OBJECTIVES This study investigates an approach based on Kaplan's Attention Restorative Theory (ART) to develop a non-pharmacological intervention to help individuals manage the distressing effects of illness related fatigue. The study aims to: identify activities perceived as being enjoyable by individuals who have moderate to severe fatigue related to advanced illness; determine the core attri...

This paper addresses one instance of software developers attending to their own work-related needs. Behind this paper lies our belief that one key to improving software development is to make it easier for the developers to work together. This perspective is shared by many (e.g. Boehm, 1981, 1987; DeMarco and Lister, 1988; DeMarco, 1995) and our purpose in this paper is to describe one site’s a...

Introduction Due to the increasing complexity and diversity of work tasks in teams, teams need team members who are dedicated energetic, both characteristics attributed members’ engagement. Especially domain health care, high demands at impact professionals’ Despite being main unit this domain, research on antecedents engagement has been neglected. The present study examines role behaviors such...

OBJECTIVE The aims of this national study were to (1) examine the extent of job burnout among VA Polytrauma team members engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI); and (2) identify their coping strategies for dealing with job-related stress. DESIGN A cross-sectional sample of 233 VA Polytrauma team members completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and identifi...

Safety organizations face the challenge of developing organizational structures that promote the agility required to deal with the complex demands of crisis management situations. In such situations, a collective adopts a command and control (C2) approach in order to achieve the operational goals. C2 agility is defined as the ability to transition from one approach to another as required by sit...

background: the prevention of work disability is beneficial to employees and employers, and mitigates unnecessary societal costs associated with social welfare. many service providers and employers have initiated workplace interventions designed to reduce unnecessary work disability. objective: to conduct a best-evidence synthesis of systematic reviews on workplace interventions that address ph...