Colleague Support Research Articles

Supporting grieving colleagues

Supporting grieving colleagues

3.4 Best Practices for Supporting Patients and Colleagues Suffering from the Effects of Racial Trauma

3.4 Best Practices for Supporting Patients and Colleagues Suffering from the Effects of Racial Trauma

Perceived levels of corporate support, colleague support and anxiety in motor courier employees

Objective The use of motorcycles in commercial transportation is increasing due to its comfortable use in congested traffic conditions and the ease of parking on narrow streets. Motorcycle couriers are among the important members of the delivery industry. The race against time and delivering on time bring along many problems. This study aims to examine the relationships between perceived organizational support, colleague value and stress in motor courier employees. Method Within the scope of the study, 151 motorcycle couriers working in the delivery sector were selected. The study was carried out in the period of June-November 2022. In addition to 15 questions including demographic characteristics with the one-to-one interview method, Spielberger’s State and Trait Anxiety Scale, The Perceived Organizational Support Scale and The Coworker Support Scale were applied with the one-to-one interview method. Results The average age of the 151 couriers included in the study was 29.10 ± 7.01; the working year was 3.26 ± 3.39; the average number of daily trips was 36.47 ± 17.37; the average delivery time was 16.54 ± 10.10 in minutes (median 15); and the average weight of the cargo was 4.94 ± 5.51 (kg) (median: 3.50). The prevalence of occupational accidents in the last year has been 43.3% (n = 61). Examining the causes of the prevalence of accident among the study population, it was found that motorcycle overturning was 20 (32.8%); vehicle hitting the motorcycle was 26 (42.6%); motorcycle hitting the vehicle was 15 (24.6%). When the factors affecting the perceived organizational support were examined, it was found that those with a colleague social support score above 18 were more likely to have an organizational perception score above 80 (95% CI 1.001-4.843) with a rate of [OR] = 2.20 times higher, and those with a status anxiety score above 40 were more likely to have an organizational perception score over 80 with a rate of [OR] = 2.49 times higher (95% CI: 1.156-5.364). In addition, it was seen that the probability of having an organizational perception score above 80 was [OR] = 0.42 times higher (95%CI: 0.200-0.889) in participants who had a work accident. Conclusions The intense pace of work and the pressure of fast delivery increase couriers’ state and trait concerns. Developing policies to improve the psychosocial working environment for a more decent and healthier working environment that improves the mental health and well-being of couriers is recommended. Commercial food ordering platforms must treat driver safety as important when determining delivery times.

A toolkit for individualizing interventions to mitigate second-victim syndrome in a diverse surgery community

Adverse outcomes are an inevitable consequence of surgical care. The term “second victim” was introduced by Wu to describe the emotional trauma experienced by a clinician who feels responsibility for an adverse clinical outcome. Second victims may feel shame, guilt, sadness, and a crisis of confidence. Surgeons rarely seek professional support following an adverse event but are more likely to confide in colleagues. Surgeons who represent groups traditionally underrepresented in medicine may be less likely to seek assistance following an adverse clinical outcome. There is a need for surgeons to have sufficient training to provide peer-to-peer support for wounded colleagues. The PEARLS Toolkit provides a blueprint toward this end.

Innovation and adaptation at the Smithsonian Institution in response to changing times and increased need

ABSTRACT This article focusses on how the Smithsonian Institution’s staff and programmes are adapting in response to an evolving world and increasing requests for assistance. The Smithsonian is the world’s largest museum, education and research complex, with long-standing programmes focussed on capacity building in times of need. Central to this work is communication—listening, building trust among collaborators and prioritising cultural heritage communities in decision-making. This article highlights four activities currently helping to strengthen cultural resources and support colleagues in times of crisis: building on early experiences to inform and improve on-the-ground cultural rescue efforts domestically and abroad; learning to build local and government relationships impacting conservation efforts abroad; creating new heritage anti-trafficking courses for law enforcement that reflect current events and include the voices of in-country experts; and building networks of expertise to develop and implement a new institution-wide Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns Policy. The common thread throughout these four programmes, each with different goals, is the importance of communication and collaboration.

Improving student retention in higher education institutions – Exploring the factors influencing employees extra-role behavior

This study explores the impact of internal service quality on employee job satisfaction (JOS) and the extra role behaviors (ERB) of frontline employees (FLE) in higher education institutions (HEIs). With the hope of improving student retention, the study specifically examined how Human Resources Management Practices (HRMP), Empathetic Leadership (EML), Colleague Support (CS), and Service Technology (ST) indirectly influence FLE ERB, as well as the contextual factor of employee Job satisfaction (JOS) that affects the strength of this relationship. Drawing on social exchange theory and equity theory, the authors propose that HRMP, EML, CS, and ST have positive effects on JOS, and JOS has positive impacts on FLE ERB. The research was conducted drawing on a sample of 251 frontline employees and 251 students using the dyadic research design and self-design questionnaires as the main instrument within one HEI in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was employed utilizing SmartPLS software to perform bootstrapping routines and generate the SEM to explore the relationships between different variables. The results were analyzed using measures of internal consistency, validity, and goodness of fit. The study's findings support the proposed hypotheses except for the positive influence of job satisfaction on FLE ERB. The study highlights the mechanisms through which internal service quality can impact FLE ERB and identifies the factors that enhance this process. The results revealed that HRMP, CS, and EML have a significant positive impact on JOS, and ST has a significant positive effect on ERB. However, JOS has a significant negative impact on ERB. The study has practical implications for understanding how to promote ERB among FLE in HEIs to improve the quality of service provided to students, which can help to sustain student loyalty and retention.

Successful ageing at work: The role of job characteristics in growth trajectories of work ability and motivation to work amongst older workers

In order to age successfully at work, people need to maintain or improve their work ability and motivation to work. This implies a process that develops over time and can differ substantially between individuals. This study investigated whether different trajectories of perceived work ability and motivation to work can be distinguished between older employees over time and to what extent job demands and job resources are predictive of these different trajectories. We applied growth mixture modelling amongst 5799 employees of 45 years and older at four time points. We found five distinct groups of older workers that differed in their trajectories of perceived work ability and four types of groups of older workers that differed in their trajectories of their motivation to work. Higher levels of physical demands, mental demands, autonomy, supervisor support, and colleague support were less common in unfavourable trajectories. This study gives Human Resource Management practitioners insight into how jobs should be designed to stimulate successful ageing at work.

The Use of Spirituality at Work to Enhance Lecturers' Scientific Publications Performance: The Mediating Effect of Job Satisfaction

Purpose: The research is conducted to analyze the performance of scientific publications by lecturers in private higher education in Garut District-Indonesia with the values of spirituality and job satisfaction as mediating variables. Theoretical Framework: Resource-Based Theory (RBT) is employed to elucidate the correlation between work spirituality, job satisfaction, and the lecturers performance of faculty members in publications. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research method used is descriptive and causalitas. Data collection was carried out by distributing questionnaires to a sample of 157 people. Before being analyzed, the data was tested for its validity and reliability. Furthermore, data analysis was performed using statistical software. Findings: The analysis result shows that the performance of scientific publication of lecturers is influenced by spiritual values in the workplace, such as calmness of mind when working, the outcome of work meeting the organization's expectations, the usefulness of the work that can help others, and also supported by job satisfaction, such as career satisfaction, having a pleasant job, and supportive colleagues. Research/Practical & Social implication: Practically, in this study, the model can function as a significant management tool in the world of education, especially higher education, to increase the sustainability of competitive advantage that has the potential to affect organizational performance. Employee performance is also an important factor in supporting organizational success. Thus this can be an attention for the organization to improve the performance of lecturer publications. Limitation: This research has several limitations that need to be taken into account and can provide direction for future research; because this research only analyzes from the perspective of private universities, so in the future it can also be from the perspective of state universities. The sample size is also only taken from one university only, so future research can be expanded again from various universities. Originality/Value: Although many studies have been conducted on lecturer performance, there are still few that analyze the scientific publication performance from the values of work spirituality, especially in private higher education, so this research is considered to have uniqueness especially in Indonesia.

Exploring the relationships among art therapy students' burnout, practicum stress, and teacher support.

This study examines how teacher support and practicum stress affect art therapy graduate students' burnout. A total of 125 master's and doctoral students from art therapy graduate schools in Korea participated in the study. We conducted a correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis to explore the relationship between the variables. The correlation analysis results showed that burnout, practicum stress, and social support are significantly interrelated. The regression analysis results indicated that practicum stress increases burnout while social support decreases it. When we used the sub-factors of social support as independent variables, we found that professor support rather than the support of colleagues or family significantly reduced burnout. When we divided the perceived teacher support into emotional support and academic support, our analysis identified that academic support was more important than emotional support to reduce students' burnout. Art therapy students' practicum stress can cause psychological burnout, while teacher support-especially academic support-can lower the possibility of experiencing such burnout.

Diagnosis and therapy of granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis-2023: consensus of the Austrian society of nephrology (ÖGN) and Austrian society of rheumatology (ÖGR)

ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV) are rare, complex systemic diseases that are often difficult to diagnose, because of unspecific clinical symptoms at presentation. However, the clinical course may be very dramatic and even life-threatening, necessitating prompt diagnosis and treatment.Therefore, it is important to increase disease awareness among physicians and support colleagues who are not confronted with these rare diseases on aregular basis. Here, the Austrian Society of Nephrology (ÖGN) and the Austrian Society of Rheumatology (ÖGR) provide ajoint consensus on how to best diagnose and manage patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA).

A simulation workshop to introduce coping skills.

Experiencing clinical catastrophes can result in long-lasting emotional and psychological impacts. In other fields, crisis simulation has been used to train professionals in coping skills. Our workshop combined a simulated case with a clinical debrief and expert-led teaching on coping skills. The '4Rs' mnemonic, Recognise, Reflect, Reframe and Reach-out, describes the key elements. This is grounded in social, cognitive and behavioural theories of stress and coping. All 96 anesthesiology residents from one residency programme participated, in small groups, and a mixed methods analysis was used. The scenario was deemed stressful. The workshop introduced new techniques, with 72/87 (82.75%) reporting new coping skills in use at 1-month follow-up. For many residents, the descriptive language regarding their performance and abilities shifted from critical, negative self-talk to positive and team-focused immediately following the workshop. A striking finding from evaluations at all timepoints was that negative comments were typically self-referencing whereas positive ones referenced colleague support and the team. Combining stress exposure with formal exploration of emotional responses and coping skills teaching in this workshop was feasible, with benefits at 1-month follow-up. This laid the groundwork for a resilience curriculum and wider departmental interest in the topic of coping and stress responses.

Noise Exposure and Job Stress – a Structural Equation Model in Textile Industries

Noise exposure is one of the most important physical agents in the workplace which can induce job stress in several ways. The aim of this study was to model the interactions between independent and mediating variables and job stress using structural equation modeling. In this study, Weinstein’s noise sensitivity scale, noise annoyance questionnaire, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) job stress questionnaire and job satisfaction scale were used. To assess worker’s noise exposure, the 8-hours equivalent continuous A-weighted sound pressure level (LAeq;8 h), was measured based on ISO 9612 (2009). To achieve the aims of study, the structural equation model was run using R software 3.4.1 and Cytoscape software 3.6.0. Based on the results, while there was a direct positive correlation of noise exposure on total job stress, there were also indirect positive effects through job satisfaction and noise sensitivity as mediator variables. Using hearing protective devices negatively affected total job stress through a direct pathway and an indirect pathway when job satisfaction was a mediator variable. Regarding the total effect of noise exposure and using hearing protection devices on job stress subscales, it can be concluded that noise exposure and using hearing protection devices had greatest effect on colleagues support and demand, respectively. It can be concluded that noise exposure and lack of hearing protective devices have a significant positive effect on job stress among workers of a textile industry. In addition to the direct effect, this factor can induce job stress through noise sensitivity, job satisfaction and noise annoyance. Therefore, measures which can decrease any of the mentioned factors, also can alleviate job stress.

Stepping up and Supporting Colleagues: Teacher Leadership during the COVID-19 Pandemic in US National Blue Ribbon Schools

ABSTRACT Literature has examined teacher leadership (TL) roles, definitions, applications in schools, and, most recently, its presence in high-performing public schools, like the US National Blue Ribbon Schools (NBRS). This study featured principal and teacher leader interviews (n = 20) from NBRS recognized during the pandemic (2020 and 2021), alongside their schools’ program applications. This study concerned how TL contributed to these schools’ continued success during the pandemic. Results included themes of a wide breadth of TL work, cultural and strategic school supports for teacher leaders, and humility and commitment of teacher leaders.

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Objectives The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of the perceived grit and social support on the satisfaction of home and work life, and to empirically verify the mediating effects of the social support of family, colleagues, and directors in the effect of grit on the satisfaction of home and work life.
 Methods For this purpose, a survey was conducted by selecting 443 child care teachers working at national, public, corporation, workplace, private, and home daycare centers in C and G cities in Gyeongsangnam-do as a mediator variable for social support of independent variables, family, colleagues, and directors, and satisfaction with family and work life as dependent variables. The collected data were analyzed by using SPSS program.
 Results The social support of the family, colleagues, and directors had a significant positive effect on the satisfaction of family and work life, and the social support of family, colleagues, and directors had a significant effect as a partial mediating variable in the effect of the interest persistence, persistence, passion perceived by the child care teachers, and the social support of family, colleagues and directors had a significant effect as a partial mediating variable in the effect of the effect of the grit on the satisfaction of work life.
 Conclusions In order to improve the quality of child care, child care teachers should improve their satisfaction with home and work life. In order to improve the satisfaction of home and work life of child care teachers, it is necessary to actively review ways to strengthen the social support of the grit of interest, persistence, and passion, family, colleagues, and directors.

Experiences of preventing violence in two high-risk sectors: A qualitative study of front-line workers.

Exposure to workplace violence is associated with physical and/or psychological trauma. Despite its significant impact, little is known about front-line workers' experiences of preventing workplace violence. This study aimed to identify what workers identify as important to preventing workplace conflicts from escalating into violence. We conducted seventeen qualitative focus-group interviews with fifty-eight workers at the Danish Prison and Probation Service and psychiatric hospitals. We applied thematic analysis to identify types of violence-prevention practices, and prerequisites for successfully preventing workplace violence. We identified two main categories of violence-prevention practices, and one main category of prerequisites for violence-prevention practices. Main category A), "the individual worker's violence-prevention practices" included the sub-categories, 1) identify the causes of workplace violence and potentially violent situations, 2) establish relationships, state rules, and set clear boundaries and 3) display empathy and communicate respectfully. Main category B), "collaborative practices for preventing workplace violence" included 4) communicate with co-workers, and share information and observations, 5) coordinate work, avoid being played off against colleagues, and support colleagues. Main category C), "prerequisites for violence-prevention practices" included 6) managing one's emotions, and 7) having sufficient time to do the job, and being a part of a stable team, whose members know each other and the inmates/patients". This study contributes to a better understanding of the interplay among individual, collaborative, and contextual aspects of preventing workplace violence. We believe that an increased understanding of the complexity of preventing workplace violence in high-risk sectors is useful when designing comprehensive violence-prevention strategies.

Pengaruh Kebutuhan Motivasi Ekstrinsik, Dukungan Rekan Kerja dan Religiusitas Terhadap Kepuasan Kerja Pada Pegawai Kantor Kementerian Agama Kabupaten Padang Pariaman

Job satisfaction is closely related to the condition of employees and the company which is associated with increased productivity and organizational commitment. If job satisfaction is not obtained by employees, it will reduce productivity, one of which is the employees of the Padang Pariaman Regency Ministry of Religion office, based on the results of a pre-survey regarding employee job satisfaction, it is concluded that they do not have satisfaction with their work, which can reduce productivity and organizational commitment. This study aims to see the effect of Extrinsic Motivation, Colleague Support and Religiosity on Job Satisfaction of Employees at the Office of the Ministry of Religion, Padang Pariaman Regency. The method used in this research is quantitative research with a descriptive approach. The population in this study were all employees of the Office of the Ministry of Religion of Padang Pariaman Regency as many as 62 people using multiple linear regression tests. The results of this study indicate that extrinsic motivation, coworker support and religiosity have a positive and significant impact on job satisfaction of employees of the Office of the Ministry of Religion, Padang Pariaman Regency.

Rampart of Health-Specific Leadership and Social Support of Colleagues to Overcome Burnout in an Emotionally Demanding Situations: The Mediating Role of Stress.

Past studies have neglected the role of resources that enhance motivation, such as health-specific leadership (H-SL) and social support colleagues (SSC), in dealing with the prerequisites of psychological health of workers, especially the duo of stress and burnout. This empirical study aimed to identify the impact of psychosocial job demands (emotional demands) and psychosocial job resources (health-specific leadership and social support of colleagues) on the psychological health (stress, burnout) of 284 Malaysian industrial workers (who participated both times). The Hierarchical regression analysis was employed to examine all study hypotheses and a time lagged study design was used with a lag of three months between T1 and T2 for data collection. The survey data found a significant impact of emotional demands on stress and burnout, while we found insignificant findings of health-specific leadership and social support from colleagues on workers' psychological health. Future studies should consider the different formations of psychosocial job resources and higher dimensions of health promotion leadership.

Capturing the impact employees have on their coworkers and leaders: a holistic approach on health-specific support behavior from employees.

Support is a valuable resource for ensuring employee health in the workplace. However, research on health-specific support behavior (i.e., support specifically targeting concrete health aspects) has only concentrated on either leader behavior (e.g., healthy leadership styles) or support provided by employees for specific health issues (e.g., healthy eating or smoking cessation). Although the importance of employee health has been well established, the examination of a wider range of potential health-specific support behaviors from employees provided for their colleagues and leaders has been neglected. To understand employee health-specific support behavior, we adapted an existing health-oriented leadership questionnaire to cover support for colleagues (PeerCare) and their leaders (LeaderCare). Capturing the employee perspective with a sample of 347 employees, the results confirmed a delineation of health-oriented scales (factor, convergent, and discriminant validity). By testing health-specific support behavior processes at work, the positive effects of PeerCare on general health were demonstrated. Contrary to expectations, existing health effects are outweighed when leaders provide health-specific support behavior to their employees (StaffCare). However, the results imply that the health-specific support behavior practices of different actors reinforce each other: the effects of StaffCare and PeerCare enhance each other, and StaffCare has a strong influence on LeaderCare. Remarkably, SelfCare has a key role in this process. The open questions and implications regarding the effects of the different health-specific support behavior measurements are discussed.

A dialogue with Alyona Esse-Chukanova: “We have to continue”

ABSTRACT In this interview, psychoanalyst Doctor Esse-Chukanova stresses the importance of resistance to survive, on a personal and national level, under wartime invasion. She movingly describes ways in which she stays connected to her patients even in such unimaginable circumstances, repeating that for her and many of her colleagues, surrender, submission, or exile in the face of such oppressive horror is not an option. She also discusses the vital support of colleagues within her community, underscoring, there and in the therapeutic dyad, the importance of relational ideas in preserving human connection amidst inhuman conditions.

MTR-SDL: a soft computing based multi-tier rank model for shoulder X-ray classification.

Deep neural networks (DNN) effectiveness are contingent upon access to quality-labelled training datasets since label mistakes (label noise) in training datasets may significantly impair the accuracy of models trained on clean test data. The primary impediments to developing and using DNN models in the healthcare sector include the lack of sufficient label data. Labeling data by a domain expert are a costly and time-consuming task. To overcome this limitation, the proposed Multi-Tier Rank-based Semi-supervised deep learning (MTR-SDL) for Shoulder X-Ray Classification uses the small labelled dataset to generate a labelled dataset from unable dataset to obtain performance equivalent to approaches trained on the enormous dataset. The motivation behind the suggested model MTR-SDL approach is analogous to how physicians deal with unknown or suspicious patients in everyday life. Practitioners handle these questionable circumstances with the support of professional colleagues. Before initiating treatment, some patients consult with a range of skilled doctors. Patients are treated according to the most suitable professional diagnosis (vote count). In this article, we have proposed a new ensemble learning technique called "Rank based Ensemble Selection with machine learning models" (MTR-SDL) approach. In this technique, multiple machine learning models are trained on a labeled dataset, and their accuracy is ranked. A dynamic ensemble voting approach is then used to tag samples for each base model in the ensemble. The combination of these tags is used to generate a final tag for an unlabeled dataset. Our suggested MTR-SDL model has attained the best accuracy and specificity, sensitivity, precision, Matthew's correlation coefficient, false discovery rate, false positive rate, f1 score, negative predictive value, and false negative rate negative 92.776%, 97.376%, 86.932%, 96.192%, 85.644%, 3.808%, 2.624%, 91.072%, 90.85%, and 13.068% for unseen dataset, respectively. This approach has the potential to improve the performance of ensemble models by leveraging the strengths of multiple base models and selecting the most informative samples for each model. This study results in an improved Semi-supervised deep learning model that is more effective and precise.