Psychological Work Research Articles

Workplace spirituality and its relevance to workplace flourishing

Orientation: Workplace spirituality may previously have been just a new buzzword in the corporate world, but it has now become a topic of serious scientific inquiry, which cannot be ignored or disregarded. The reason for the increased attention given to workplace spirituality in recent years is the positive psychological working environment that it creates for employees.Research purpose: The research established whether workplace spirituality at the individual, work unit and organisational levels influence each other and whether individual spirituality influences workplace flourishing.Motivation for the study: The work and life domains in which employees need to function are not always conducive to their well-being. Therefore, it is necessary to consider to what degree work-related factors such as workplace spirituality influence employees’ flourishing, that is, holistic well-being, in the work context.Research approach/design and method: The study used a deductive approach, employing a correlational cross-sectional research design. Data collection involved a structured questionnaire, resulting in a final sample of 394 respondents.Main findings: The study’s main findings were that individual spirituality impacted emotional well-being. Also, organisational and work unit spirituality influences individual spirituality, and organisational spirituality influences work unit spirituality.Practical/managerial implications: Workplace spirituality should be considered to increase employees’ experience of work-related well-being, expressed as a sense of happiness and contentment and feeling satisfied at work. Furthermore, the spiritual development and growth of spiritual employees should be emphasised.Contribution/value-add: The study contributes to theory development and knowledge creation of the constructs of workplace spirituality and workplace flourishing.

Collaborative and interdisciplinary teaching in sport and exercise: Lessons from the development and delivery of an equity, diversity, and inclusion workshop

Training in sport and exercise that is collaborative and interdisciplinary allows for the delivery of key knowledge and skills that help shape trainees’ practice. Such training also demonstrates how collaborations can take shape and how individuals can work together in the future. We present an example of collaborative and interdisciplinary training used within an equity, diversity, and inclusion workshop that was provided to trainees enrolled on the Sport and Exercise Psychology Accreditation Route (SEPAR) training program offered through the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences. The SEPAR program was designed to allow trainees to gain knowledge, skills, and experience to apply and register as Practitioner Psychologists with the Health and Care Professions Council in the United Kingdom. The workshop was a collaboration between individuals trained in sport and exercise psychology and clinical social work. Overall, the workshop helped trainees gain an understanding of key terms and definitions concerning equity, equality, diversity, inclusion, and social justice as well as legal responsibilities. The workshop also demonstrated a variety of perspectives from sport and exercise psychology and clinical social work as to how inclusive and socially just approaches can be used to create safe environments that can foster strong therapeutic relationships with clients.

The effectiveness of a problem-solving intervention with workplace involvement on self-reported sick leave, psychological symptoms and work ability: a cluster randomised clinical trial.

Problem-solving interventions with workplace involvement (PSI-WPI) have been shown to reduce sick leave and increase return to work in an occupational health services context. However, many employees struggle with reduced work functioning, anxiety-, and depressive symptoms up to 12months after a sick leave episode, and it is unclear if the intervention affects outcomes other than sick leave. The aim of this study is to investigate if a PSI-WPI added to care as usual (CAU) is superior to CAU with respect to self-reported sick leave, psychological symptoms, work ability, work performance, and health after RTW when provided in primary care. Employed individuals aged 18-59years on sick leave (2 to 12weeks) diagnosed by a physician at a primary care center with mild to moderate depression, anxiety, or adjustment disorder were enrolled in a two-armed cluster-randomised trial evaluating the effectiveness of a PSI-WPI. Multiple outcomes were recorded at baseline, six months, 12months, and every fourth week during the study period. Outcomes were categorised into psychological symptoms, health, work ability, work performance, and self-reported sick leave. Data were analysed using MANOVA, GEE (Generalized Estimating Equations), and cox regression. One hundred ninety-nine individuals responded to the invitation to participate; one participant withdrew, one was excluded as the employment ended, nine did not answer the baseline survey, and three were removed from the analysis due to missing data. The analysis included 81 subjects who received the intervention and 104 subjects who received the control. Baseline characteristics were similar across both groups. No differences between the groups were found among either variables except one. There was a significant difference between the groups in self-rated health (EQ5D) in favour of the CAU group from baseline to six-month follow-up, with a mean difference of -8.44 (-14.84, -2.04). A problem-solving intervention with workplace involvement added to CAU did not result in statistically significant reductions in outcomes. Further research is needed to understand why problem-solving interventions appear to have an effect on sick leave in an occupational health services context and not in a primary care context. NCT3346395, registration date 2017-11-17.

The totemic use of an author in psychology: A century of publications of the work of F. C. Bartlett.

We have tried to retrace the contributions and dissemination of the work of the famous British psychologist F. C. Bartlett through various authors who have been inspired by his work, to a greater or lesser extent. To investigate these questions, we have chosen to carry out a bibliometric work. We were interested in the scientific articles available via the electronic library services (offered by the university and via Google Scholar). The only criterion that guided us in the inclusion in the corpus was the explicit nominative reference to Frederic Charles Bartlett on the whole article. The corpus collected (n = 731) concerns a period of almost a century (1920-2019). The results reveal two periods of increased publication, in 1985 (n = 20) and 2019 (n = 137). Nevertheless, while the name of the author is increasingly cited, most of the time it is only once in the body of the articles. A form of scientific automatism manifests itself in the form of a brief, systematic and automatic citation of the first edition of only one of his books. This "mystified" usage may well extend beyond this author, since Lewin is subject to the same stereotypical quotations and paradoxical marginalization in French-language social psychology textbooks (Pétard et al., 2001). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Psychological Safety and Work Design as Mediators of Supervisors’ Dark Triad Traits Impact on Nurses’ Task Performance

Psychological Safety and Work Design as Mediators of Supervisors’ Dark Triad Traits Impact on Nurses’ Task Performance

ВЗАИМОСВЯЗЬ УТОЛЩЕНИЯ СВОДА СТОПЫ И РАЗВИТИЯ ЦНС У ДЕТЕЙ. (ОБЗОР ЛИТЕРАТУРЫ)

Today, the World Health Organization believes that musculoskeletal disorders in children occupy a leading position. According to statistics provided by Russian orthopedists over the past year, 24.2 - 67.3% of schoolchildren, depending on the region, have longitudinal or transverse flat feet. The second most common disorder in children is developmental disorders in the field of intellectual activity. Motor activity is a natural need for people to move. Intellectual development is understood as a set of various cognitive functions of an individual in society: from thinking, as well as perception, to the imagination and thinking of a person. Therefore, studying the relationship between the musculoskeletal and nervous systems in children is an important task of our time. The purpose of our study was to assess the relationship between thickening of the arch of the foot and the development of the central nervous system in children, through the prism of scientific works of orthopedists, pediatricians, neurologists and psychologists. Our review of the literature proves the importance of studying this problem and the need for a clinical study. To improve diagnostics, it is necessary to create a combined universal assessment system that will allow comparing results and conducting a mathematical analysis of the initial state of the musculoskeletal system and intellectual level in children, as well as to analyze changes in the course of therapy. Also, in our opinion, it is necessary to develop a set of exercises for therapeutic physical training that will not only strengthen muscles, form the arches of the feet, but also simultaneously train the frontal lobes of the brain, which will enhance concentration and develop memory. Therefore, we consider it necessary to expand the range and conduct extensive studies with a large sample size.

Call the experts: identifying stakeholders in the long-term care of youth with hypospadias

Long-term follow-up for individuals with hypospadias remains a critical area of need, yet evidence-based guidelines for such follow-up are lacking, and the role of involvement of relevant experts is not yet established. Using our hypospadias-specific health-related quality of life conceptual framework and a subsequent qualitative study of prepubertal males and parents of males with hypospadias, we identified potential priorities for long-term follow-up of youth with hypospadias. Using thematic codes from our patient and parent interviews, we searched PubMed for relevant articles and identified the specialties represented by all the authors of these articles. Our search strategy revealed consistent expertise across HRQOL themes and subthemes, including pediatric and adult urology, health psychology, psychiatry, endocrinology, genetics, and social work. Communication experts, as well as patients and families, were also represented in our literature search. Using these findings, we compiled a comprehensive list of potential stakeholders to inform the development of holistic care guidelines for individuals with hypospadias. By engaging these stakeholders, we aim to develop consensus-based, long-term follow-up guidelines and tools to address the evolving physical and psychosocial needs of people with hypospadias over a lifetime. The use of qualitatively derived thematic codes to search for relevant literature is an accessible approach to identifying relevant stakeholders. These findings underscore the importance of involving diverse, multidisciplinary expertise to ensure comprehensive, patient-centered care in complex genitourinary conditions.

Experiences of psychological, social and organisational work environments in occupational health service in Sweden: a cross-sectional survey

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to compare and describe different professionals’ experiences of workplace psychological and social factors in occupational health (OH) organizations in Sweden.MethodsThis cross-sectional study with a descriptive and comparative design included 472 respondents with common professions in the occupational health service (OHS) in Sweden. Data were collected with “The General Nordic Questionnaire for Psychological and Social Factors at Work” (QPSNordic). The professions have been compared pairwise using the Independent Samples Kruskal-Wallis test, adjusted by Bonferroni correction for multiple tests on subscales and single items and these are presented descriptively.ResultsThe experience of the psychological and social work environment on job task measurement level differed between the professionals. Experiences on social and organizational as well as on individual measurement levels are similar between the professionals who perceive them as satisfactory. Out of the 472 respondents, 7% reported that they had seen someone being subjected to harassment and bullying at the workplace during the last six months.ConclusionsThe experience among the professionals differs most in the Job task measurement level. The results indicate that although different OH professionals experience psychological and social factors at work in different ways, their experiences are generally satisfactory even though harassment and bullying do exist. The research about occupational health professionals and their work environment is sparse. Further applied research is needed for the planning and development of occupational health services in Sweden.

Barriers to and Facilitators of Opioid Substitution Therapy in Penal Institutions: A Qualitative Study from Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

BACKGROUND: Opioid use is prevalent throughout prison populations worldwide. To date, opioid substitution treatment (OST) is considered as one of the most effective treatments for reducing drug-related harm associated with opioid dependence. Yet, large gaps prevail in the access and availability of OST in detention facilities in Germany. We investigated the views and attitudes of health professionals working in prisons in the federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg towards OST and identified barriers and facilitators to the implementation of prison-based OST.METHODS: We conducted semi-structured expert interviews with nine physicians and one psychologist working in prisons in Baden-Wuerttemberg. The data was analyzed in MAXQDA using a qualitative content analysis approach. RESULTS: A majority of study participants (90%) held positive attitudes towards OST. Our findings suggest that concerns about OST medication diversion and the co-consumption of illegal drugs, insufficient staff capacity, and difficulties in ensuring continuity of care post-release posed barriers to prison-based OST. Additionally, the prison setting, an adequate personnel infrastructure, and the availability of technical equipment were perceived as facilitating the implementation of OST. The participants highlighted the need for an increase in medical personnel capacities and for improved transition management between intra- and extramural treatment settings. CONCLUSIONS: To improve drug using prisoners’ health, intramural OST needs to be adapted more to the particularities of­­ the prison setting such as offering less-divertible medication options and ensuring continuity of care after imprisonment. Research is needed on the acceptance of new OST medications among incarcerated populations and actionable treatment approaches.

Joint associations of psychological distress and working conditions with sickness absence in Finland

Abstract Background Psychological distress has increased remarkably, especially among younger age groups, during the last years. Both psychological distress and exposure to strenuous working conditions are known risk factors for sickness absence (SA). We examined whether psychological distress and working conditions are jointly associated with SA periods of 1-7 days and 8+ days among young and midlife Finnish employees. Methods We linked survey data from the Helsinki Health Study cohort from 2017 (response rate 51.5%) with the employer’s SA register for the City of Helsinki, Finland (82% consented to the linkage; n = 3949, 80% women, age 19-39 years). Mean follow-up time was 2.1 years. We calculated rate ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for SA periods of 1-7 days and 8+ days using negative binomial regression models among participants with and without psychological distress, and with and without exposure to strenuous working conditions. Psychological distress was measured with the emotional wellbeing subscale of RAND-36 (cut-off 60 points). Working conditions included physical and mental strenuousness of work and hours per day spent in heavy physical work. Results Participants with psychological distress and exposure to strenuous working conditions had the highest age- and gender-adjusted RRs for SA periods of ≥ 8 days (physically strenuous work: RR: 2.38, CI: 1.97-2.88; mentally strenuous work: RR: 2.08, CI: 1.72-2.53; ≥3 h per day spent in physical work: RR: 2.48, CI: 2.01-3.06), the interactions being additive. The associations were weaker for SA periods of 1-7 days. Adjusting for marital and employment status, education, alcohol use, smoking and body mass index only slightly attenuated these associations. Conclusions Psychological distress and exposure to strenuous working conditions were additively associated with SA. Both individual- and workplace-related risk factors for SA are important to be considered when planning preventive actions. Key messages • Young and early midlife Finnish employees with simultaneous psychological distress and exposure to strenuous working conditions had the highest rates of SA periods, the interactions being additive. • Both psychological distress and exposure to strenuous physical and mental working conditions should be considered when planning preventive actions to reduce employees’ SA.

Living with Dementia: exploring the challenges and needs of informal Dementia caregivers in Portugal

Abstract Background Dementia profoundly impacts not only those diagnosed but also their informal caregivers. The Nova Center for Global Health at NOVA-IMS, in collaboration with the Alzheimer Portugal Association, embarked on a comprehensive study to explore the various aspects of daily life that affect informal caregivers of people with dementia in Portugal. Understanding these impacts is important for developing targeted interventions that address the caregivers’ needs effectively, particularly given the current lack of research on informal dementia caregivers. Methods The study utilized a crafted survey developed through initial scripting on key topics identified by informal caregivers and validated by experts on dementia. This phase was followed by a series of in-depth interviews with professionals in neurology, psychology, and social work, as well as with the caregivers themselves. The final survey was distributed among members of the Alzheimer Portugal Association and other volunteers, resulting in 305 valid responses. Results Preliminary findings reveal significant emotional, physical, and financial challenges faced by caregivers, underlining the diverse needs across 14 key areas of their lives. The study highlights specific areas where support is lacking, providing a grounded basis for developing more effective support mechanisms. Conclusions The ‘Living with Dementia’ project underscores the complex reality faced by informal caregivers. It calls for innovative, practical solutions that can alleviate the burden on these caregivers and improve their quality of life. By addressing the specific needs identified through this research, policy-makers and support organizations can better tailor their interventions to help those at the front lines of caregiving in dementia. Key messages • Informal caregivers of people with dementia face challenges that necessitate a comprehensive understanding to tailor effective support systems. • Interventions are needed that address the emotional, physical, and financial hardships caregivers face, improving their overall well-being and capacity to care.

Dialogue and tension within the self: The case of a humanitarian psychologist

This study addresses the importance of considering the self as a tensional, rather than homeostatic entity. We adopt a dialogical self perspective, which conceives it as a construct marked by the interaction between I-positions, and the notion of tensegrity, according to which tension is structuring the functioning of the self. This study’s objective is to analyze the interactions between the I-positions that constitute the self of a psychologist working in a humanitarian institution, considering life changes this person faced when choosing to work as a humanitarian. We present an instrumental case study. Data collection methods included logs, mission notes, media interviews, sociodemographic questionnaires, and a narrative interview. Our findings revealed a central role of I-positions such as “I as humanitarian,” “I as psychologist,” and “I as caregiver” in shaping the participant’s self, alongside the influence of positions related to family and self-care, like “I as daughter” and “I as a cared-for person.” The participant encountered conflicting decisions, highlighting the coexistence of tensions between different I-positions. This suggests that humanitarian work involves dynamic processes of adaptation, challenging the harmony of the self. Through this study, we aim to contribute insights that expand our understanding of conflicting aspects of identity.

The psychology of social change – 30 years post-apartheid: what went wrong and how to fix it?

This article presents some snapshots from 30 years of my collaborative work in the social psychology of social change in South Africa. Projects with students and colleagues used ethnographic, discursive, and survey methods to document racial encounters in the newly desegregated spaces of post-apartheid South Africa. I will review some of the successes and failures of desegregation efforts both in the country and in social psychology, where intergroup contact theory has come under considerable scrutiny. Critically, an assimilate-to-privilege form of desegregation has not resulted in systemic change but replaced the apartheid ‘colour line’ with an ‘epistemic line’ of White privilege and race stereotyping. Towards the end of the article, I’ll consider why anticolonial discourse rejects intergroup contact as a solution, and turn, finally, to Mbembe’s concept of Afropolitanism to make modest proposals for a way forward – the ‘how to fix it’ part of the article.

Psychometric Quality of the Work Content Questionnaire Applied to Nursing Staff to Identify Job Stress

Objective: To demonstrate the reliability and construct validity of Karasek's Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ), which measures psychological demands, job control and social support, in nursing personnel. Theoretical Framework: In Mexico, the Federal Labor Law specifies that psychosocial risks must be kept at low or zero levels to prevent work-related stress in nursing staff. Method: The Job Content Questionnaire was applied to a sample of 181 nursing professionals from a population of 200 people. The internal consistency of the questionnaire was examined using the Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient, the construct validity of the questionnaire was identified through the fit indices of the confirmatory factor analysis, using the maximum likelihood method. Results and Discussion: The results obtained revealed [synthesize the main results of the research]. In the discussion section, these results are contextualized in light of the theoretical framework, highlighting the implications and relationships identified. Possible discrepancies and limitations of the study are also considered in this section. Research Implications: The Job Content Questionnaire presented adequate internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha=.80) and construct validity in the sample; the structural equation model presented an adequate fit: GFI=.73, RMSEA=.066, NNFI= .93, CFI=.94, PNFI=.78. These findings affirm that the Job Content Questionnaire is valid and reliable to evaluate psychosocial factors among workers who perform nursing activities in Mexico. Originality/Value: This study contributes to the literature by demonstrating the reliability and validity of the Job Content Questionnaire in nursing in Mexico. Its effectiveness is confirmed to evaluate psychological demands, work control and social support, critical aspects to mitigate stress and improve the quality of work life. The results can influence labor policies and institutional practices, promoting healthier work environments, reducing stress and improving the quality of care in the health sector, which benefits both workers and patients.

Causes and manifestations of infantilism as feelings of helplessness and despair: psychological and spiritual specifics (case analysis)

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) occurs in 1-3% of the adult population and is considered an extremely debilitating and severe disorder with concomitant complications in the social, professional and family spheres. At the same time, cultural-specific (ethnic, regional and religious) aspects of the manifestation of this condition are rarely highlighted, and even less often – the cultural specifics of psychological counseling.This article is an integral part of a series of publications in which, based on specific cases of child-parent relations, the positive dynamics of psychological work based on Ingush culture and religious values is shown. The results of the author's accumulated experience show that the multicultural competence of the therapist provides him not only with a high level of trust from the client, but also with a professional approach based on the cultural aspects of psychological assistance [1; 2; 3; 4; 5].

DESENVOLVIMENTO DA PSICOLOGIA ESCOLAR NO BRASIL: UMA REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA INTEGRATIVA

ABSTRACT – The main objective of this study was to carry out a survey on the evolution of school psychology in Brazil. The methodological approach adopted consisted of an integrative systematic review of the literature. The search for articles was conducted in three digital databases: Lilacs, Nursing Database and SciELO, using the search terms: Development, Teaching and Learning, History and School Psychology. The inclusion criteria covered texts in Portuguese and English that were available in their entirety and that discussed the development of school psychology in Brazil, in addition to exploring the main opportunities for progress in consolidating this area, considering the Brazilian reality. In contrast, articles that did not directly address the topic or that did not clearly present the contribution of the work of the school psychologist were excluded. The research faced some limitations due to the scarcity of specific publications on the development of school psychology. However, all articles analyzed highlighted the importance of the role of the psychologist in the educational context and the improvement of pedagogical practices. The inclusion of this professional in educational institutions is seen as crucial for the application of psychological knowledge in the formulation of proposals that prioritize education and humanization. The ten articles reviewed emphasize the relevance of the school psychologist and record that since 1930, several initiatives have been carried out to ensure the inclusion of this professional in schools, with the aim of improving the quality of teaching and supporting students with learning difficulties.

Regulatory and legal component of administrative regulation of probation

The article examines the normative-legal component of the administrative regulation of probation.Itwasdeterminedthattheadministrative and legal regulation of probation is a set of legal norms and mechanisms that determine the order of organization and implementation of probation measures in the state, the competence of state bodies, their duties and rights regarding control over the implementation of probation measures and interaction in this area with the courts , law enforcement agencies and social services. It is noted that probation is a system of supervision, control and social-educational measures applied by court decision to offenders instead of imprisonment or as a substitute for punishment, includes individual supervision, assistance in resocialization and measures aimed at preventing repeated crimes and ensuring safety society, while integrating the offender into social life without isolation. It is emphasized that the NPA system of administrative and legal regulation of probation includes international legal standards, national NPAs, including Acts of central executive bodies, local normative acts, agreements, methodological recommendations, etc., the norms of which are aimed at the development of alternative punishments, provision of rehabilitation and social support of offenders, regulation of the organization and implementation of probation in Ukraine, determine the legal basis for the activity of probation authorities, and also establish the procedure for providing probation services for persons who have committed a criminal offense. It was determined that the shortcomings of the administrative and legal regulation of probation are: the imperfection of the legislative framework, violation of the probation procedure, clear criteria for assessing the convicted person and the system for assessing the risks of recidivism, the mismatch of resources and the burden on the system, the low level of coordination between subjects of probation, the prevalence of ineffective methods of psychological works; society is not aware of the purpose and mechanism of probation, etc. It has been stated that the prospects for improving the normative-legal basis of the administrative-legal regulation of probation in Ukraine are: harmonization of legislation with international standards, institutional strengthening of the probation system, expansion of various approaches to probation, improvement of mechanisms for rehabilitation and support of offenders, involvement of public organizations, development of electronic monitoring systems , expanding educational programs for probation officers, increasing funding, research and analysis of probation effectiveness, etc.

The relationship between perceived organizational support and burnout in newly graduated nurses from southwest China: the chain mediating roles of psychological capital and work engagement.

Burnout affects the quality of work and health, increases the rate of turnover of newly graduated nurses, and leads to a shortage of nurse resources. Perceived organizational support (POS) can mitigate burnout, but the exact mechanism is unclear. The purpose of this study was to explore the mediating roles of psychological capital (PsyCap) and work engagement (WE) in the relationship between POS and burnout. This is a cross-sectional study. An anonymous investigation with a convenience sampling of nurses was conducted in Sichuan province, southwest China between October 2023 and November 2023. The Perceived Organizational Support Scale, Maslach's Burnout Inventory General Survey, the Psychological Capital questionnaire, and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale were used to collect data. SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 26.0 were applied for statistical analysis. A total of 995 newly graduated nurses participated in this study. The average burnout score of the nurses was 2.45 (1.06) and the incidence of burnout was 82.6%. Burnout was negatively correlated with POS (r=-0.624, p < 0.05), PsyCap (r = -0.685, p < 0.05) and WE (r = -0.638, p < 0.05). The total effect of POS on burnout (β = 0.553) consisted of a direct effect (β = 0.233) as well as an indirect effect (β = 0.320) mediated through PsyCap and WE. PsyCap and WE have a chain-mediated effect between the POS of newly graduated nurses and burnout (β = -0.056, Bootstrap 95% confidence interval (-0.008, -0.003), which represented 10.12% of the total effect. This study confirms that POS has a significant negative predictive effect on burnout. POS was first associated with a decrease in PsyCap, followed by a sequential decline in WE, which in turn was associated with an increase in burnout symptoms among newly graduated nurses. Hospital managers can reduce the levels of burnout of newly graduated nurses by increasing organizational support and improving PsyCap and WE.

Formation of the Industrial Police on the Territory of the Donetsk Coal-Mining Basin (Pre-Soviet Period)

Introduction. Development of the industrial production in the regions becomes possible on condition of attracting the labour resources and creating the appropriate socio-economic conditions, acceptable living, training and leisure opportunities for employees. Solving these tasks results in formation of the industrial clusters and development of the settlements with the city-forming industrial enterprises. The settlements that have emerged as an evidence of the technological progress and as a result of formation of the economic relationships differ from the settlements and cities formed under the dominating influence of the agricultural and commercial sectors. First of all, the differences refer to the intensity of migration flows, quick emergence of the agglomerations consisting of the class-homogeneous labour collectives represented by the proletariat (including the stratum of engineers and craftsmen). For this reason, during formation of the industrial sector in the Russian Empire in the second half of the XIX century, a special kind of internal affairs authorities called the “industrial police” had evolved, which were partly funded at the expense of the extrabudgetary funds of the served enterprises. These practices had spread throughout the Donetsk coal-mining basin, which included an immense territory from the city of Shakhty, Rostov region (former Aleksandrovsk-Grushevskii, Province of the Don Cossack Host) – in the east to the city of Donetsk, Donetsk People's Republic (former Yuzovka, Yekaterinoslav province) – in the west. Nowadays, a scientific study of the industrial police formation process on the territory of Donbass is relevant and especially valuable due to the fact that from 2022 the coal-mining basin has become an integral part of the Russian Federation and because it possesses the vast historical and industrial-production experience of joint development and cooperation of its constituent regions, including in the field of law enforcement activities. Therefore, the paper targets to investigate the process of formation of the industrial police on the territory of the Donetsk coal-mining basin (at the pre–Soviet period).Materials and Methods. The objects of the study were the legal relations referring to the formation and development of the industrial police on the territory of the Donetsk coal-mining basin in the second half of the XIX – early XX centuries. The study was carried out based on the empirical analysis of the history of the law enforcement authorities on the territory of the Donetsk coal-mining basin. While preparing the article, the principle of historicism was applied, historicallegal, dogmatic legal and system-structural methods of scientific research were used. Along with the specific scientific methods of jurisprudence knowledge, the general scientific methods of synthesis, induction and deduction, as well as the comparative, systemic and cognitive methods were used.Results. A scientific concept of the Donbass law enforcement system, which had existed at the turn of the XIX– XX centuries within the Province of the Don Cossack Host and had represented a specific subject of the Russian Empire in the pre-Soviet period, was formed. The regulatory legal acts, which had been the basis for the emergence and development of the industrial police, ensuring protection of the public order and safety, were identified and studied. The historically justified key dates of the Donbass industrial police formation were distinguished and might be used in the moral, psychological and memorial work, demonstrating the unity of the population living on the territory of the Donetsk coalmining basin in the past and future.Discussion and Conclusion. Enforcement of the law is an important part of the law enforcement function of the state and is being ensured across the whole territory of the Russian Federation, including the “new regions” of Russia, which had been previously detached from it in 1991 due to undoing the USSR. Therefore, the research in the historical and legal development of the industrial police of the Donetsk coal-mining basin demonstrates the historical unity of the peoples of Donbass throughout the single state. The conclusions drawn by the authors upon the conducted research directly refer to ensuring the national ideological security of the Russian Federation.

Facilitators and barriers of long-term exercise adherence in healthcare workers formerly suffering from post-COVID-19 syndrome : Aqualitative 1-year follow-up and quantitative pilot study of the COFIT trial.

Early exercise intervention studies showed promising positive effects of physical exercising on post-COVID-19symptoms; however, little is known about long-term training adherence and what influences it. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17participants of the 8‑week original exercise intervention study. Facilitators and barriers were identified via thematic analysis and compared between those participants who continued their regular exercise behavior (continuous exercise group, CEG, n = 7) and those who stopped exercising (discontinuous exercise group, DEG, n = 10). Physical performance parameters and questionnaires regarding psychological health dimensions and work ability were assessed analogously to the original study. Qualitative analysis showed that two of the top three facilitators, (improving physical and mental health, sport has high priority) were the same in both groups. The respective third of the top three facilitators was (re)build physical and cognitive performance in the CEG and training in the group in the DEG. The top three barriers (exhaustion, sport has little priority, procrastination) were not only the same in both groups but also in the same order. The strongest post-COVID-19 associated facilitator for long-term exercise adherence is when the need for further reconditioning is felt. The strongest post-COVID-19 associated barrier is exhaustion. Availability of exercising in agroup is akey factor in increasing long-term exercise adherence.