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Occupational Pressure-Targeting Organisational Factors to Ameliorate Occupational Dysfunction.
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PMID:  21365305     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Introduction Chronic pressure at work has debilitating impact on healthcare employers (e.g. reduced productivity, high costs, poor patient care) and on female healthcare employees (e.g. sickness, dysfunction). This paper highlights relationship at work as the key occupational source of work-stress which is organisational in nature. Methods A cross-sectional study (n = 230) was conducted using the Pressure Management Inventory on several female dominated health professions within a large public hospital. Analysis of variance was used to show relationship between sources and outcome of pressure. Linear regressions were used to predict which sources of pressure (IV) was linked to the outcomes of occupational pressure (DV). Results The number one source of occupational pressure is Relationships at work (i.e. with supervisors), and not workload. 'Relationship' is also the key predictor of several negative outcomes of pressure at work. Analysis of variance showed significant differences in two sources of pressures, i.e. Workload (P = 0.04) and Home-work balance (P = 0.03). Conclusion This paper provides insights into the occupational pressure of women health professionals by highlighting the organisational sources of pressure and the implications for preventing occupational dysfunction secondary to stress at work.
Authors:
Siew Yim Loh; Winn Than; Kia Fatt Quek
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-3-2
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of occupational rehabilitation     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1573-3688     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
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Created Date:  2011-3-2     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9202814     Medline TA:  J Occup Rehabil     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, syloh@um.edu.my.
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