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Att arbeta med psykisk ohälsa – hur hälsosamt är det? Arbetsförmåga och tidiga tecken på utmattning hos psykiatripersonal

Gustafsson, Daniel LU and Kosuch, Thomas LU (2018) PPTN76 20181
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The objective of the present study was to examine the work ability and early signs of exhaustion among psychiatric health‐care workers in Sweden. Furthermore, the study examined covariation between work ability and degree of exhaustion and also whether factors such as workplace and occupational title was correlated with incipient exhaustion. A survey of demographic variables, the Lund University Checklist for Incipient Exhaustion (LUCIE) and the Work Ability Index (WAI) were distributed to workers in about 20 psychiatric units. The survey was answered by 236 people with an average age of 48 years (SD = 11.68). The participants had in average worked for 15.2 years (SD = 12.5) in the psychiatric health care.
The results showed that the... (More)
The objective of the present study was to examine the work ability and early signs of exhaustion among psychiatric health‐care workers in Sweden. Furthermore, the study examined covariation between work ability and degree of exhaustion and also whether factors such as workplace and occupational title was correlated with incipient exhaustion. A survey of demographic variables, the Lund University Checklist for Incipient Exhaustion (LUCIE) and the Work Ability Index (WAI) were distributed to workers in about 20 psychiatric units. The survey was answered by 236 people with an average age of 48 years (SD = 11.68). The participants had in average worked for 15.2 years (SD = 12.5) in the psychiatric health care.
The results showed that the prevalence of early signs of exhaustion measured with LUCIE was 32.8 percent. Of these, 16.2 percent had mild symptoms, 13.1 percent mild to moderate symptoms and 3.5 percent severe symptoms. Measured with WAI, 16.2 percent of the respondents evaluated their work ability as excellent, 52.1 percent as good, 25.2 percent as moderate and 6.4 percent as poor. Work ability had a significant covariance with incipient exhaustion, 17 percent of the variance in LUCIE was explained by work ability. The study is probably the first to demonstrate a link between work ability measured with WAI and early signs of exhaustion measured with LUCIE.
Factors such as workplace, gender, occupational title, psychotherapist education and working hours had no significant covariance with incipient exhaustion. Overall, the study showed that a majority of the participants experienced a good work ability and were not in a high risk of developing exhaustion disorder. The work ability and early signs of exhaustion in this sample was consistent with prevalence rates from the normal population. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Syftet med föreliggande psykoterapeutexamensuppsats var att undersöka arbetsförmåga och tidiga tecken på utmattning hos psykiatripersonal i Sverige. Vidare syftade studien till att undersöka samvariation mellan arbetsförmåga och grad av utmattning samt om faktorer såsom arbetsplats och yrkestitel samvarierade med tecken på begynnande utmattning. En enkät bestående av demografiska variabler, Lund University Checklist for Incipient Exhaustion (LUCIE) och Work Ability Index (WAI) distribuerades till personal på ett 20-tal psykiatriska mottagningar. Totalt besvarades enkäten av 236 personer där medelåldern för deltagarna var 48 år (SD = 11,68). Deltagarna hade i snitt varit yrkesverksamma i 15,2 år (SD = 12,5).
Resultaten visade att... (More)
Syftet med föreliggande psykoterapeutexamensuppsats var att undersöka arbetsförmåga och tidiga tecken på utmattning hos psykiatripersonal i Sverige. Vidare syftade studien till att undersöka samvariation mellan arbetsförmåga och grad av utmattning samt om faktorer såsom arbetsplats och yrkestitel samvarierade med tecken på begynnande utmattning. En enkät bestående av demografiska variabler, Lund University Checklist for Incipient Exhaustion (LUCIE) och Work Ability Index (WAI) distribuerades till personal på ett 20-tal psykiatriska mottagningar. Totalt besvarades enkäten av 236 personer där medelåldern för deltagarna var 48 år (SD = 11,68). Deltagarna hade i snitt varit yrkesverksamma i 15,2 år (SD = 12,5).
Resultaten visade att prevalensen av tidiga tecken på utmattning mätt med LUCIE var 32,8 procent. Av dessa hade 16,2 procent lindriga symtom, 13,1 procent milda till måttliga symtom och 3,5 procent allvarliga symtom. Mätt med WAI värderade 16,2 procent sin arbetsförmåga som utmärkt, 52,1 procent som bra, 25,2 procent som måttlig och 6,4 procent som dålig.
Arbetsförmåga hade en signifikant samvariation med tecken på begynnande utmattning, 17 procent av variansen i LUCIE förklarades av arbetsförmåga. Studien är sannolikt den första som påvisat ett samband mellan arbetsförmåga mätt med WAI och tidiga tecken på utmattning mätt med LUCIE.
Faktorerna arbetsplats, kön, yrkestitel, psykoterapeututbildning och arbetstider hade ingen signifikant samvariation med tecken på begynnande utmattning. Sammantaget upplevde merparten av deltagarna sin arbetsförmåga som god och befann sig inte i riskzonen för att utveckla utmattningssyndrom.
Psykiatripersonalens arbetsförmåga och tidiga tecken på utmattning överensstämde med prevalenssiffror från normalpopulationen. (Less)
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Gustafsson, Daniel LU and Kosuch, Thomas LU
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organization
course
PPTN76 20181
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type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
psykiatripersonal, arbetsförmåga, tidiga tecken på utmattning, WAI, LUCIE, psychiatric health‐care workers, work ability, incipient exhaustion
language
Swedish
id
8941955
date added to LUP
2018-05-25 16:21:23
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2018-05-25 16:21:23
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  abstract     = {{The objective of the present study was to examine the work ability and early signs of exhaustion among psychiatric health‐care workers in Sweden. Furthermore, the study examined covariation between work ability and degree of exhaustion and also whether factors such as workplace and occupational title was correlated with incipient exhaustion. A survey of demographic variables, the Lund University Checklist for Incipient Exhaustion (LUCIE) and the Work Ability Index (WAI) were distributed to workers in about 20 psychiatric units. The survey was answered by 236 people with an average age of 48 years (SD = 11.68). The participants had in average worked for 15.2 years (SD = 12.5) in the psychiatric health care.
The results showed that the prevalence of early signs of exhaustion measured with LUCIE was 32.8 percent. Of these, 16.2 percent had mild symptoms, 13.1 percent mild to moderate symptoms and 3.5 percent severe symptoms. Measured with WAI, 16.2 percent of the respondents evaluated their work ability as excellent, 52.1 percent as good, 25.2 percent as moderate and 6.4 percent as poor. Work ability had a significant covariance with incipient exhaustion, 17 percent of the variance in LUCIE was explained by work ability. The study is probably the first to demonstrate a link between work ability measured with WAI and early signs of exhaustion measured with LUCIE.
Factors such as workplace, gender, occupational title, psychotherapist education and working hours had no significant covariance with incipient exhaustion. Overall, the study showed that a majority of the participants experienced a good work ability and were not in a high risk of developing exhaustion disorder. The work ability and early signs of exhaustion in this sample was consistent with prevalence rates from the normal population.}},
  author       = {{Gustafsson, Daniel and Kosuch, Thomas}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Att arbeta med psykisk ohälsa – hur hälsosamt är det? Arbetsförmåga och tidiga tecken på utmattning hos psykiatripersonal}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}