Organizational and Psychosocial Working Conditions and Their Relationship with Mental Health Outcomes in Patient-Care Workers [2019-12]

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• Personal Author:
  Boden L ; Hashimoto D ; Hopcia K ; López Gómez MA ; Sabbath E ; Sorensen, Glorian ; Williams JAR
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between both psychosocial and organizational working conditions with self-reported mental health and mental health expenditures. METHODS: This study used worker survey and medical claims data from a sample of 1594 patient-care workers from the Boston Hospital Workers Health Study (BHWHS) to assess the relationship of psychosocial (job demands, decision latitude, supervisor support, coworker support) and organizational (job flexibility, people-oriented culture) working conditions with mental health outcomes using validated tools. RESULTS: People-oriented culture and coworker support were negatively correlated with psychological distress and were predictive of lower expenditures in mental health services. Job demands were positively correlated with psychological distress. CONCLUSIONS: Working conditions that promote trustful relationships and a cooperative work environment may render sustainable solutions to prevent ill mental health. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Health Personnel
  • Men
  • Mental Health
  • Nervous System
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Women
  • Workplace
• Keywords:
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Medical personnel
  • Health care personnel
  • Mental health
  • Psychology
  • Psychological effects
  • Psychosocial factors
  • Psychosocial factors
  • Humans
  More +
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; Missouri ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057998
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2019 Dec; 61(12):e480-e485
• Contact Point Address:
  María Andrée López Gómez, PhD, 450 Brookline Avenue, LW731, Boston, MA 02215
• Email:
  malopez@hsph.harvard.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance ; Construction
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20260831
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215191/cdc_215191_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 200.24 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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