The Importance of Specific Workplace Environment Characteristics for Maximum Health and Performance: Healthcare Workers’ Perspective

OBJECTIVE:To examine the importance of specific workplace environment characteristics for maximum health and performance, assigned by healthcare employees, and how they relate to the nature of their work. METHODS:A cross-sectional mixed-method study was conducted with content analysis and robust reg...

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Published in:Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2018-05, Vol.60 (5), p.e245-e252
Main Authors: Sagha Zadeh, Rana, Shepley, Mardelle M, Owora, Arthur Hamie, Dannenbaum, Martha C, Waggener, Laurie T, Chung, Susan Sung Eun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Content analysis
Environments
Health care
Health promotion
Job design
Medical personnel
Mixed methods research
Occupational health
Performance management
Regression analysis
Regression models
Research methodology
Robustness (mathematics)
Semicontinuous design
Work environment
Workplaces
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Summary:OBJECTIVE:To examine the importance of specific workplace environment characteristics for maximum health and performance, assigned by healthcare employees, and how they relate to the nature of their work. METHODS:A cross-sectional mixed-method study was conducted with content analysis and robust regression models to examine the relationship between workplace environment characteristics and perceived importance in promoting health and performance. RESULTS:Our findings suggest that perceptions of key environment characteristics that safeguard health and performance in healthcare workplaces may vary by employee sex, setting, and nature of healthcare work involved. Theme and model descriptions of the influence of these factors on participant perceptions are provided. CONCLUSIONS:Employee feedback on workplace characteristics that impact health and performance could be instrumental in determining the priorities of workplace design.
ISSN:1076-2752
1536-5948
DOI:10.1097/JOM.0000000000001248