Getting to Know You: Occupational Health Researchers Investigate Employee Assistance Professionals' Approaches to Workplace Stress

Workplace stress is strongly associated with health problems, including cardiovascular disease. The occupational health field is developing partnerships with a variety of health professions to prevent and address job stress at the organizational level. A review of literature for and about employee a...

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Published in:Journal of workplace behavioral health 2010-11, Vol.25 (4), p.296-319
Main Authors: Azaroff, Lenore S., Champagne, Nicole J., Nobrega, Suzanne, Shetty, Karishma, Punnett, Laura
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cardiovascular disease
Consciousness
dual client relationship
Health
Health Problems
Obstacles
Occupational health
Occupational Stress
organizational intervention
Partnerships
Profession
Stress
Stresses
Work Environment
Workplaces
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Summary:Workplace stress is strongly associated with health problems, including cardiovascular disease. The occupational health field is developing partnerships with a variety of health professions to prevent and address job stress at the organizational level. A review of literature for and about employee assistance professionals was conducted to explore their perspectives on these issues. Results show high awareness regarding the health effects of job stress and a wide range of approaches to address this problem. EAPs appear to be a potential strong partner in efforts to prevent workplace stress, but face obstacles to intervening at the level of the work environment.
ISSN:1555-5240
1555-5259
DOI:10.1080/15555240.2010.520649