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    The health behaviour of caregivers—current state of research, potentials and challenges
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2021
    In:  Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung Vol. 16, No. 1 ( 2021-02), p. 16-20
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    In: Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 16, No. 1 ( 2021-02), p. 16-20
    Abstract: This article aims to contribute to the current state of research regarding health behaviour among employees in the healthcare sector. The number of people in need of care is continually growing and thus there is a growing need of employees in this field. Nevertheless little is known about German caregivers’ health behaviour. There are some indications that caregivers show poor eating habits, have insufficient physical activity and lack opportunities for breaks or regeneration periods. Therefore future research and interventions analysing caregivers’ work and health behaviour are needed as a basis for development of future needs-based health promotion interventions.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1861-6755 , 1861-6763
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1007/s11553-020-00792-y
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    XF 1500
    Language: German
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2021
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    The Health Behaviour of German Outpatient Caregivers in Relation to Their Working Conditions: A Qualitative Study
    MDPI AG ; 2021
    In:  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol. 18, No. 11 ( 2021-06-01), p. 5942-
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    In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, MDPI AG, Vol. 18, No. 11 ( 2021-06-01), p. 5942-
    Abstract: Ongoing demographic change is leading to an increasingly older society and a rising proportion of people in need of care in the German population. Therefore, the professional group of outpatient caregivers is highly relevant. Their work is characterised not only by interacting with patients in a mobile setting but also by working in shifts. Health behaviour under these specific working conditions is crucial for ensuring long-term work ability and performance. Little is known about the health behaviour of German outpatient caregivers and its potential impact on their work. The aims of the study were (1) to examine health behavioural patterns (nutrition, exercise, smoking, regeneration) of outpatient caregivers, (2) to illuminate their personal health-promoting behaviours, and (3) to identify potential work-related factors influencing their health behaviour. Fifteen problem-centred interviews were conducted with outpatient caregivers working in Northern Germany in the period January–April 2020. Interviews were analysed by using qualitative content analysis. Outpatient caregivers reported improvable nutrition and hydration, with simultaneous high coffee consumption, low physical activity, poor regeneration (breaks and sleep quality), and good personal health-promoting behaviour (e.g., back-friendly habits), although the majority were smokers. Barriers to the implementation of health-promoting behaviours were a high perception of stress due to increased workload and time pressure, while aids to better health-promoting behaviour were described as being social support and personal resources. The respondents perceived their working conditions as potentially influencing their health behaviour. On the basis of their descriptions, various practice-relevant strategies were derived. The data explore a potential need for outpatient care services to develop interventions on behavioural and structural levels that can help create healthier working conditions for their employees so these caregivers can adopt better health behaviours.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1660-4601
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18115942
    Language: English
    Publisher: MDPI AG
    Publication Date: 2021
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    Workplace Health Promotion and COVID-19 Support Measures in Outpatient Care Services in Germany: A Quantitative Study
    MDPI AG ; 2021
    In:  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol. 18, No. 22 ( 2021-11-18), p. 12119-
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    In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, MDPI AG, Vol. 18, No. 22 ( 2021-11-18), p. 12119-
    Abstract: Working conditions in the care sector, especially under the increased strain during COVID-19, make it difficult for outpatient caregivers to adhere to health-promoting behaviours. Research on workplace health promotion (WHP) and COVID-19 support measures in outpatient care services is limited. The aim of this pilot study was to characterise the current situation of WHP and COVID-19 support measures in outpatient care services and to explore how to offer WHP support measures targeted for a specific group. A web-based cross-sectional survey was conducted with outpatient caregivers (N = 171) in northern Germany. The results showed that 60.2% of the study participants were offered WHP support measures, with significantly higher work engagement when WHP support measures were available (Z = 4279.50, p 〈 0.01) and that 77.2% received specific support from their employer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although spending a break in a break room was significantly associated with longer breaks as compared with being in a car (Z = 39.10, padj. = 0.01), a break room was neither available in all outpatient care services, nor did it appear to be feasible. Overall, WHP in outpatient care services is insufficiently covered. In order to be able to offer WHP support measures that are targeted to outpatient caregivers, cooperation among local care services, feasibility, and digital measures should be examined.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1660-4601
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182212119
    Language: English
    Publisher: MDPI AG
    Publication Date: 2021
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    Workplace health promotion in the care sector
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2021
    In:  Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung Vol. 16, No. 2 ( 2021-05), p. 163-169
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    In: Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 16, No. 2 ( 2021-05), p. 163-169
    Abstract: The number of days where an employee cannot work due to various improper workloads/burdens in the healthcare sector continues to rise, which emphasizes the relevance of workplace health promotion. Objectives This article aims to highlight the topic of workplace health promotion in the care sector and provides an overview of existing workplace health promotion measures in the healthcare setting. Materials and methods Based on an explorative literature review, currently available findings regarding workplace health promotion in the care sector are identified and summarized. Proposals for action are derived from these research findings. These proposals should be updated when currently running occupational psychology studies produce new findings. Results Established interventions in the care sector which include, e.g. mindfulness-based training, interventions to reduce stress/tobacco consumption as well as promotion of healthy eating and physical activity, are presented. Conclusions Research results show that interventions to decrease stress are effective in reducing caregivers’ perception of stress in the inpatient care setting. Furthermore, web-based interventions seem to be desirable in the outpatient care setting. Possible challenges, e.g., lack of expertise and specialists, for the implementation of workplace health promotion are discussed.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1861-6755 , 1861-6763
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1007/s11553-020-00800-1
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    Language: German
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2021
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    Stress Perception, Sleep Quality and Work Engagement of German Outpatient Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic
    MDPI AG ; 2021
    In:  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol. 19, No. 1 ( 2021-12-28), p. 313-
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    In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, MDPI AG, Vol. 19, No. 1 ( 2021-12-28), p. 313-
    Abstract: Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, outpatient nurses have been exposed to a double burden of already known occupational and new pandemic-related stressors. Recent studies suggest that increased pandemic-related stress can affect mental health and promote the development of negative mental health outcomes for nurses. This includes a decrease in sleep quality and work engagement. In addition, certain groups appear to be particularly vulnerable to pandemic-related stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the stress perception of German outpatient nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim was to determine associations between their pandemic-related stress and variables such as sleep quality, work engagement, pandemic-related worries and concerns. For this purpose, a questionnaire was developed based on well-established measurement instruments such as the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire to conduct a cross-sectional online survey among outpatient nurses from Germany. Participants (n = 166) showed rather moderate overall pandemic-related stress levels, good sleep quality, high work engagement, and moderate pandemic-related worries and concerns. Pandemic-related stress proved to be a predictor of decreased sleep quality and work engagement of outpatient nurses with weak effect sizes. Despite the surprisingly moderate stress levels, the effects of pandemic-related stress on selected aspects of participants’ mental health could be demonstrated. Therefore, behavioural and organisational health promotion measures are recommended to support outpatient nurses during the pandemic. However, further research is needed to determine the causal relationships and long-term effects of pandemic-related stress on the mental health of outpatient caregivers.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1660-4601
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19010313
    Language: English
    Publisher: MDPI AG
    Publication Date: 2021
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    The Health Behaviour of German Outpatient Caregivers in Relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study
    MDPI AG ; 2021
    In:  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol. 18, No. 15 ( 2021-08-03), p. 8213-
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    In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, MDPI AG, Vol. 18, No. 15 ( 2021-08-03), p. 8213-
    Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected outpatient caregivers in a particular way. While the German population becomes increasingly older, the number of people in need of care has also increased. The health and, thus, the health behaviour of employees in the outpatient care become relevant to maintain working capacity and performance in the long term. The aims of the study were (1) to examine the health behaviour and (2) to explore pandemic-related perceived change of health behaviour among outpatient caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a mixed-methods study, 15 problem-centred interviews and a web-based cross-sectional survey (N = 171) were conducted with outpatient caregivers working in Northern Germany. Interviewees reported partially poorer eating behaviour, higher coffee consumption, lower physical activity, skipping breaks more often and less sleep duration and quality during the pandemic. Some quantitative findings indicate the same tendencies. A majority of participants were smokers and reported higher stress perception due to the pandemic. Preventive behaviour, such as wearing PPE or hand hygiene, was increased among interviewees compared to the pre-pandemic period. Our findings indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic could negatively affect outpatient caregivers’ health behaviour, e.g., eating/drinking behaviour and physical activity. Therefore, employers in outpatient care should develop workplace health promotion measures to support their employees in conducting more health-promoting behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1660-4601
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18158213
    Language: English
    Publisher: MDPI AG
    Publication Date: 2021
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    The Role of Health Literacy among Outpatient Caregivers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
    MDPI AG ; 2021
    In:  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol. 18, No. 22 ( 2021-11-09), p. 11743-
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    In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, MDPI AG, Vol. 18, No. 22 ( 2021-11-09), p. 11743-
    Abstract: Health literacy became an important competence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite outpatient caregivers being a particularly vulnerable occupational group, their health literacy has hardly been examined yet, especially during the pandemic. Hence, this study aimed to explore this field and provide first empirical insights. Data were collected based on a cross-sectional online survey among 155 outpatient caregivers. In particular, health literacy (HLS-EU-Q16), diet and physical activity, pandemic-related worries, perceived information sufficiency and stress perception were examined. Descriptive and ordinal logistic regression analyses were run to test explorative assumptions. The majority of outpatient caregivers reported high values of health literacy (69% on a sufficient level). Although no significant associations between health literacy and health behaviours or perceived information sufficiency were found, perceived information sufficiency and perceived stress (OR = 3.194; 95% CI: 1.542–6.614), and pandemic-related worries (OR = 3.073; 95% CI: 1.471–6.421; OR = 4.243; 95% CI: 2.027–8.884) seem to be related. Therefore, dissemination of reliable information and resource-building measures to reduce worries may be important parameters for improving outpatient caregivers’ health. Our results provide first explorative insights, representing a starting point for further research. Considering outpatient caregivers’ mobile work setting, they need to be provided with adequate equipment and comprehensible information to ensure physically and mentally healthy working conditions.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1660-4601
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182211743
    Language: English
    Publisher: MDPI AG
    Publication Date: 2021
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    Health behaviour and health promotion of outpatient caregivers : an exploratory, qualitative study on the current situation, potential obstacles, challenges and solution strategies from the perspective of experts
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2022
    In:  Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung Vol. 17, No. 1 ( 2022-02), p. 32-43
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    In: Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 17, No. 1 ( 2022-02), p. 32-43
    Abstract: According to forecasts, there will be a shortage of up to 0.85 million skilled workers in healthcare by 2050. Increasing workloads are already leading to high levels of sick leave among employees. There is a lack of scientific knowledge about the health behaviour of outpatient caregivers to be able to develop and provide target group-specific measures for workplace health promotion (WHP). Objectives Based on the opinions of experts, the aim was to characterise the health behaviour of outpatient caregivers and to determine existing WHP measures in outpatient care. In addition, experts’ experiences with regard to the development and implementation of WHP measures were recorded. Materials and methods Ten experts from the Hamburg care industry and science were surveyed in a focus group interview in January 2020. The data were evaluated using qualitative content analysis. Results As a basis for self-determination and independence in dealing with one’s own health, the experts on nutrition, physical activity and smoking emphasised the central importance of awareness-raising measures for nursing staff. To cope with stress, the focus was increasingly on preventive measures such as realistic trip planning , working time planning and adjusting break times . Conclusions The working conditions of outpatient care have a negative effect on the eating and drinking behaviour as well as the physical activity of the employees. Quantitative surveys on the health behaviour of outpatient nurses are required in order to strengthen the experts’ assessments. Target group-specific measures of WHP must be adapted to outpatient care and include both behavioural and preventive approaches.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1861-6755 , 1861-6763
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1007/s11553-021-00842-z
    RVK:
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    Language: German
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2022
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