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Workplace Health Promotion and COVID-19 Support Measures in Outpatient Care Services in Germany: A Quantitative Study. / Neumann, Felix Alexander; Rohwer, Elisabeth; Mojtahedzadeh, Natascha; Makarova, Nataliya; Nienhaus, Albert; Harth, Volker; Augustin, Matthias; Mache, Stefanie; Zyriax, Birgit-Christiane.

In: INT J ENV RES PUB HE, Vol. 18, No. 22, 12119, 18.11.2021.

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Harvard

Neumann, FA, Rohwer, E, Mojtahedzadeh, N, Makarova, N, Nienhaus, A, Harth, V, Augustin, M, Mache, S & Zyriax, B-C 2021, 'Workplace Health Promotion and COVID-19 Support Measures in Outpatient Care Services in Germany: A Quantitative Study', INT J ENV RES PUB HE, vol. 18, no. 22, 12119. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212119

APA

Neumann, F. A., Rohwer, E., Mojtahedzadeh, N., Makarova, N., Nienhaus, A., Harth, V., Augustin, M., Mache, S., & Zyriax, B-C. (2021). Workplace Health Promotion and COVID-19 Support Measures in Outpatient Care Services in Germany: A Quantitative Study. INT J ENV RES PUB HE, 18(22), [12119]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212119

Vancouver

Neumann FA, Rohwer E, Mojtahedzadeh N, Makarova N, Nienhaus A, Harth V et al. Workplace Health Promotion and COVID-19 Support Measures in Outpatient Care Services in Germany: A Quantitative Study. INT J ENV RES PUB HE. 2021 Nov 18;18(22). 12119. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212119

Bibtex

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title = "Workplace Health Promotion and COVID-19 Support Measures in Outpatient Care Services in Germany: A Quantitative Study",
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.",
author = "Neumann, {Felix Alexander} and Elisabeth Rohwer and Natascha Mojtahedzadeh and Nataliya Makarova and Albert Nienhaus and Volker Harth and Matthias Augustin and Stefanie Mache and Birgit-Christiane Zyriax",
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RIS

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AU - Neumann, Felix Alexander

AU - Rohwer, Elisabeth

AU - Mojtahedzadeh, Natascha

AU - Makarova, Nataliya

AU - Nienhaus, Albert

AU - Harth, Volker

AU - Augustin, Matthias

AU - Mache, Stefanie

AU - Zyriax, Birgit-Christiane

PY - 2021/11/18

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N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

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