STRAIN - Work-related Stress Among Health Professionals in Switzerland
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Stress
- Sponsor
- Sabine Hahn
- Enrollment
- 8112
- Primary Endpoint
- effort reward imbalance model (ERI)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to identify work stressors, stress reactions and long-term consequences among nurses, physicians, medical-technical and medical-therapeutic professions in Switzerland and to reduce those factors by an educational intervention for the supervisors.
Detailed Description
Methods: This study is a cross-sectional design and randomly selected hospitals, nursing homes and home care organizations. The study sample included nursing staff and midwives, physicians, medical-technical and medical-therapeutic professionals at all hierarchical levels. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires and analysed using multiple regression models.
Investigators
Sabine Hahn
Head of Nursing Division, Division Head of Applied Research & Development in Nursing, PhD, RN
Bern University of Applied Sciences
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Employee within a participating health organization in Switzerland
- •Health care professional (nurse, medical-technical medical-therapeutical profession, physician)
Exclusion Criteria
- •Health professionals without an fixed employment contract
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
effort reward imbalance model (ERI)
Time Frame: Changes in self reported results of the ERI from t1 to t2 (1 year)
The model defines threatening job conditions as a "mismatch between high workload (high demand) and low control over long-term rewards"