Workplace Employees' Annual Physical Checkup and During Hire on the Job to Increase Health-care Awareness Perception to Prevent Disease Risk: A Work for Policy-Implementable Option Globally

BACKGROUND: Increasing workplace health-care perception has become a major issue in the world. Most of the health-related problems are faced because of the lack of health management instruments. The level of health care can be improved through workplace health well-being regulations. The aim of the present study is to formulate a conceptual model of physical checkup. METHODS: This study applied conceptual theories and figures and used secondary data from articles and relevant websites for evaluating the validity of the study. RESULTS: Annual health checkup increases health-care awareness perception of states, organizations, employees, and their families and manages the annual health record of employees, organizations, and states. CONCLUSIONS: Health care and awareness perception of states, organizations, employees, and families improves with annual health checkup, and annual health checkup also prevents unhealthy acts.

Effect of Hospital Nurses' Perceptions of Organizational Health and Patient Safety Culture on Patient Safety Nursing Activities / 간호행정학회지

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to identify the effects of organizational health and patient safety culture on nursing activities for patient safety as perceived by hospital nurses. METHODS: A self-report survey was administered to staff nurses of one advanced general hospital and two general hospitals in South Korea. Of the questionnaires, 188 were analyzed. RESULTS: Organizational health had a significantly positive correlation with patient safety culture (r=.52, p<.001) and patient safety nursing activities (r=.31, p<.001). CONCLUSION: The findings in this study indicate that among the factors influencing patient safety nursing activities, organizational factors were more important than individual factors, and organizational health had a big effect on patient safety nursing activities.

Saúde organizacional e síndrome de burnout em escolas e hospitais / Organizational healthy and syndrome of burnout in schools and hospitals

Estudou-se a prevalência da síndrome de burnout em instituições hospitalares e escolares em conformidade com a saúde organizacional dessas instituições. A pesquisa empírica foi realizada em três escolas públicas de ensino médio e em três hospitais públicos, sendo um geral, um especializado e outro militar. Contou-se com amostra acidental de 168 participantes. Para avaliação da prevalência da síndrome de burnout, aplicaram-se o Inventário de Burnout de Maslach (MBI) e uma ficha sociodemográfica. Para análise de saúde organizacional, foram realizadas entrevistas semi-estruturadas com pessoas-chave das organizações, utilizando um roteiro baseado nos fatores-componentes do construto. Os resultados corroboram a expectativa de alta prevalência da síndrome de burnout. Entretanto, não se encontraram diferenças de prevalência entre as instituições participantes, embora os participantes das escolas apresentem escores mais elevados no fator de Diminuição da Realização Pessoal. Em relação à variação da saúde organizacional, observou-se uma precária saúde organizacional em todas as instituições pesquisadas. No entanto, considerando a alta prevalência da síndrome de burnout, é adequado assinalar que os resultados corroboram a previsão de que um ambiente de saúde organizacional deficiente amplia a probabilidade de desenvolvimento da síndrome pelos trabalhadores. (AU)

The prevalence syndrome of burnout was studied in schools and hospitals according to these institutions' organizational health. The empirical research was carried out in three public Junior High schools as well as in three public hospitals - general, specialized, and military. Accidental samples from 168 participants were used. In order to evaluate the prevalence syndrome of burnout, the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and a socio-demographic form were applied. To carry out the analysis of the organizational health, semi-structured interviews with key-persons in such organizations were conducted following an itinerary based on component factors of the construct. The results confirm the expectation of high prevalence syndrome of burnout. Differences of prevalence among the researched institutions were not found, although the participants from the schools show higher scores when the Reduced Personal Accomplishment factor was focused. In relation to variance of the organizational health, it was observed it is precarious in all of the institutions. However, considering the high prevalence syndrome of burnout, it is appropriate to note that the results corroborate the prediction that an environment of poor organizational health increases the likelihood of developing the disease for workers. (AU)

Saúde organizacional: uma proposta de modelo de análise / Organizational health: a proposed analysis model

O construto saúde organizacional surgiu na década de cinquenta do século passado, como uma tentativa de os autores responderem às críticas dirigidas ao conceito de efetividade. Desse modo, o conceito de saúde organizacional surgiu vinculado ao de efetividade, mas dele se distinguiu pela abrangência. Definida como efetividade expandida, a conceituação de saúde organizacional foi alvo de inúmeras teorizações com poucas tentativas de teste empírico. Assim, este estudo teve por objetivo testar um modelo teórico de impacto de comportamentos éticos organizacionais e da confiança do empregado no sistema empregador sobre a saúde organizacional, a partir da ótica dos trabalhadores. Empregando instrumentos psicometricamente construídos e validados, o estudo encontrou como principais antecedentes da percepção de saúde organizacional variáveis relativas a aspectos internos da organização. A variável de maior impacto e, portanto, de maior contribuição à explicação foi gestão do sistema, que diz respeito à qualidade do gerenciamento organizacional sobre subsistemas físicos e humanos. Os resultados foram discutidos com base na utilização do construto saúde organizacional como instrumento de gestão, e uma agenda de pesquisa foi sugerida.

The construct of organizational health first appeared in the 1950s as an attempt by authors to respond to criticism regarding the concept of effectiveness. Thus, when the concept of organizational health emerged, it was linked to the concept of effectiveness, but differed from it in its extent. The conceptualization of organizational health, defined as expanded effectiveness, has been the object of much theorizing, yet has been accompanied by few attempts at empirical tests. Therefore, this study aimed to test a theoretical model of the impact of ethical organizational behavior, as well as the impact of employee trust in the employment system concerning organizational health, from the employee's point of view. Using psychometrically constructed and validated instruments, this study found that variables related to internal aspects of the organization are the main antecedents of the perception of organizational health. The variable of greatest impact and, therefore, the main contributor to the explanation was system management. This variable is related to the quality of organizational management of physical and human subsystems. The results were discussed based on the use of the construct of organizational health as a management instrument, and a research agenda has been suggested.