We assessed work-related stress in 593 healthcare workers, 149 men (25.1%) and 444 women (74.9%), by means of the HSE Management Standards Indicator Tool. The questionnaire consists of 35 items that identify six organisational dimensions (demands, control, support, relationships, role and change). The GHQ-12, a questionnaire used to study mental well-being, was also used to evaluate whether work-related stress was potentially correlated to psychological diseases. Levels of work related stress as perceived by the workers themselves did not differ significantly between groups, except in the areas of Management Standards Control and Relationships where women experienced higher levels of distress. Females also seemed to manifest higher levels than their male colleagues of poor mental well-being, which indicates the possible presence of psychological diseases. We observed a significant correlation between HSE and GHQ-12 (r=-.46 p<0.001 for males, r=-.53 p<0.001 for women). The strongest correlation was between GHQ-12 and Role, Relationships and Support from managers in males, and between GHQ-12 and Control, Relationships and Support from managers in females.
Work Related Stress And Gender Differences in Healthcare Workers
LAZZARINI, Gianluigi;PERBELLINI, Luigi;ROMEO, Luciano
2013-01-01
Abstract
We assessed work-related stress in 593 healthcare workers, 149 men (25.1%) and 444 women (74.9%), by means of the HSE Management Standards Indicator Tool. The questionnaire consists of 35 items that identify six organisational dimensions (demands, control, support, relationships, role and change). The GHQ-12, a questionnaire used to study mental well-being, was also used to evaluate whether work-related stress was potentially correlated to psychological diseases. Levels of work related stress as perceived by the workers themselves did not differ significantly between groups, except in the areas of Management Standards Control and Relationships where women experienced higher levels of distress. Females also seemed to manifest higher levels than their male colleagues of poor mental well-being, which indicates the possible presence of psychological diseases. We observed a significant correlation between HSE and GHQ-12 (r=-.46 p<0.001 for males, r=-.53 p<0.001 for women). The strongest correlation was between GHQ-12 and Role, Relationships and Support from managers in males, and between GHQ-12 and Control, Relationships and Support from managers in females.
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