Document ID (ISN) | 111743 |
CIS number |
11-0449 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0019-8366 - Industrial Health |
Year |
2011 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Albini E., Zoni S., Parrinello G., Benedetti L, Lucchini R. |
Title |
An integrated model for the assessment of stress-related risk factors in health care professionals |
Bibliographic information |
Jan. 2011, Vol.49, No.1, p.15-23. 35 ref. |
Internet access |
An_integrated_model.pdf [in English]
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Abstract |
This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the risk from exposure to occupational stress and burnout in health care workers, and to compare objective data that can represent potential job stressors in hospital wards and subjective symptoms reported by the workers. A total of 230 medical doctors, nurses and ancillary workers of several internal medicine wards of a large public hospital in Northern Italy participated in the study. Data were collected by means of several questionnaires. The average scores of subjective and objective parameters resulted significantly higher in the same sub-units. The correlation analysis showed that the subjective questionnaires were highly inter-related. The multivariate analysis showed that the days of sick leave were significantly related to the subjective questionnaires, and the subjective subscales of emotional exhaustion, job demand and decision latitude were significantly related to some of the objective parameters. These results support the integrated use of multiple subjective and objective assessment tools as the most appropriate approach for the evaluation of occupational stress. |
Descriptors (primary) |
Italy; psychology of work organization; stress studies; hospitals; health care personnel; stress factors |
Descriptors (secondary) |
Burnout; subjective assessment; questionnaire survey; statistical evaluation; mathematical models; mental stress |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices Psychology and sociology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
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Browse category(ies) |
Mental stress and burnout Health care services Psychology of work organization
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