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Relationships among Emotional Labor, Self Efficacy, and Burnout of Employees in Public Health Centers.

Hyunkyung CHOI ; Yeongmi HA ; Seungkyoung YANG

Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing.2016;25(1):75-82. doi:10.5807/kjohn.2016.25.1.75

PURPOSE: The purpose of this descriptive, cross-sectional study was to examine relationships among emotional labor, self-efficacy, and burnout of employees in public health centers. Factors that influence burnout of workers were also assessed. METHODS: One hundred sixty six workers in public health centers completed a pack of self-report questionnaires. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA along with Scheffe test, and stepwise multiple regression. RESULTS: Employees in public health centers seemed to experience emotional labor to some extent. There were statistically significant differences in burnout depending on the age of workers. Employees' burnout had a positive relationship with emotional labor and a negative relationship with self-efficacy. Factors influencing burnout of employees in public health centers were emotional dissonance, surveillance & monitoring of organization, age, and self-efficacy. CONCLUSION: Considering the findings from this study, health care providers need to develop effective interventions which increase the level of self-efficacy and decrease certain types of emotional labor for employees in public health centers and to help them effectively manage burnout.
Cross-Sectional Studies ; Health Personnel ; Humans ; Public Health* ; Self Efficacy*

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The Prediction of Industrial Accident Rate in Korea: A Time Series Analysis.

Eunsuk CHOI ; Gyeong Suk JEON ; Won Kee LEE ; Young Sun KIM

Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing.2016;25(1):65-74. doi:10.5807/kjohn.2016.25.1.65

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to predict industrial accident rate using time series analysis. METHODS: The rates of industrial accident and occupational injury death were analyzed using industrial accident statistics analysis system of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency from 2001 to 2014. Time series analysis was done using the most recent data, such as raw materials of Economically Active Population Survey, Economic Statistics System of the Bank of Korea, and e-National indicators. The best-fit model with time series analysis to predict occupational injury was developed by identifying predictors when the value of Akaike Information Criteria was the lowest point. Variables into the model were selected through a series of expertises' consultations and literature review, which consisted of socioeconomic structure, labor force structure, working conditions, and occupational accidents. RESULTS: Indexes at the meso- and macro-levels predicting well occurrence of occupational accidents and occupational injury death were labor force participation rate for ages 45-49 and budget for small scaled work-place support. The rates of industrial accident and occupational injury death are expected to decline. CONCLUSION: For reducing industrial accident continuously, we call for safe employment policy of economically active middle aged adults and support for improving safety work environment of small sized workplace.
Accidents, Occupational* ; Adult ; Budgets ; Employment ; Humans ; Korea* ; Middle Aged ; Occupational Health ; Occupational Injuries ; Referral and Consultation

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A Study on Correlation between Job Stress and Metabolic Syndrome of Male Employees of Electronic Goods Manufacturer.

Tae Hee KIM ; Myung Hee JUNG ; Se Hun LEE

Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing.2016;25(1):55-64. doi:10.5807/kjohn.2016.25.1.55

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between job stress and metabolic syndrome among male workers. METHODS: A total of 396 male workers employed in an electronic company, located in 'P' city, Gyeonggi Province, who had taken medical examination at the 'D' hospital, volunteered in this study. All the data used in this study were obtained from 'D' hospital after getting consent and permission from the workers. General and occupational characteristics, medical history, and health-related behaviors of the subjects were obtained by self-administered questionnaire. RESULTS: The highest occupational stress by sub-sector was reported in the order of insufficient job control, organizational system, lack of reward, job demand, job insecurity, physical environment, job culture, and relationship conflict. The prevalence rate of metabolic syndrome of the participants was 19.9%. The results of the multiple logistic regression analysis on metabolic syndrome of the subjects indicated that the syndrome was significantly higher among those with family history, smoking habit and ex-smoking, working duration of 3 years and over, and with higher total score of occupational stress. It was significantly more prevalent, when the degree of stress was high in the sub-sectors of occupational stress; job autonomy, job insecurity, lack of reward, and job culture. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, it is necessary to implement a plan to efficiently manage the job stress of these male workers, as the probability of metabolic syndrome increased with the increase of occupational stress. Furthermore, considering the highest occupational stress was found to be job autonomy among its sub-sectors, it is necessary to prepare various measures to enhance the autonomy of such employees.
Gyeonggi-do ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Male* ; Prevalence ; Reward ; Smoke ; Smoking

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A Systematic Review of Interventions for Workers with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Using an Ecological Model.

Won Ju HWANG ; Yunhee PARK ; Jin Ah KIM

Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing.2016;25(1):41-54. doi:10.5807/kjohn.2016.25.1.41

PURPOSE: The purposes of this study were to review the research trends and to identify developmental direction of studies on community interventions according to the ecological model for workers with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk factors. METHODS: Electronic databases including PsycINFO, PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library and the reference lists of articles were searched. All articles were assessed in relation to inclusion and exclusion criteria, resulting in 29 researches being reviewed. Each review was critically appraised by two authors using a guideline of PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses). RESULTS: Nowadays, interventions in organizational level, integrated and web-based interventions are increasing to prevent CVD risk factors for workers. Even though the importance of psychosocial aspects to prevent CVD, the only 2 studies included psychosocial factors in the outcome variables. Also, 14% among 29 researches were based on theories. CONCLUSION: Psychosocial factors such as job stress, depression, and emotional labor could be CVD risk factors. Therefore, interventions including psychosocial aspects are needed to prevent workers' CVD risks more effectively. Theory-based interventions are needed to support interventions' effects and to develop the nursing science.
Cardiovascular Diseases* ; Depression ; Nursing ; Psychology ; Risk Factors*

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Comparison of Occupational Health Providers' Perception on Workers' Health Promotion Program by Business Types: Focusing on Need, Necessity, Performance, Barriers, and Effectiveness of Program.

Young Im KIM ; Bokim LEE

Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing.2016;25(1):29-40. doi:10.5807/kjohn.2016.25.1.29

PURPOSE: The purposes of this study were to examine the differences in need, necessity, performance, barriers, and effectiveness of workers' health promotion program and to determine the influencing factors in effectiveness of workers' health promotion program by business types. METHODS: Subjects were participants of an education held by Korean association of occupational health nurses and a survey was self-reported. Survey items were developed by researchers through literature review. It included general characteristics of occupational health providers and worksites, need, necessity, performance, barriers and effectiveness of workers' health promotion (WHP) program. The total number of worksites was 168, manufacturing/construction was 76 (45.2%), other services were 52 (31.0%), and healthcare services were 40 (23.8%). We used chi2 test, ANOVA test, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. RESULTS: There were differences in need, necessity and performance of WHP by business types. In healthcare services, WHP had statistically significant effectiveness to reduce turnover rates. And the influencing factors of WHP's effectiveness were workers' need in manufacturing/construction, health provider's career in other services, and perceived necessity in healthcare services. CONCLUSION: Based on this result, we propose differentiated strategies depending on the business types for effective workers' health promotion program.
Commerce* ; Delivery of Health Care ; Education ; Health Promotion* ; Occupational Health* ; Workplace

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The Effects of Communication Skills, Compassion Satisfaction, Compassion Fatigue on Burnout among Staff of Long-term Care Insurance for the Elderly in National Health Insurance Services in Korea.

Hyoungshim CHOI ; Kyongeun LEE ; Eunhee CHO

Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing.2016;25(1):19-28. doi:10.5807/kjohn.2016.25.1.19

PURPOSE: This study was a descriptive research to identify the effects of communication skills, compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue on burnout among staff of long term care insurance for the elderly in National Health Insurance Services in Korea. METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. The participants were 191 staffs of long-term care insurance in National Health Insurance Services. Data were collected via mail from the 24 branch offices which were randomly selected among the total of 226 centers of National Health Insurance Corporation. Stamm's professional quality of life (ProQOL) and Communication Skills Test tool were included in questionnaire to detect. SPSS/WIN 20.0 was used to conduct the descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, correlation analysis, and multiple regression. RESULTS: Compassion fatigue had a significant positive effect on burnout, while Compassion satisfaction had a negative effect on burnout. The explained variance for burnout was 69% and compassion fatigue was the most significant factor in burnout among staff of long term care insurance services. CONCLUSION: The results indicate that the factors influencing staffs' burnout are compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, and education level. Therefore, strategies to decrease compassion fatigue and improve compassion satisfaction are needed to decrease burnout for staffs of long-term care insurance in National Health Insurance Services.
Aged* ; Burnout, Professional ; Education ; Empathy* ; Fatigue* ; Humans ; Insurance, Long-Term Care* ; Korea* ; Long-Term Care* ; National Health Programs* ; Postal Service ; Quality of Life

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The Impacts of Job Stress and Ego-resilience on Recovery Experience from Job Stress in the Container Terminal Workers.

Sang Min LEE ; Hye Kyung MOON ; Hyang Ok OH ; Eun Kyung CHOI ; Kyung Mi WOO ; Ji Hyun LEE

Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing.2016;25(1):9-18. doi:10.5807/kjohn.2016.25.1.9

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to identify the factors affecting container terminal worker's recovery experience from job stress. METHODS: The subjects were 299 workers from one S dock in P city. Data were collected from April 5 to June 5, 2015 and analyzed by SPSS/WIN 18.0 program using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Sheffe test, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and logistic regression. RESULTS: The mean scores of job stress, ego-resilience, and recovery experience from job stress were 47.18, 46.90, and 49.17 respectively. Recovery experience according to the general characteristics showed significant correlation between daily exercise. There was a significant negative correlation between recovery experience and job stress, and a positive correlation between recovery experience and ego-resilience. Recovery experience was 2.54 times higher for a high ego-resilience group than for a low ego-resilience group, and the group that exercised was 2.25 times higher, than the non-exercising group. The group with a low level of interpersonal conflict was 1.97 times higher, than a group with a high level of interpersonal conflict. CONCLUSION: Based on this study, intervention programs to increase ego-resilience, decrease interpersonal conflict, and encourage over 30-minute-daily exercise for in container terminal workers should be developed to improve recovery experience of job stress.
Clinical Trial ; Logistic Models ; Recovery of Function

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Infection Control of Hospital Nurses: Cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome.

Kyung Ja JUNE ; Eunsuk CHOI

Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing.2016;25(1):1-8. doi:10.5807/kjohn.2016.25.1.1

PURPOSE: The 2015 Korean Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreaks resulted in 186 cases, with 8% (15 persons) of these being nurses. This study aimed to examine MERS-CoV infection status of clinical nurses and to evaluate perception for infection control. METHODS: We investigated the MERS-CoV infection status of nurses using MERS-CoV press release data. We examined and analysed perception for Infection control of 121 nurses of the three MERS intensive therapeutic hospitals in July 2015. RESULTS: One to six nurses per hospital in total 8 health care facilities were infected with MERS-CoV. They mainly had short clinical careers and were unaware of infection possibility. The personal and organizational infection control levels that nurses perceive were low and the relationship between two levels was statistically significant. CONCLUSION: For promoting health protection and infectious disease management competency of nurses, it is necessary to prepare institutional system for controlling infectious disease.
Communicable Diseases ; Coronavirus ; Delivery of Health Care ; Disease Outbreaks ; Humans ; Infection Control* ; Middle East*

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Recapturing the Lives and Experiences of Korean Nurses Dispatched to Germany in the 1960s and 1970s.

Hack Sun KIM ; Sun Woo HONG ; Kyung Sook CHOI

Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing.2009;18(2):174-184.

PURPOSE: While there exist a good number of studies on Korean nurses who were dispatched to Germany in 1960s and 1970s in sociological or labor economic perspectives, there have been few studies on their experiences from a nursing perspective. The purpose of this study is to recapture their lives and experiences from a nursing point of view. METHODS: This paper adopts an Agar's ethnographic approach which is more suitable to investigate personal qualitative experiences of those Korean nurses. The data were collected from group discussion and individual interview, and field observation with 10 dispatched Korean nurses. RESULTS: The experiences of those dispatched nurses to Germany can be summarized into three themes: challenging to life, embracing new life, and giving a meaning to life. Challenging to life involved 'hope and anxiety,' and embracing new life was reflected by 'wonderment and envy' and 'loneliness and sorrow.' Lastly, they took pride in their contributions to their mother country and also felt something lacking that they had not been properly evaluated. CONCLUSION: By rediscovering their lives and experiences from a nursing perspective, this study argues for more future studies to reexamine their impact and contribution to the nursing field in Korea.
Anthropology, Cultural ; Germany ; Humans ; Korea ; Mothers

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The Influence of Social Support on Job Satisfaction of Migrant Workers.

Ggod Me YI ; Hye Sun JUNG ; Yunjeong YI ; Hye Jin HYUN ; Hee Gerl KIM

Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing.2009;18(2):165-173.

PURPOSE: In Korea, the number of migrant workers is increasing. However, migrant workers have low job satisfaction due to poor working environment, and insufficient social support. This study aimed to investigate the role of social support for job satisfaction of migrant workers. METHOD: We have analyzed the survey data of 397 migrant workers collected from free clinic for migrant workers located in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do and Chungcheong-do. RESULT: When the migrant workers received monetary and emotional supports from supervisors and colleagues, their job satisfaction turned out to be significantly high. The factors that influence job satisfaction of migrant workers are as follows: involvement in manufacturing industry, over 9 hours of daily sleep, monetary and emotional support from supervisors. Their job satisfaction strongly influenced by these factors. CONCLUSION: Social support will increase job satisfaction of migrant workers and it will subsequently decrease job turnover rate and increase productivity as well as quality of life.
Efficiency ; Humans ; Job Satisfaction ; Korea ; Transients and Migrants

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