Pub Date : 2025-08-13DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2024.2390018
Douglas M Wiegand, Sophia K Chiu, Kendra Broadwater, Jessica F Li
Firefighters often serve as emergency medical services providers and face repeated exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTEs) while participating in opioid overdose responses (OORs), which may impact their mental health. A survey of 173 firefighters who had participated in an OOR in the previous 6 months was used to assess exposure to PTEs during such events, job stress, mental health symptoms, and resources used to address mental health symptoms. Most firefighters (97%) reported experiencing one or more PTEs while responding to an opioid overdose in the past 6 months. Associations between PTEs and mental health are reported. For example, there was a higher prevalence of high job stress (22.7% vs. 5.3%, p = 0.014) and meeting the screening definition of PTSD (15.4% vs. 1.9%, p = 0.047), depression (33.1% vs. 6.1%, p = 0.022), and anxiety (33.1% vs. 6.1%, p = 0.022) among those who experienced a needlestick injury during an OOR than those who did not experience a needlestick injury during an OOR. Seeking social support is recommended following PTEs; mental health care should be sought when symptoms interfere with personal, social, or occupational functioning. This survey identified important firefighter mental health characteristics which will assist fire departments in determining the appropriate mental health training, support, and services.
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Pub Date : 2024-08-24DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2024.2394684
Nobutada Yokouchi
The self-construal of employees is a potential moderating factor in the challenge–hindrance model that may enhance our understanding of the varying effects of challenge and hindrance stressors on p...
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Pub Date : 2024-08-14DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2024.2391891
Mohammed Al Maqbali
Nurses play a vital role in the healthcare system. Their job satisfaction and work engagement can significantly impact patient outcomes and the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the system. T...
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This study examines the effectiveness of expressive writing in reducing work stress. Expressive writing involves structured written exercises of self-disclosure for cognitive and affective processi...
{"title":"Expressive writing as a practice against work stress: An experimental study","authors":"Kimberly Lukenda, Sandra Sülzenbrück, Christine Sutter","doi":"10.1080/15555240.2024.2366220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15555240.2024.2366220","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the effectiveness of expressive writing in reducing work stress. Expressive writing involves structured written exercises of self-disclosure for cognitive and affective processi...","PeriodicalId":45287,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141508391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-31DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2024.2350444
Sara Lima, José C. Machado, Margarida Vilaça, M. Graça Pereira
In recent years, nurses experienced higher workloads which has an adverse impact on their quality of life (QoL), particularly in nurses from neurological wards as they are exposed to additional str...
{"title":"Quality of life in nurses from neurological wards: The mediating role of burnout","authors":"Sara Lima, José C. Machado, Margarida Vilaça, M. Graça Pereira","doi":"10.1080/15555240.2024.2350444","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15555240.2024.2350444","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, nurses experienced higher workloads which has an adverse impact on their quality of life (QoL), particularly in nurses from neurological wards as they are exposed to additional str...","PeriodicalId":45287,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141508390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-04-27DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2024.2346328
Ghassan M. Khairallah, Hani Mowafi, Dinah Ayna, Carine J. Sakr
Healthcare workers are at an increased risk of occupational stress that can impact the quality of their lives and the care they provide to patients. These risks are further exacerbated in countries...
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Pub Date : 2024-04-14DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2024.2337942
Bahar Hashemi, Anita Shrivastava
This research drew upon a mixed-method approach to gain further insight into workplace incivility and its impact on an employee’s preferred choice of coping strategies (Avoidant Coping, Task Focuse...
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Pub Date : 2024-03-19DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2024.2322725
Fatehi Abd Al-al, Nidal Eshah, Ahmed Rayan, Salam Bani Hani, Mohammed ALBashtawy, Asem Abdalrahim, Abdullah Alkhawaldeh
Bullying at work is a major challenge that harms an employee’s overall well-being, job happiness, and mental health.To assess the relationship between workplace bullying and Jordanian nurses’ menta...
工作中的欺凌是一项重大挑战，会损害员工的整体福祉、工作幸福感和心理健康。
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Pub Date : 2024-03-14DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2024.2328074
Ossian Hagevi, Anna Olsson, Billy Jansson
The veterinary profession seems to be particularly affected by mental health problems than other occupational groups, primarily a consequence of exposure to various sources of psychological distres...
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Pub Date : 2024-03-13DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2024.2315132
Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia, Sarah Sirek, Grace Granofsky, Mitchel Morrison, Ivan Steenstra
To evaluate the effectiveness of Employee Assistance Program (EAP) interventions, the Workplace Outcome Suite (WOS) was developed. This study aims to determine if the new WOS 5-item version can be ...
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