Organizational options for preventing work-related stress in knowledge work

Advanced Knowledge Work and Stress-related Symptoms

Low-Cost Improvements for Reducing Multifaceted Work-Related Risks and Preventing Stress at Work

Types of low-cost improvements that can help reduce work-related risks and prevent stress at work are reviewed by examining simple improvements achieved by participatory action-oriented programs in different work settings. Programs reviewed include WISE (work improvement in small enterprises) projects in various industries, including POSITIVE (participation-oriented safety improvements by trade...

Healthcare Work and Organizational Interventions to Prevent Work-related Stress in Brindisi, Italy

BACKGROUND Organizational changes that involve healthcare hospital departments and care services of health districts, and ongoing technological innovations and developments in society increasingly expose healthcare workers (HCWs) to work-related stress (WRS). Minimizing occupational exposure to stress requires effective risk stress assessment and management programs. METHODS The authors condu...

Functions of psychological healthy work place' components in preventing of work-family conflict perception

Background: In today’s work settings, work-family conflict as a main stressor has become an important and influential factor as well as a strong predictor of various personal and work-related outcomes. Consequently, the main purpose of this research was to predict perceived work-family conflict through components of psychological healthy work place.   Methods: The study population included a...

[Stress and work-related injuries].

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate in scientific literature the more frequent work injuries among the occupational categories examined (construction workers, healthcare workers, night workers and shift work, drivers) and to identify occupational stressors that increase the risk of injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS The research was conducted through review of the scientific literature...