Employee perceptions of safety, health, and well-being: focus group findings from one veterans affairs medical center.

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• Personal Author:
  Gendreau N ; Mohr DC ; Nagler EM ; Schult TM ; Seibert RG ; Sorensen, Glorian ; Sullivan JL
• Description:
  Objective: Focus groups were conducted at one veterans affairs (VA) medical center to understand (1) how the work environment and conditions of work influence employee safety, health, and well-being; (2) what programs, policies, and practices promote and protect employee safety and health in VA; and (3) how employee safety, health, and well-being impact the organizational mission. Methods: Nine focus groups were conducted with leadership, supervisor, and frontline employees. Focus groups were audio recorded, transcribed, and content analysis was performed. Results: Fifty-five employees participated in the focus groups. Six common themes emerged-stressful working conditions, health hazards, organizational factors, current program knowledge, participation barriers, and program suggestions. Conclusions: Employees identified organizational and structural elements of work that impact safety, health, and well-being. Application of the Total Worker Health(TM) hierarchy of controls provided a novel framework for discussion of focus group findings. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Employee Perceptions; Focus Groups; Health; Safety; Total Worker Health; Well-being TWH; Total Worker Health; Health Care Workers; Worker Safety; Work Organization; Job Stress; Medical Personnel;
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065641
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2018 Nov; 60(11):e582-e588
• Contact Point Address:
  Tamara M. Schult, PhD, MPH, Veterans Health Administration, One Veterans Drive, Building 10, Room 124, Minneapolis, MN 55417
• Email:
  tamara.schult@va.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• 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
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:99da74222ae7ba35c4ea50a6b4927220a8d70ded61f13c4af44fea912381ce9ef344c41d981695bd68863d3a6ce42d16e0dbf2911484eb7d3db79ca612505244
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/249498/cdc_249498_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 256.71 KB ]