- Division Work and Health, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Berlin, Germany
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- Division Work and Health, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Berlin, Germany
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- Division Work and Health, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Berlin, Germany
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- Division Work and Health, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Teachers’ Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Occupational, Social, Environmental Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Center for Cardiology I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Department of Medicine 2, Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Center for Translational Vascular Biology (CTVB), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Center for Cardiology I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Center for Translational Vascular Biology (CTVB), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 2, Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Center for Translational Vascular Biology (CTVB), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany
- Center of Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine (IPAS), Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Germany
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Riechmann-Wolf M, Jankowiak S, Schulz A, Hegewald J, Romero Starke K, Liebers F, Rossnagel K, Poplawski A, Arnold N, Nübling M, Seidler A, Beutel M, Pfeiffer N, Lackner K, Münzel T, Bogner K, Wild PS, Latza U, Letzel S. Self-reported cardiovascular health of teachers: results from the 5-year follow-up of the Gutenberg Health Study cohort. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2020; 94:251-259. [PMID: 33106930 PMCID: PMC8332549 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-020-01576-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Objectives Following an exploratory approach, we examined cardiovascular disease risk factors at baseline and the 5-year incidence proportion of self-reported doctor-diagnosed cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in teachers and other occupational groups of the Gutenberg Health Study. Methods Study participants lived in the region of Mainz, Germany. Data from 6510 working participants without prevalent CVD at baseline (2007–2012) were analyzed. Participants were teachers (n = 215), other professionals from the health, social or educational (HSE) fields (n = 1061) or worked outside the HSE fields (n = 5234). For occupational comparisons, we estimated prevalence ratios (PR) for each CVD risk factor at baseline with robust Poisson regression analyses. We calculated crude CVD incidence rates based on the observed 5-year CVD cumulative incidence at follow-up and estimated age-weighted incidence proportions. All analyses were stratified by sex. Results Male non-HSE workers showed a higher prevalence of smoking and physical inactivity than male teachers (PR 2.26; 95%-CI: 1.06–4.82/PR 1.89; 95%-CI: 1.24–2.87). In contrast, non-HSE workers and other HSE professionals were less likely to have reported an unhealthy alcohol intake than teachers. Differences were attenuated after SES-adjustment. We did not detect occupational group-specific differences in CVD incidence. However, there were only two cases of CVD among the teachers. Conclusion Particularly male teachers showed a healthier lifestyle regarding physical inactivity and smoking. Nevertheless, occupational-medical care practitioners and researchers need to be aware of the relatively heightened prevalence of unhealthy alcohol intake in female and male teachers, and in absolute terms, the high hypertension prevalence in male teachers.
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- Merle Riechmann-Wolf
- Institute for Teachers' Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Kupferbergterrasse 17-19, 55116, Mainz, Germany. .,Institute of Occupational, Social, and Environmental Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
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- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, BAuA Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- IPAS Dresden: Institute and Polyclinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- IPAS Dresden: Institute and Polyclinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, BAuA Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, BAuA Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- FFAW: The Freiburg Research Center for Occupational Sciences, Freiburg, Germany
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- IPAS Dresden: Institute and Polyclinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute for Teachers' Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Kupferbergterrasse 17-19, 55116, Mainz, Germany
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- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, BAuA Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Teachers' Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Kupferbergterrasse 17-19, 55116, Mainz, Germany.,Institute of Occupational, Social, and Environmental Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Wagner A, Nübling M, Hammer A, Manser T, Rieger MA. Comparing perceived psychosocial working conditions of nurses and physicians in two university hospitals in Germany with other German professionals - feasibility of scale conversion between two versions of the German Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ). J Occup Med Toxicol 2020; 15:26. [PMID: 32843890 PMCID: PMC7439506 DOI: 10.1186/s12995-020-00277-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background In 2015, the WorkSafeMed study assessed, amongst others, perceived psychosocial working conditions in nurses (n = 567) and physicians (n = 381) from two German university hospitals using scales from the German standard version of the COPSOQ (Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire). This standard version is based on the international COPSOQ I and II. Since 2017, a further developed version of the German COPSOQ (G-COPSOQ III) has been available and data from this version are stored in the German COPSOQ database. The aim of the present study was to compare scales depicting perceived psychosocial workloads and strain in hospital staff from the WorkSafeMed study with reference data (hospital care nurses, general hospital physicians, reference values across all occupations) from the German COPSOQ database (2012-2017). As preliminary work, we explored whether a conversion of COPSOQ scales based on data from the WorkSafeMed study to the G-COPSOQ III scales was possible. Methods We applied a multistep approach for conversion. First, we compared 17 COPSOQ scales used in the WorkSafeMed study with the corresponding scales from the G-COPSOQ III according to content and then decided if a conversion was appropriate. If possible, we converted WorkSafeMed scales - the converted scales comprised the same content and number of items as in G-COPSOQ III. An explorative statistical analysis for each original and converted WorkSafeMed scale followed detecting possible statistical and relevant differences between the scales. We then compared converted WorkSafeMed scales with reference data from the German COPSOQ database. Results Based on the comparison undertaken according to content, a conversion was possible for 16 scales. Using the data from the WorkSafeMed study, the statistical analysis showed only differences between original and converted COPSOQ scales "control over working time" (mean 40.2 vs. 51.8, dCohen = 0.56) and "social relations" (mean 55.6 vs. 41.8, dCohen = - 0.55). Comparing converted WorkSafeMed scales with reference data revealed higher values for "quantitative demands", "work-privacy-conflict", and "job satisfaction" in the WorkSafeMed sample. Conclusions The conversion of WorkSafeMed scales was appropriate, allowed a comparison with three reference values in the German COPSOQ database and revealed some implications for improving psychosocial working conditions of nurses and physicians in university hospitals in Germany.
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- Anke Wagner
- Institute of Occupational and Social Medicine and Health Services Research, University Hospital of Tübingen, Wilhelmstraße 27, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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- Freiburg Research Centre for Occupational Sciences (FFAW GmbH), Bertoldstr. 63, 79098 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Patient Safety, University Hospital of Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- FHNW School of Applied Psychology, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Riggenbachstrasse 16, 4600 Olten, Switzerland
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- Institute of Occupational and Social Medicine and Health Services Research, University Hospital of Tübingen, Wilhelmstraße 27, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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Romero Starke K, Hegewald J, Schulz A, Garthus-Niegel S, Nübling M, Wild PS, Arnold N, Latza U, Jankowiak S, Liebers F, Rossnagel K, Riechmann-Wolf M, Letzel S, Beutel M, Pfeiffer N, Lackner K, Münzel T, Seidler A. Cardiovascular health outcomes of mobbing at work: results of the population-based, five-year follow-up of the Gutenberg health study. J Occup Med Toxicol 2020; 15:15. [PMID: 32536961 PMCID: PMC7291638 DOI: 10.1186/s12995-020-00266-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Background The aim of this study was to determine if there is an increased risk of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) resulting from workplace mobbing measured with two mobbing instruments in the Gutenberg Health Study. Methods In this prospective study, we examined working persons younger than 65 years for the presence of mobbing at baseline and at a 5-year follow-up using a single-item and a 5-item instrument. We used multivariate models to investigate the association between mobbing and incident CVD, hypertension, and change in arterial stiffness and further stratified the models by sex. Results After adjustment for confounders, mobbed workers appeared to have a higher risk of incident CVD than those not mobbed (single-item HR = 1.28, 95% CI 0.73–2.24; 5-item HR = 1.57, 95% CI 0.96–2.54). With the 5-item instrument, men who reported mobbing had a higher risk of incident CVD (HR = 1.77, 95% CI 1.01–3.09), while no association was observed for women (HR = 1.05, 95% CI 0.38–2.91). There was no difference in risks between men and women with the single-item instrument. No association between mobbing and incident hypertension and arterial stiffness was seen. Conclusions Our results show an indication of an increased risk of incident CVD for those mobbed at baseline when using the whole study population. Differences in risks between men and women when using the five-item instrument may be due to the instrument itself. Still, it is essential to detect or prevent workplace mobbing, and if present, to apply an intervention to halt it in order to minimize its adverse effects on CVD.
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- Karla Romero Starke
- Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine (IPAS), Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.,Institute for Sociology, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine (IPAS), Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.,Institute for Sociology, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Center for Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine (IPAS), Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- FFAW: The Freiburg Research Centre for Occupational and Social Medicine, Freiburg, Germany
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- Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Center for Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Rhein-Main, Mainz, Germany.,Center of Thrombosis and Hemostatis (CTH), University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Center for Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Division Work and Health, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, BAuA, Berlin, Germany
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- Division Work and Health, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, BAuA, Berlin, Germany
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- Division Work and Health, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, BAuA, Berlin, Germany
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- Division Work and Health, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, BAuA, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Teachers' Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Occupational, Social, and Environmental Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Deparment of Ophtalmology, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Center for Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Rhein-Main, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine (IPAS), Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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Javaid MU, Bano S, Mirza MZ, Isha ASN, Nadeem S, Jawaid A, Ghazali Z, Nübling M, Imtiaz N, Kaur P. Connotations of psychological and physiological health in the psychosocial work environment: An industrial context. Work 2020; 64:551-561. [PMID: 31658088 DOI: 10.3233/wor-193016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Psychological conditions are experiences of the conscious and unconscious elements of the work context, which revolve around workers' perceptions of feeling either engaged or disengaged with the assigned tasks. In the psychosocial work environment of hazardous industries like petrochemicals where production lasts twenty-four hours a day and continues seven-days-a-week, a psychologically available worker is extremely important. Psychological availability refers to when workers who are physically, emotionally and psychologically engaged at the moment of performing tasks. OBJECTIVE The broad objective of this study was to investigate the direct and indirect effects of behavioral factors on the psychological and physiological health of workers. METHODS The latest, second generation technique, which is structural equation modeling, is used to identify the relationships between behavioral antecedents and health outcomes. A total of 277 technical workers participated, aged between 20 and 49 and were healthy in all aspects. RESULTS The study results showed quantitative demands, emotional demands, work-family conflict, and job insecurity were significantly associated with both psychological (stress) and physiological (Body Mass Index) factors. The social support of colleagues produced mixed findings with direct and indirect paths. Stress also significantly mediates the psychosocial factors and burnout of the workers. CONCLUSION The study concluded that workers were physically available, but they experienced distractions as members of social systems, affecting their physiological and psychological health.
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- Department of Management Sciences, GIFT Business School, GIFT University, Pakistan
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- Department of Engineering Management, National University of Science and Technology, Pakistan
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- Department of Management Sciences, Lahore Garrison University, Pakistan
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- Department of Management Sciences, Lahore Garrison University, Pakistan
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- Department of Management & Humanities, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
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- FFAW: Freiburg Research Centre for Occupational Sciences, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Management Sciences, National Textile University, Pakistan
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- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia
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Burr H, Berthelsen H, Moncada S, Nübling M, Dupret E, Demiral Y, Oudyk J, Kristensen TS, Llorens C, Navarro A, Lincke HJ, Bocéréan C, Sahan C, Smith P, Pohrt A. The Third Version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire. Saf Health Work 2019; 10:482-503. [PMID: 31890332 PMCID: PMC6933167 DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2019.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Revised: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION A new third version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ III) has been developed in response to trends in working life, theoretical concepts, and international experience. A key component of the COPSOQ III is a defined set of mandatory core items to be included in national short, middle, and long versions of the questionnaire. The aim of the present article is to present and test the reliability of the new international middle version of the COPSOQ III. METHODS The questionnaire was tested among 23,361 employees during 2016-2017 in Canada, Spain, France, Germany, Sweden, and Turkey. A total of 26 dimensions (measured through scales or single items) of the middle version and two from the long version were tested. Psychometric properties of the dimensions were assessed regarding reliability (Cronbach α), ceiling and floor effects (fractions with extreme answers), and distinctiveness (correlations with other dimensions). RESULTS Most international middle dimensions had satisfactory reliability in most countries, though some ceiling and floor effects were present. Dimensions with missing values were rare. Most dimensions had low to medium intercorrelations. CONCLUSIONS The COPSOQ III offers reliable and distinct measures of a wide range of psychosocial dimensions of modern working life in different countries; although a few measures could be improved. Future testing should focus on validation of the COPSOQ items and dimensions using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Such investigations would enhance the basis for recommendations using the COPSOQ III.
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- Hermann Burr
- Division 3 Work and Health, Federal Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Work Life and Evaluation Studies (CTA) and the Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Union Institute of Work, Environment and Health (ISTAS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Freiburg Research Centre for Occupational Sciences (FFAW), Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Public Health, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW), Hamilton, Canada
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- Union Institute of Work, Environment and Health (ISTAS), Barcelona, Spain
- Research Group on Psychosocial Risks, Organization of Work and Health (POWAH), Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Research Group on Psychosocial Risks, Organization of Work and Health (POWAH), Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Biostatistics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Freiburg Research Centre for Occupational Sciences (FFAW), Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Public Health, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Institute for Work and Health (IWH), Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institut für Medizinische Psychologie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Nolle I, Lincke HJ, Nübling M. Internationale Zusammenarbeit bei der Erfassung psychosozialer Belastungen am Arbeitsplatz – eine Analyse im COPSOQ-International-Netzwerk. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1668050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- I Nolle
- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH (FFAW), Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH (FFAW), Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH (FFAW), Freiburg, Deutschland
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Nübling M, Vomstein M, Haug A, Nolle I, Lindner A, Lincke HJ. COPSOQ 3: Internationale Weiterentwicklung und deutsche Standardversion. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1667980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- M Nübling
- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH (FFAW), Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH (FFAW), Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH (FFAW), Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH (FFAW), Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH (FFAW), Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH (FFAW), Freiburg, Deutschland
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Lincke HJ, Vomstein M, Nolle I, Lindner A, Haug A, Nübling M. Typisch Krankenhaus? Psychische Arbeitsbelastungen von Pflegekräften und Ärzten-/innen in Abhängigkeit vom Beruf und der Situation vor Ort. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1667929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- HJ Lincke
- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften, Freiburg, Deutschland
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Lindner A, Nübling M, Lincke HJ. Zum Unterschied arbeitsplatz- und tätigkeitsbezogener Belastungen bei der Arbeit in Jobcentern: eine Analyse auf der Basis psychischer Gefährdungsbeurteilungen mit dem COPSOQ. Psychother Psych Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1668045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- A Lindner
- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH, Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH, Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH, Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Empirical Consulting, Denzlingen, Germany
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Sleptsova M, Weber H, Schöpf AC, Nübling M, Morina N, Hofer G, Langewitz W. Using interpreters in medical consultations: What is said and what is translated-A descriptive analysis using RIAS. Patient Educ Couns 2017; 100:1667-1671. [PMID: 28400071 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2017.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyse the concordance of original utterances by healthcare providers (HCP) and patients with the corresponding translations by interpreters using the Roter Interaction Analysis System (RIAS). METHODS Video recordings of interpreted consultations were transcribed. Transcription was performed by professional interpreters, who first transcribed consultations in both languages, then provided a translation of what was said in the foreign language. Based on the translations, the videos were coded and analysed using RIAS. RESULTS Overall, 19 consultations with a total recording time of 865min were analysed. The main finding is the large difference in the number of utterances in the original language compared to the number of utterances in the target language: about one third of the HCPs' and the patients' utterances were not translated. In no instance were omissions explained to HCP or patient. CONCLUSION Interpreters in this sample did not always translate what had been said precisely; they omitted utterances by both HCPs and patients. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS All participants of an interpreted consultation must be made aware of potential omissions in the process of translation. Further understanding of the causes and consequences of omissions is needed.
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- Marina Sleptsova
- Basel University Hospital, Internal Medicine, Department of Psychosomatic, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
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- Basel University Hospital, Department of Medical Processes and Quality Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
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- Basel University Hospital, Internal Medicine, Department of Psychosomatic, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
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- Gesellschaft für empirische Beratung mbH, Postfach 1729, D-79017 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
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- University Hospital of Zurich, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Cuminstrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Applied Linguistics, Theaterstrasse 15C, 8401 Winterthur, Switzerland.
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- Basel University Hospital, Internal Medicine, Department of Psychosomatic, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
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Rosário S, Azevedo LF, Fonseca JA, Nienhaus A, Nübling M, da Costa JT. The Portuguese long version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire II (COPSOQ II) - a validation study. J Occup Med Toxicol 2017; 12:24. [PMID: 28808478 PMCID: PMC5550997 DOI: 10.1186/s12995-017-0170-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Psychosocial risks are now widely recognised as one of the biggest challenges for occupational safety and health (OSH) and a major public health concern. The aim of this paper is to investigate the Portuguese long version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire II (COPSOQ II), in order to analyse the psychometric properties of the instrument and to validate it. METHODS The Portuguese COPSOQ II was issued to a total of 745 Portuguese employees from both private and public organisations across several economic sectors at a baseline and then 2 weeks later. Methodological quality appraisal was based on COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) recommendations. An analysis of the psychometric properties of the long version of COPSOQ II (internal consistency, intraclass correlation coefficient, floor and ceiling effects, response rate, missing values, mean and standard deviation, exploratory factor analysis) was performed to determine the validity and reliability of the instrument. RESULTS The COPSOQ II had a response rate of 60.6% (test) and a follow-up response rate of 59.5% (retest). In general, a Cronbach's alpha of the COPSOQ scales (test and retest) was above the conventional threshold of 0.70. The test-retest reliability estimated by the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) showed a higher reliability for most of the scales, above the conventional 0.7, except for eight scales. The proportion of the missing values was less than 1.3%, except for two scales. The average scores and standard deviations showed similar results to the original Danish study, except for eight scales. All of the scales had low floor and ceiling effects, with one exception. Overall, the exploratory factor analysis presented good results in 27 scales assuming a reflective measurement model. The hypothesized factor structure under a reflective model was not supported in 14 scales and for some but not all of these scales the explanation may be a formative measurement model. CONCLUSION The Portuguese long version of COPSOQ II is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing psychosocial risks in the workplace. Although the results are good for most of the scales, there are those that should be evaluated in greater depth in future studies. This instrument may contribute to the promotion of a healthy working environment and workforce, providing clear benefits for companies and employees.
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- Susel Rosário
- Doctoral Programme in Occupational Safety and Health, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- CINTESIS – Centre for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems and Information and Decision Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Rua Dr. Plácido da Costa, s/n 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
- Department of Health Information and Decision Sciences (CIDES), Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Rua Dr. Plácido da Costa, s/n 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
- National Observatory of Pain – NOPain, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- Doctoral Programme in Occupational Safety and Health, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS – Centre for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems and Information and Decision Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Rua Dr. Plácido da Costa, s/n 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
- Allergy Unit, CUF Porto Institute & Hospital, Estrada da Circunvalação 14341, 4100-180; Rua Fonte das Sete Bicas 170, 4460-188 Porto, Portugal
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- Doctoral Programme in Occupational Safety and Health, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- Centre of Excellence for Epidemiology and Health Services Research for Healthcare Professionals (CVcare), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), Martinistraβe 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
- Principles of Prevention and Rehabilitation Department (GPR), Institute for Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention in the Health and Welfare Services (BGW), Hamburg, Germany
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- Freiburg Research Centre for Occupational Sciences (FFAW GmbH), Bertoldstr. 63, 79098 Freiburg, Germany
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- Doctoral Programme in Occupational Safety and Health, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
- LAETA – Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transport and Aeronautics, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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Nübling M, Vomstein M, Haug A, Lincke HJ. Können psychosoziale Arbeitsbelastungen in einer Job-Exposure-Matrix abgeschätzt werden? Das Gesundheitswesen 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1605818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- M Nübling
- FFAW, Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH, Freiburg
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- FFAW, Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH, Freiburg
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- FFAW, Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH, Freiburg
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- FFAW, Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH, Freiburg
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Lindner A, Lincke HJ, Nübling M. Welche Rolle spielen die physischen Arbeitsanforderungen in der psychischen Gefährdungsbeurteilung? Das Gesundheitswesen 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1605914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- A Lindner
- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften, Freiburg im Breisgau
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- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften, Freiburg im Breisgau
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- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften, Freiburg im Breisgau
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Nolle IK, Lincke HJ, Nübling M. Psychosoziale Belastungen bei Vollzeit- und Teilzeitlehrkräften in Baden-Württemberg. Das Gesundheitswesen 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1605935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- IK Nolle
- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH (FFAW), Freiburg
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- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH (FFAW), Freiburg
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- Freiburger Forschungsstelle für Arbeitswissenschaften GmbH (FFAW), Freiburg
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Berning V, Laupheimer M, Nübling M, Heidegger T. Influence of quality of recovery on patient satisfaction with anaesthesia and surgery: a prospective observational cohort study. Anaesthesia 2017; 72:1088-1096. [PMID: 28510285 DOI: 10.1111/anae.13906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Patient satisfaction and quality of recovery are important measures of quality. Whether, and to what extent, patient satisfaction is influenced by quality of recovery, however, is not clear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the additional influence of quality of recovery on total patient satisfaction with anaesthesia and surgery. In this prospective cohort study, we used a validated quality of recovery questionnaire and a multi-item patient satisfaction questionnaire. Patients completed the quality of recovery questionnaire pre-operatively and 24 h postoperatively. One to two weeks after discharge, a third quality of recovery questionnaire was sent out, together with the patient satisfaction questionnaire. If no response was received after 2 weeks, a reminder containing the quality of recovery and the satisfaction questionnaire were mailed. Seven hundred and thirty-four patients were consecutively assessed for eligibility. Five hundred and seventy-nine patients completed at least one questionnaire (recruitment rate 79%). Four hundred and sixty-seven patients (81%) completed all four questionnaires. The total satisfaction score was high, with a mean (SD) of 94.6 (10.7) on a 0-100 scale. Correlation analysis between quality of recovery and total patient satisfaction showed correlations of 0.2-0.3. Testing different aspects of quality of recovery in models already containing the significant factors of patient satisfaction did not improve the model fit markedly. We conclude that quality of recovery has only a marginal additional effect on total patient satisfaction with anaesthesia and surgery.
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- V Berning
- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Resuscitation, Spitalregion Rheintal Werdenberg Sarganserland, Grabs, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Hospital Memmingen, Germany
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- Empirical Consulting, Denzlingen, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Resuscitation, Spitalregion Rheintal Werdenberg Sarganserland, Grabs, Switzerland.,University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Rose DM, Seidler A, Nübling M, Latza U, Brähler E, Klein EM, Wiltink J, Michal M, Nickels S, Wild PS, König J, Claus M, Letzel S, Beutel ME. Associations of fatigue to work-related stress, mental and physical health in an employed community sample. BMC Psychiatry 2017; 17:167. [PMID: 28476149 PMCID: PMC5420158 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-017-1237-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND While work-related fatigue has become an issue of concern among European employees, the relationship between fatigue, depression and work-related stressors is far from clear. The purposes of this study were (1) to determine the associations of fatigue with work-related stressors, severe medical disease, health behavior and depression in the working population and (2) to determine the unique impact of work-related stressors on fatigue. METHODS We used cross-sectional data of N = 7,930 working participants enrolled in the Gutenberg Health Study (GHS) from 2007 to 2012 filled out the Personal Burnout Scale (PBS) of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ), the PHQ-9, and a list of work-related stressors. RESULTS A total of 27.5% reported increased fatigue, esp. women, younger persons with a lower social status and income, smokers, severely medically ill, previously and currently depressed participants. Fatigue was consistently associated with severe medical disease, health behavior and depression, which need to be taken into account as potential confounders when analyzing its relationship to work-related strains. Depression was consistently associated with work-related stressors. However, after statistically partialling out depression, fatigue was still significantly associated with work-related stress. CONCLUSIONS Fatigue as an indicator of allostatic load is consistently associated with work-related stressors such as work overload after controlling for depression. The brief Personal Burn-out Scale is suitable for assessing work-related fatigue in the general population.
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- D. M. Rose
- grid.410607.4Institute of Teachers’ Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- 0000 0001 2111 7257grid.4488.0Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- FFAW, Freiburg Research Centre for Occupational Sciences, Freiburg, Germany
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- 0000 0001 2220 0888grid.432860.bFederal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Berlin, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Department of Medicine 2, Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany ,grid.452396.fGerman Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain, Berlin, Germany ,grid.410607.4Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Institute of Teachers’ Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Nübling M, Vomstein M, Haug A, Lincke HJ. Sind Referenzdaten der COPSOQ-Datenbank für eine JEM zu psychosozialen Arbeitsfaktoren geeignet? Zbl Arbeitsmed 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s40664-017-0182-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mühlbacher AC, Bridges JFP, Bethge S, Dintsios CM, Schwalm A, Gerber-Grote A, Nübling M. Preferences for antiviral therapy of chronic hepatitis C: a discrete choice experiment. Eur J Health Econ 2017; 18:155-165. [PMID: 26846922 DOI: 10.1007/s10198-016-0763-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) uses patient-relevant outcomes to inform decision-makers. OBJECTIVE IQWiG conducted a pilot study to examine whether discrete choice experiments (DCEs) can be applied in health economic evaluations in Germany to identify, weight, and prioritize multiple patient-relevant outcomes, using the example of antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C (HCV). A further objective was to contribute to a more structured approach towards eliciting and comparing preferences across key stakeholders. METHODS In autumn 2010, a DCE questionnaire was sent to patients with chronic HCV to estimate preferences across seven outcomes ("attributes"), including treatment efficacy [sustained viral response (SVR) at 6 months], adverse effects (flu-like symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms, psychiatric symptoms, and skin symptoms/alopecia), and measures of treatment burden (duration of therapy, frequency of injections). A linear model and an effects coded full model were applied to assess the relative importance of the attributes. RESULTS In total N = 326 patients were included. A clear preference for SVR was shown; frequency of injections and duration of therapy shared the second rank, while psychiatric symptoms ranked third. The duration of flu-like symptoms was the least important attribute. CONCLUSION Our findings indicate that it is possible to perform a DCE at the national level in a health technology assessment agency. The weighting of multiple outcomes allows an indication-specific and evidence-based measure to be used in health economic evaluations. In decision-making in health care, the approach generally allows for consideration of patient-relevant trade-offs regarding the benefits and harms of medical interventions.
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- Axel C Mühlbacher
- Institute for Health Economics and Health Care Management (IGM), University of Applied Sciences Neubrandenburg, Brodaer Straße 2, 17033, Neubrandenburg, Germany.
- Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Institute for Health Economics and Health Care Management (IGM), University of Applied Sciences Neubrandenburg, Brodaer Straße 2, 17033, Neubrandenburg, Germany
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- Strategic Market Access Intelligence, Bayer Health Care, Leverkusen, Germany
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), Cologne, Germany
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Jankowiak S, Backé E, Liebers F, Schulz A, Hegewald J, Garthus-Niegel S, Nübling M, Blankenberg S, Pfeiffer N, Lackner KJ, Beutel M, Blettner M, Münzel T, Wild PS, Seidler A, Letzel S, Latza U. Current and cumulative night shift work and subclinical atherosclerosis: results of the Gutenberg Health Study. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2016; 89:1169-1182. [PMID: 27379667 PMCID: PMC5052298 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-016-1150-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE The study examines the association between exposure to current and cumulative night shift work and subclinical parameters of atherosclerosis. METHODS Participants of a population-based cohort study (the Gutenberg Health Study, N = 15,010) aged 35-64 years were examined at baseline (2007-2012). Investigations included measurements of arterial stiffness, vascular function [reactive hyperaemia (RH) index], and intima media thickness (IMT). Also, a complete job history (including up to 15 periods), occupational exposures, a variety of lifestyle, and dispositional variables were enquired. RESULTS Night shift work was performed by 1071 out of 8065 currently employed individuals. The strongest association after adjustment for age, sex, job complexity level, being a manager, overtime work, and noise appeared for more than 660 night shifts within the last 10 years and a significantly increased arterial stiffness of 0.33 m/s. This reflects a 4 % flow velocity increase for individuals with more than 660 night shifts compared to non-night workers. Regarding the entire professional life, night shift workers showed a significantly decreased vascular function by -0.054 RH index points by using the same adjustment. IMT values did not differ statistically from non-night workers. Lifestyle and dispositional factors showed an influence on all used subclinical atherosclerosis parameters. CONCLUSIONS The cross-sectional results demonstrate an association between night work and detrimental changes in the atherosclerotic process. The association is more pronounced with more years in night shift and is partly explained by lifestyle and dispositional factors. Longitudinal analyses are necessary to confirm the results.
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- S Jankowiak
- Division Work and Health, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Noeldnerstr. 40-42, 10317, Berlin, Germany
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- Division Work and Health, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Noeldnerstr. 40-42, 10317, Berlin, Germany
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- Division Work and Health, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Noeldnerstr. 40-42, 10317, Berlin, Germany
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- Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine 2, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, TU Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, TU Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany.,Department of Psychosomatics and Health Behaviour, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 0403, Oslo, Norway
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- FFAS, Freiburg Research Centre for Occupational and Social Medicine, Bertoldstr. 27, 79098, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Centre, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Straße 69, 55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine 2, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Rhein-Main, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine 2, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Rhein-Main, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.,Center of Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), University Medical Center Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, TU Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Straße 67, 55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Division Work and Health, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Noeldnerstr. 40-42, 10317, Berlin, Germany.
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Michaelis M, Hofmann F, Stößel U, Nübling M. Norovirus-Gastroenteritis und Beschäftigte in Gesundheitsdienst und Wohlfahrtspflege: Was wir wissen und was wir nicht wissen. Gesundheitswesen 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1578916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Garthus-Niegel S, Hegewald J, Seidler A, Nübling M, Espinola-Klein C, Liebers F, Wild PS, Latza U, Letzel S. The Gutenberg health study: associations between occupational and private stress factors and work-privacy conflict. BMC Public Health 2016; 16:192. [PMID: 27138917 PMCID: PMC4853857 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-2881-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Work-privacy conflict (WPC) is no longer a rarity but constitutes a societal problem. The objectives of the present study were (1) to investigate the distribution and prevalence of WPC among the employed participants in the Gutenberg Health Study at baseline and (2) to study the dependence of WPC on a broad range of private life and occupational characteristics as well as on psychosocial working conditions. Methods This analysis is based on a representative, population-based sample of 3,709 employees participating in the Gutenberg Health Study. Descriptive and bivariable analyses were carried out separately for women and men. Distribution and prevalence of WPC were examined according to socio-demographic and occupational characteristics as well as psychosocial working conditions. Further, stepwise selection of Poisson log-linear regression models were performed to determine which socio-demographic and occupational characteristics were most associated with the outcome variable WPC and to obtain adjusted prevalence ratios from the final model. The multivariable analyses were conducted both separately for women and men and with all subjects together in one analysis. Results There was a high prevalence of WPC in the present study (27.4 % of the men and 23.0 % of the women reported a high or very high WPC). A variety of factors was associated with WPC, e.g. full-time employment, depression and many of the psychosocial risk factors at work. Also, the multivariable results showed that women were of higher risk for a WPC. Conclusions By affecting the individual work life, home life, and the general well-being and health, WPC may lead to detrimental effects in employees, their families, employers, and society as a whole. Therefore, the high prevalence of WPC in our sample should be of concern. Among women, the risk for suffering from WPC was even higher, most likely due to multiple burdens. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12889-016-2881-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Susan Garthus-Niegel
- Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, D-01307, Dresden, Germany. .,Department of Psychosomatics and Health Behaviour, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
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- Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, D-01307, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, D-01307, Dresden, Germany
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- FFAW, Freiburg Research Centre for Occupational Sciences, Bertoldstr. 27, D-79098, Freiburg, Germany
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- Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine 2, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, D-55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Nöldnerstr. 40-42, D-10317, Berlin, Germany
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- Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine 2, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, D-55131, Mainz, Germany.,Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, D-55131, Mainz, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain, Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, D-55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Nöldnerstr. 40-42, D-10317, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Straße 67, D-55131, Mainz, Germany
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Mühlbacher AC, Junker U, Juhnke C, Stemmler E, Kohlmann T, Leverkus F, Nübling M. Chronic pain patients' treatment preferences: a discrete-choice experiment. Eur J Health Econ 2015; 16:613-628. [PMID: 24950770 DOI: 10.1007/s10198-014-0614-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 05/30/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to identify, document, and weight attributes of a pain medication that are relevant from the perspective of patients with chronic pain. Within the sub-population of patients suffering from "chronic neuropathic pain", three groups were analyzed in depth: patients with neuropathic back pain, patients with painful diabetic polyneuropathy, and patients suffering from pain due to post-herpetic neuralgia. The central question was: "On which features do patients base their assessment of pain medications and which features are most useful in the process of evaluating and selecting possible therapies?" METHODS A detailed literature review, focus groups with patients, and face-to-face interviews with widely recognized experts for pain treatment were conducted to identify relevant treatment attributes of a pain medication. A pre-test was conducted to verify the structure of relevant and dominant attributes using factor analyses by evaluating the most frequently mentioned representatives of each factor. The Discrete-Choice Experiment (DCE) used a survey based on self-reported patient data including socio-demographics and specific parameters concerning pain treatment. Furthermore, the neuropathic pain component was determined in all patients based on their scoring in the painDETECT(®) questionnaire. For statistical data analysis of the DCE, a random effect logit model was used and coefficients were presented. RESULTS A total of 1,324 German patients participated in the survey, of whom 44 % suffered from neuropathic back pain (including mixed pain syndrome), 10 % complained about diabetic polyneuropathy, and 4 % reported pain due to post-herpetic neuralgia. A total of 36 single quality aspects of pain treatment, detected in the qualitative survey, were grouped in 7 dimensions by factor analysis. These 7 dimensions were used as attributes for the DCE. The DCE model resulted in the following ranking of relevant attributes for treatment decision: "no character change", "less nausea and vomiting", "pain reduction" (coefficient: >0.9 for all attributes, "high impact"), "rapid effect", "low risk of addiction" (coefficient ~0.5, "middle impact"), "applicability with comorbidity" (coefficient ~0.3), and "improvement of quality of sleep" (coefficient ~0.25). All attributes were highly significant (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The results were intended to enable early selection of an individualized pain medication. The results of the study showed that DCE is an appropriate means for the identification of patient preferences when being treated with specific pain medications. Due to the fact that pain perception is subjective in nature, the identification of patients´ preferences will enable therapists to better develop and implement patient-oriented treatment of chronic pain. It is therefore essential to improve the therapists´ understanding of patient preferences in order to make decisions concerning pain treatment. DCE and direct assessment should become valid instruments to elicit treatment preferences in chronic pain.
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- IGM Institute Health Economics and Healthcare Management, Hochschule Neubrandenburg, Brodaer Straße 2, 17033, Neubrandenburg, Germany,
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Garthus-Niegel S, Nübling M, Letzel S, Hegewald J, Wagner M, Wild PS, Blettner M, Zwiener I, Latza U, Jankowiak S, Liebers F, Seidler A. Development of a mobbing short scale in the Gutenberg Health Study. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2015; 89:137-46. [PMID: 25987317 PMCID: PMC4700086 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-015-1058-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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PURPOSE Despite its highly detrimental potential, most standard questionnaires assessing psychosocial stress at work do not include mobbing as a risk factor. In the German standard version of COPSOQ, mobbing is assessed with a single item. In the Gutenberg Health Study, this version was used together with a newly developed short scale based on the Leymann Inventory of Psychological Terror. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of these two measures, to compare them and to test their differential impact on relevant outcome parameters. METHODS This analysis is based on a population-based sample of 1441 employees participating in the Gutenberg Health Study. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses and reliability analyses were used to assess the mobbing scale. To determine their predictive validities, multiple linear regression analyses with six outcome parameters and log-binomial regression models for two of the outcome aspects were run. RESULTS Factor analyses of the five-item scale confirmed a one-factor solution, reliability was α = 0.65. Both the single-item and the five-item scales were associated with all six outcome scales. Effect sizes were similar for both mobbing measures. CONCLUSION Mobbing is an important risk factor for health-related outcomes. For the purpose of psychosocial risk assessment in the workplace, both the single-item and the five-item constructs were psychometrically appropriate. Associations with outcomes were about equivalent. However, the single item has the advantage of parsimony, whereas the five-item construct depicts several distinct forms of mobbing.
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- Susan Garthus-Niegel
- Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Institute and Polyclinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, TU Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany. .,Department of Psychosomatics and Health Behavior, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
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- FFAS, Freiburg Research Center for Occupational and Social Medicine, Bertoldstr. 27, 79098, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Straße 67, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
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- Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Institute and Polyclinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, TU Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
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- Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Institute and Polyclinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, TU Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
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- Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany. .,Department of Medicine 2, University Medical Center Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany. .,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), University Medical Center Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Straße 69, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Straße 69, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
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- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Nöldnerstr. 40-42, 10317, Berlin, Germany.
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- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Nöldnerstr. 40-42, 10317, Berlin, Germany.
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- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Nöldnerstr. 40-42, 10317, Berlin, Germany.
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- Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Institute and Polyclinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, TU Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
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Nübling M, Wirtz M, Neuner R, Krause A. Ermittlung psychischer Belastungen bei Lehrkräften — Entwicklung eines Instruments für die Vollerhebung in Baden-Württemberg. Zbl Arbeitsmed 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03346233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Kersten M, Kozak A, Wendeler D, Paderow L, Nübling M, Nienhaus A. Psychological stress and strain on employees in dialysis facilities: a cross-sectional study with the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire. J Occup Med Toxicol 2014; 9:4. [PMID: 24499468 PMCID: PMC3918173 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-9-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 01/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Work in dialysis facilities involves long term contact with chronically ill patients. International comparisons make it clear that dialysis work is being concentrated, staff is being reduced and more patients are being treated. It is more than 20 years since the last German publication on job strains and job satisfaction experienced by dialysis staff was published. The present study examines the stress and strain currently experienced by the staff of German dialysis facilities. Methods The staff of 20 dialysis facilities were surveyed with the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ). The questionnaire was extended by adding dialysis-specific questions. The data from the dialysis facilities were assessed by comparison with other professions in medical care - nurses and geriatric nurses - using data recorded in the German COPSOQ database. Results A total of 367 employees took part in the study, corresponding to a response rate of 55%. For almost all psychosocial aspects, the dialysis staff regarded the stress and strain as being more critical than did the geriatric nurses. There were some positive differences in comparison to hospital nursing, including less conflict between work and private life. However, there were also negative differences, such as fewer possibilities of influencing the work. Conclusions The results of the study show that dialysis work exhibits both positive and negative aspects in comparison with other healthcare professions. The results in the different facilities were highly variable, indicating that the deficits found in the individual scales are not inevitable consequences of working in dialysis in general, but are influenced and might be favourably altered by the individual facilities.
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- Institution for Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention in the Healthcare and Welfare Services, Pappelallee 33-37, 22089 Hamburg, Germany.
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Fegert JM, Slawik L, Wermelskirchen D, Nübling M, Mühlbacher A. Assessment of parents’ preferences for the treatment of school-age children with ADHD: a discrete choice experiment. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res 2014; 11:245-52. [DOI: 10.1586/erp.11.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Mühlbacher AC, Stoll M, Mahlich J, Nübling M. Evaluating the concordance of physician judgments and patient preferences on AIDS/HIV therapy - a Discrete Choice Experiment. Health Econ Rev 2013; 3:30. [PMID: 24351422 PMCID: PMC3866604 DOI: 10.1186/2191-1991-3-30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2013] [Accepted: 12/05/2013] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Patient-centered health care and shared decision making are of increasing importance in the management of AIDS/HIV patients and require an intensive consideration of patient preferences. The present study assesses expectations and needs of patients from the physician point of view. The aim of this study was to compare patient and physician perspectives of relevant aspects of treatment quality such as effectiveness, quality of life and further treatment options. METHODS The study was performed as an anonymous survey including German physicians. Physicians treating large numbers of AIDS/HIV patients were preferably contacted. The physicians were asked to assess their view of patient preferences of therapy characteristics using direct measurement, as well as by means of a Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE). The questionnaire was adopted from a previous study in which AIDS/HIV patients were asked to assess their treatment preferences. RESULTS 131 physicians completed the questionnaire, 88% of these on paper and 12% online. 70% of the physicians were male. The mean duration since licensure was 17 years. The most frequent specialist areas were internal medicine (N = 55), infectiology (N = 31) and general medicine (N = 27). In the direct measurement the most relevant therapy characteristics were "drug does not affect or not affect appearance much", "self-application of the drug is possible" and "rarely occurring longer periods of nausea and diarrhea". Six treatment characteristics were selected and used to generate eight virtual pairs of therapies. To evaluate the assessments a random effect logit model was employed. In view of the physicians avoidance of an obvious perceptibility of the disease the emotional quality of life had by far the strongest impact on the patients' treatment preferences as rated by physicians. With some distance the physical quality of life with less diarrhea or nausea, as well as the possibility to participate in social life followed on the same level. CONCLUSIONS Discrete Choice Experiment proved to be a valid survey technique in the evaluation of AIDS/HIV treatment preferences as assessed by patients and by physicians assessing the view of their patients. Covering a broad range of treatment characteristics, the physician assessments of preferences were very close to those of AIDS/HIV patients emphasizing the high impact of quality of life, in particular the emotional quality of life on patient preferences in the selection of treatments. Thus, the selection of particular treatment options should be accompanied by a deliberate consideration of treatment features, which need to be considered in order to maximize patient adherence and compliance.
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Affiliation(s)
- Axel C Mühlbacher
- Hochschule Neubrandenburg, Brodaer Straße 2, Neubrandenburg 17033, Germany
- Gesellschaft für empirische Beratung, Empirical Consulting, Denzlingen, Germany
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- Janssen Cilag, Neuss, Germany
- University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Gesellschaft für empirische Beratung, Empirical Consulting, Denzlingen, Germany
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Heidegger T, Saal D, Nübling M. Patient satisfaction with anaesthesia - Part 1: Satisfaction as part of outcome - and what satisfies patients. Anaesthesia 2013; 68:1165-72. [DOI: 10.1111/anae.12347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- T. Heidegger
- Department of Anaesthesia; Spitalregion Rheintal Werdenberg Sarganserland; Grabs Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesia; Landeskrankenhaus; Feldkirch Austria
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- GEB mbH; Empirical Consulting; Denzlingen Germany
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Nübling M, Saal D, Heidegger T. Patient satisfaction with anaesthesia - Part 2: Construction and quality assessment of questionnaires. Anaesthesia 2013; 68:1173-8. [DOI: 10.1111/anae.12348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- M. Nübling
- GEB mbH; Empirical Consulting; Denzlingen Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesia; Landeskrankenhaus; Feldkirch Austria
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- Department of Anaesthesia; Spitalregion Rheintal Werdenberg Sarganserland; Grabs Switzerland
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Mühlbacher AC, Stoll M, Mahlich J, Nübling M. Patient preferences for HIV/AIDS therapy - a discrete choice experiment. Health Econ Rev 2013; 3:14. [PMID: 23663390 PMCID: PMC3662594 DOI: 10.1186/2191-1991-3-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2012] [Accepted: 03/06/2013] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVES An increasing emphasis on patient-centred health care and shared decision making requires an intensive consideration of patient preferences. In the present study, patient preferences regarding treatment of HIV/AIDS were explored using direct assessment and discrete choice experiment (DCE). METHODS Based on literature research about preferences of HIV/AIDS patients we conducted a qualitative pre-study. The results were used to compose a questionnaire on relevant aspects of HIV/AIDS treatment which underwent a pre-test. In the subsequent quantitative study phase presented here, the following data were collected online or on paper including socio-demographic data, SF12v2, data on HIV/AIDS, antiretroviral treatment and patient preferences for therapy characteristics using direct measurement, as well as a discrete choice experiment. RESULTS 218 patients completed the quantitative main study, 82% of these on paper. 86% were male and the most frequent age group was between 45 and 54 years (37.6%). The SF12v2 showed a mean value of 43 points for the "mental health" component sum score. In the direct measurement the most relevant therapy characteristics were "Self-application of the drug (at home or on-the-go) possible", "Drug has very high efficacy (reduction of viral load)" and "Long term (hidden) damage (e.g. organ damage) is unlikely". Based on a factor analysis, six treatment characteristics were selected and used to generate eight virtual therapies. To evaluate the patient assessments a random effect logit model was employed. All of the characteristics were statistically significant predictors of the model of patient preference. The most important therapy characteristic was that the disease is not obvious for others. CONCLUSIONS The main result is the high impact of quality of life, in particular the emotional quality of life on patient preferences on the selection of treatments. Thus, the selection of particular treatment options should be accompanied by a deliberate consideration of treatment features, which need to be considered in order to maximize patient adherence and compliance.
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- Axel C Mühlbacher
- Hochschule Neubrandenburg, Brodaer Straße 2, 17033, Neubrandenburg, Germany
- Gesellschaft für empirische Beratung, Empirical Consulting, Denzlingen, Germany
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- Janssen Cilag, Neuss, Germany
- University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Gesellschaft für empirische Beratung, Empirical Consulting, Denzlingen, Germany
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Flierler WJ, Nübling M, Kasper J, Heidegger T. Implementation of shared decision making in anaesthesia and its influence on patient satisfaction. Anaesthesia 2013; 68:713-22. [DOI: 10.1111/anae.12196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- W. J. Flierler
- Head of Department of Anaesthesia; Spitalregion Rheintal Werdenberg Sarganserland; Grabs; Switzerland
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- GEB mbH; Empirical Consulting; Denzlingen; Germany
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- Department of Primary Medical Care; University Medical Center Hamburg; Hamburg; Germany
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- Head of Department of Anaesthesia; Spitalregion Rheintal Werdenberg Sarganserland; Grabs; Switzerland
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