Quality of life among healthcare workers: A multicentre cross-sectional study in Italy

Public Health

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 624-629

  Kheiraoui, F ^a   Gualano, M R ^a   Mannocci, A ^b   Boccia, A ^b   La Torre, G ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Italy; Quality of life; SF 36

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ITALY; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ITALY;

EID: 84863197519     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.03.006     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. World Health Organization WHO QoL study protocol 1993, Last access on March 2012.
2. Fichera G.P., Sartori S., Costa G. Post-traumatic stress disorder following robbery at the workplace: a pilot study on 136 pharmacy workers. Med Lav 2009, 100:97-108.
3. Ficarra M.G., Gualano M.R., Capizzi S., Siliquini R., Liguori G., Manzoli L., et al. Tobacco use prevalence, knowledge and attitudes among Italian hospital healthcare professionals. Eur J Public Health 2011, 21:29-34.
4. Chang E.M., Bidewell J.W., Huntington A.D., Daly J., Johnson A., Wilson H., et al. A survey of role stress, coping and health in Australian and New Zealand hospital nurses. Int J Nurs Stud 2007, 44:1354-1362.
5. Sherman A.C., Edwards D., Simonton S., Mehta P. Caregiver stress and burnout in an oncology unit. Palliat Support Care 2006, 4:65-80.
6. Jonsson A., Halabi J. Work related post-traumatic stress as described by Jordanian emergency nurses. Accid Emerg Nurs 2006, 14:89-96.
7. Hamaideh S.H., Mrayyan M.T., Mudallal R., Faouri I.G., Khasawneh N.A. Jordanian nurses' job stressors and social support. Int Nurs Rev 2008, 55:40-47.
8. de Carvalho E.C., Muller M., de Carvalho P.B., de Souza Melo A. Stress in the professional practice of oncology nurses. Cancer Nurs 2005, 28:187-192.
9. Embriaco N., Azoulay E., Barrau K., Kentish N., Pochard F., Loundou A., et al. High level of burnout in intensivists: prevalence and associated factors. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007, 175:686-692.
10. Klersy C., Callegari A., Martinelli V., Vizzardi V., Navino C., Malberti F., et al. Burnout in healthcare providers of dialysis service in Northern Italy-a multicentre study. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007, 22:2283-2290. Working Group on Burnout and Dialysis.
11. Psychosocial factors at work: recognition and control 1986, International Labour Office, ILO, Geneva.
12. Luchetti L., Uhunmwangho E., Dordoni G., Lorido A., Barbieri S., Bolognesi A.G., et al. The subjective feeling of burden in caregivers of elderly with dementia: how to intervene?. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2009, 49(Suppl. 1):153-161.
13. Apolone G., Mosconi P. Questionario sullo stato di salute SF-36. Manuale d'uso e guida all'interpretazione dei risultati. Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche 'Mario Negri' 2007, Guerini e Associati, Milano, Abbiategrasso (MI).
14. Ware J.E., Snow K.K., Kosinski M., Gandek B. SF-36 health survey: manual and interpretation guide 1993, The Health Institute, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA.
15. Ware J.E., Kosinski M., Keller S.D. SF36: Physical and mental summary scales: a user's manual 1994, The Health Institute, New England Medical Center, Boston.
16. Keller S.D., Ware J.E., Bentler P.M., Aaronson N.K., Alonso J., Apolone G., et al. Use of structural equation modeling to test the construct validity of the SF-36 Health Survey in ten countries: results from the IQOLA Project. International Quality of Life Assessment. J Clin Epidemiol 1998, 51:1179-1188.
17. Kleinbaum D.G. Applied regression analysis and multivariable methods 1997, Duxbury Press, Pacific Grove, California.
18. Little J., Higgins J.P.T., Ioannidis J.P.A., Moher D., Gagnon F., von Elm E., et al. . Strengthening the reporting of genetic association studies (STREGA) - an extension of the STROBE statement. Ital J Public Health 2009, 6:238-255.
19. Patti F., Amato M.P., Battaglia M.A., Pitaro M., Russo P., Solaro C., et al. Caregiver quality of life in multiple sclerosis: a multicentre Italian study. Mult Scler 2007, 1:412-419.
20. Pozzilli C., Palmisano L., Mainero C., Tomassini V., Marinelli F., Ristori G., et al. Relationship between emotional distress in caregivers and health status in persons with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler 2004, 10:442-446.
21. Aprile I., Caliandro P., La Torre G., Tonali P., Foschini M., Mondelli M., et al. Multicenter study of peroneal mononeuropathy: clinical, neurophysiologic, and quality of life assessment. J Peripher Nerv Syst 2005, 10:259-268.
22. Tabolli S., Baliva G., Lombardo G.A., Sampogna F., Di Pietro C., Mannooranparampil T.J., et al. Health related quality of life assessment in the routine clinical practice of a dermatology unit. Eur J Dermatol 2006, 16:409-415.
23. Bressi C., Manenti S., Porcellana M., Cevales D., Farina L., Felicioni I., et al. Haemato-oncology and burnout: an Italian survey. Br J Cancer 2008, 98:1046-1052.
24. Grice M.M., Gerberich S.G., Alexande B.H., McGovern P.M., Ryan A.D. Past violence and future work-related violence: a case-control study of Minnesota nurses. Ital J Public Health 2010, 7:41-48.
25. Agostinelli A., La Torre G., Bevilacqua F., Chiaradia G., Specchia M.L., Ricciardi W. Il burnout nel personale sanitario ospedaliero: risultati di uno studio trasversale condotto in un policlinico universitario a Roma [Burn-out in healthcare workers of a university teaching hospital in Rome, Italy: a cross-sectional study]. Ig Sanita Pub 2008, 64:41-52.
26. Yang Y., Koh D., Ng V., Lee C.Y., Chan G., Dong F., et al. Self perceived work related stress and the relation with salivary IgA and lysozyme among emergency department nurses. Occup Environ Med 2002, 59:836-841.
27. Hansson A.S., Arnetz B.B., Anderzen I. Risk-factors for stress-related absence among healthcare employees: a bio-psychosocial perspective. Associations between self-rated health, working conditions and biological stress hormones. Ital J Public Health 2006, 3:53-61.
28. Damiani G., Federico B., Pinanrelli L., Sammarco A., Ricciardi E. Evaluation of the effect of stress management programmes at the work-site on absenteeism reduction: a systematic review. Ital J Public Health 2006, 3:38-43.
29. Penson R.T., Dignan F.L., Canellos G.P., Picard C.L., Lynch T.J. Burnout: caring for the caregivers. Oncologist 2000, 5:425-434.
30. Drach-Zahavy A. Workplace health friendliness: a cross level model for predicting workers' health. J Occup Health Psychol 2008, 13:197-213.
31. Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri. Qualità della vita e stato di salute. [Quality of life and health status]. Available at: ; [last accessed 10.02.12]. http://crc.marionegri.it/qdv/index.php%3fpage%3dsf36.
32. La Torre G., Moscato U., La Torre F., Ballini P., Marchi S., Ricciardi W. Environmental noise exposure and population health: a cross sectional study in the Province of Rome. J Public Health 2007, 15:339-344.
33. de Vet H.C., Adèr H.J., Terwee C.B., Pouwer F. Are factor analytical techniques used appropriately in the validation of health status questionnaires? A systematic review on the quality of factor analysis of the SF-36. Qual Life Res 2005, 14:1203-1218.
34. Ware J.E., Gandek B., Kosinski M., Aaronson N.K., Apolone G., Brazier J., et al. The equivalence of SF-36 summary health scores estimated using standard and country-specific algorithms in 10 countries: results from the IQOLA project. International Quality of Life assessment. J Clin Epidemiol 1998, 51:1167-1170.