A Comparison of the Self-Perceived Organisational and Social Work Environment among Swedish Occupational Therapists in Different Job Sectors
An Observational Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15478754 |
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| Authors | Elisabeth Dahlbäck (Medicon Village), Carita Håkansson (0000-0002-3660-3079, Lund University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 3009-3009 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-09 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph20043009 |
| PMID | 36833704 |
| OpenAlex | W4319759086 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
Sick leave due to mental health problems is increasing, and there is evidence that it is associated with the individual's self-perceived organisational and social work environment. The aim of this study was to compare occupational therapists' self-perceived organisational and social work environments in different job sectors. The goal is to identify the sectors with the most unfavourable work environment and thus where the need to improve the work environment, to prevent mental health problems, is greatest. A web survey was emailed to working members of the Swedish Association of Occupational Therapists in February 2018 ( n = 7600). The response rate was 48% ( n = 3658). Studied job sectors were somatic specialist health care; elderly care; habilitation; psychiatric health care; primary health care; and university ( n = 2648). This sample is representative of Swedish occupational therapists with respect to age, gender, and job sector. The web survey included questions on their sociodemographic characteristics and self-perceived organisational and social work environment regarding workload, control, community in the workplace, reward, justice, and values. Questions on the self-perceived organisational and social work environment were assessed by the QPS mismatch questionnaire. Differences in work environmental conditions between the job sectors were tested with ANOVA and post hoc multiple-group analysis. The results showed that occupational therapists working in psychiatric health care perceived the highest proportion of unfavourable working conditions. Occupational therapists who worked at universities perceived a higher workload than occupational therapists in most of the other studied job sectors. These job sectors need to be specifically addressed with adjustments to prevent mental health problems
Health care · Job satisfaction · Mental health · Occupational safety and health · Psychiatry · Workload · Applied Psychology · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Nursing · Occupational Therapy Practice and Research · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being
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