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The burden of high workload on the health-related quality of life among home care workers in Northern Sweden
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Global Health.
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology.
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Global Health. (Arcum)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3975-4868
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Global Health.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1633-2179
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2020 (English)In: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, ISSN 0340-0131, E-ISSN 1432-1246, Vol. 93, no 6, p. 747-764Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have shown that high workload affects health negatively. However, studies are lacking among home care workers. The aim of this study is to examine the burden of perceived workload on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among home care workers and to determine whether psychosocial factors modify such a relationship.

METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in which 1162 (58% response rate) home care workers participated. The psychosocial factors were measured by QPSnordic. HRQoL was measured by EuroQol 5 dimensions, from which responses were translated into quality-adjusted life year scores (QALY). Propensity scores were used with absolute risk differences (RD). Stratified analysis was used to test the buffer hypothesis of the demand-control-support model.

RESULTS: Personnel with a high workload had a statistically significant 0.035 lower QALY than personnel with a normal workload. This difference was also statistically significant for the Visual Analogue Scale (RD 5.0) and the mobility (RD 0.033) and anxiety/depression scales (RD 0.20) dimensions of EQ-5D. For QALY, the effect of a high workload compared to a normal workload was higher, with low (RD 0.045, significant) compared with high (RD 0.015, non-significant) social support; while it was similar, and non-significant results, for low and high control.

CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows that lowered work burden would be beneficial for home care personnel. Furthermore, our results suggest that interventions aimed at increasing social support could reduce work-related illness.

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Springer, 2020. Vol. 93, no 6, p. 747-764
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Demand–control–support model, Propensity scores, Psychosocial factors, Quality-adjusted life years
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Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-168796DOI: 10.1007/s00420-020-01530-9ISI: 000518305300001PubMedID: 32140826Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85081631840OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-168796DiVA, id: diva2:1413427
Available from: 2020-03-10 Created: 2020-03-10 Last updated: 2022-09-23Bibliographically approved

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Sjöberg, AndréPettersson-Strömbäck, AnitaSahlén, Klas-GöranLindholm, LarsNorström, Fredrik

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