Measuring Work Demands and Resources of Digitalisation: The ICT Resources and Stressors Scale
Swiss Psychology Open,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
4(1), P. 4 - 4
Published: July 1, 2024
New
information
and
communication
technologies
(ICTs)
have
fundamentally
changed
work
working
conditions.
Digitalisation
holds
great
potential,
but
studies
also
show
that
increased
work-related
stress
accompanies
this
transformation.
Nevertheless,
few
validated
self-report
instruments
measuring
stressors
resources
from
digitalisation
are
available.
Thus,
study
aimed
to
develop
a
questionnaire
is
broadly
applicable
employees
in
different
sectors
professions.
First,
we
identified
existing
ICT-specific
constructs
revised
their
definitions
ensure
content
validity.
Experts
then
rated
the
comprehensibility
validity
of
these
scales.
Subsequently,
375
individuals
participated
an
online
survey
conduct
item
analysis
evaluate
reliability
The
resulting
comprises
three
involvement
facilitation,
ICT
control,
upgrades,
as
well
stressor
telepressure.
four
scales
comprise
16
items,
which
performed
our
showed
good
reliabilities.
Subsequent
analyses
using
structural
equation
modelling
revealed
indicators
appropriately
capture
at
scale
level.
Furthermore,
they
predict
health
organisational
outcomes
beyond
influence
established
general
stressors,
thus
demonstrating
incremental
new
Resources
Stressors
Scale
recommended
for
use
settings
or
monitoring
studies.
Language: Английский
Diagnosis and treatment of occupational burnout in the Swiss outpatient sector: A national survey of healthcare professionals’ attributes and attitudes
PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
19(12), P. e0294834 - e0294834
Published: Dec. 11, 2024
We
aimed
to
describe
the
attributes
and
attitudes
of
Swiss
health
professionals
who
treat
persons
with
occupational
burnout
(POB)
in
outpatient
sector
explore
associated
determinants.
The
study
design
was
descriptive
cross-sectional
survey,
distributed
16,883
general
practitioners
(GP),
psychiatrist-psychotherapists
(PP),
physicians
(OP)
psychologists
registered
Medical
Association,
Federation
Psychologists,
other
specialized
associations.
Using
an
online
questionnaire,
we
identified
consult
POB,
their
attributes,
volume
POB
consultations,
diagnostics
treatment
modalities
outcomes
(OB
severity,
average
proportion
returned
work
relapsed).
Multinomial
regression
analysis
conducted
identify
these
outcomes.
Among
3216
respondents,
2951
reported
1130
(713
410
psychologists)
them.
consultations
constitute
5
25%
professionals'
which
varies
across
specialties
specializations
geographic
regions.
profile
consulted
also
differs
professionals.
Work
more
often
consulting
at
early
OB
stage,
GPs
mostly
having
patients
moderate
OB,
while
PPs
largest
severe
OB.
practices
depend
on
severity
but
neither
latter
nor
former
relapsed
or
return
work.
Physicians
waiting
time
>3
months
a
higher
patients.
Since
had
exploratory
nature
using
survey
aggregated
outcomes,
findings
should
be
considered
as
first
data,
motivating
further
research.
Language: Английский