Facility Workers Research Articles

Supervision of Road Maintenance Implementation at the Self-Managed Technical Implementation Unit (UPTD) Road and Bridge Maintenance of Public Works and Spatial Planning Agency of Banjarmasin City Government

This study evaluates the supervision of road maintenance implementation by the government, with the aim of identifying inhibiting factors and proposing efforts to overcome them. The research approach was qualitative, with the Head of the Road Division as the key informant and Section Heads and staff as additional informants. Data collection methods included observation, interviews and documentation, and data were analyzed using an interactive analysis model. The identified inhibiting factors include the lack of apparatus quality, inadequate work facilities and infrastructure, insufficient road supervision funds, not optimal utilization of apparatus resources, and inappropriate apparatus placement. Efforts made to overcome these factors include improving the quality of human resources, improving facilities and infrastructure, allocating larger budget funds, implementing supervision programs based on needs analysis, making officer development plans, and evaluating project supervisory employees. By overcoming these inhibiting factors and implementing these efforts, it is expected to increase the effectiveness of road maintenance supervision and provide better road conditions for the community

Pelatihan Teknik Dasar Pengelasan Listrik (SMAW) bagi Para Pencari Kerja dalam Rangka Peningkatan Produktivitas dan Kinerja Ekonomi Keluarga di Lembang (Desa) Patekke, Kecamatan Makale Selatan Kabupaten Tana Toraja

The duties and functions of a lecturer are to implement the Tri Darma of Higher Education which consists of teaching and education, research and community service. Community service is intended to participate in advancing community welfare and making the nation's life smarter. For this purpose, community empowerment is carried out through training in basic welding techniques to provide skills for people who have dropped out of school and employees who have been laid off by the Company due to being hit by the economic crisis as a consequence of the spread of Covid-19 globally and having a broad impact on various aspects of human life. The basic welding techniques training activity began with a socialization and discussion session together with educational and community leaders in Patekke Village, South Makale District. The results of the discussion are part of an analysis of situations and phenomena in society in general and for former of PT Malea Energy workers in particular. This training activity aims to provide training participants with skills and competencies so that they can work independently to activate and run the economic activities again. Training materials related to Occupational Safety and Health (K3), Industrial Materials, work facilities and equipment, and working drawings. The benefit of training is increasing HR capacity to increase productivity which is expected to improve the family's economic performance.

Profiles in neglect of older adult care workers in a long-term care facility: a latent profile analysis.

Neglect is a common form of abuse, and long-term care facilities record higher incidences of this abuse. Given that older adult care workers are the main workforce in these facilities, their neglectful behavior requires public health attention. Internal individual characteristics can lead to older adult abuse, and managing workers who abuse older adults may require various methods. This study aimed to identify the profiles of neglect among older adult care workers in long-term care facilities and explore the influencing factors of neglect. In this cross-sectional study, a convenience sample of older adult care workers from 15 long-term care facilities in Shandong Province (N = 421) completed a questionnaire on the characteristics associated with neglect. Latent profile analysis was used to identify distinct neglect profiles and promote the understanding of individual characteristics associated with varying levels of neglect. One-way analysis of variance and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to examine the population characteristic differences. Older adult care workers exhibited three neglect profiles, namely, the "low-risk group," "medium-risk group," and "high-risk group." Males, participants with no employment qualification certificate, and those who did not attend regular training represented the majority of those in the "high-risk group." Participants with a monthly income of more than ¥ 4,000 and nursing 1-2 older adults simultaneously represented the majority of those in the "low-risk group." Long-term care facility administrators should tailor interventions to individual care worker profiles to reduce neglect behaviors and improve care levels.

Utilization of routine health data and its determinants among healthcare workers in public health facilities of harari region, eastern Ethiopia

BackgroundRoutine health information is the pillar of the planning and management of health services and plays a vital role in effective and efficient health service delivery, decision making, and program improvement. Little is known about evidence-based actions to successively advance the use of information for decision making. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the level and determinants of routine health data utilization among health workers in public health facilities in the Harari region, Ethiopia.MethodsAn institutional-based cross-sectional study design was used from June 1 to July 31, 2020. A total of 410 health care providers from two hospitals and five health centers were selected using a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire complemented by an observational checklist. The collected data were thoroughly checked, coding, and entered into Epi-data version 4.6 before being transferred to Stata version 14 for analysis. Frequency and cross-tabulations were performed. To measure factors associated with routine use of health data, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyzes were performed. The odds ratio with a 95% CI was calculated, and then a p-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.ResultThe general utilization of routine health data was 65.6%. The use of routine health data was significantly associated with healthcare workers who had a positive attitude towards data [AOR = 4 (2.3–6.9)], received training [AOR = 2.1 (1.3–3.6)], had supportive supervision [AOR = 3.6 (2.1–6.2)], received regular feedback [AOR = 2.9 (1.7–5.0)] and perceived a culture of information use [AOR = 2.5 (1.3–4.6)].ConclusionsSixty percent of health professionals had used routine health data utilization. Training, supervision, feedback, and the perceived culture of information were independently associated with the use of routine health data utilization. Therefore, it is critical to focus on improving data utilization practices by addressing factors that influence the use of routine health data.

DNA extraction using FTA Elute cards for detection and enumeration of fecal indicator bacteria in the Chao Phraya River, Thailand

Utilizing molecular methods for monitoring and determining water quality in developing countries can be problematic. Effective extraction and storage of DNA from environmental samples is especially difficult due to lack of access to sufficient laboratory facilities for molecular work. Use of a commercial product for the extraction of DNA, as well as its application in determining the microbial quality of surface waters, was evaluated and compared. Surface water samples collected from the Chao Phraya River in Thailand were processed to enumerate Escherichia coli. Quantification was done through culture methods (Colilert Quanti-tray) and quantitative real-time PCR (SYBR green and Taqman assays). Processing of surface water samples and culture enumeration of E. coli was done in Thailand, while DNA extraction and enumeration using real-time PCR was done in Korea. E. coli MPN counts were mean log 2.89/100ml. Quantitative real-time PCR assays counts ranged from 2.38 to 3.59 mean log CFU/100 ml. Taqman PCR assays had no significant difference in mean log counts compared to conventional culture methods. However mean log counts of SYBR green PCR assays were significantly higher than counts obtained by culture methods and Taqman PCR assays (P<0.05). Results demonstrated FTA Elute cards can be employed for the extraction of microbial DNA from surface waters and have potential use in detection of fecal indicator bacteria from environmental water samples.

Overall time spent by clients from entry to exit and associated factors in out-patient departments in public hospitals of Jimma Zone southwest, Ethiopia.

The overall time refers to the amount of time a patient spends in a health care facility, from the time he or she enters to the time he or she leaves. As a result of the imbalance between supply and demand, waiting times occur. Ethiopian hospitals are being reformed to improve the quality of care they provide. The time a patient spends in the hospital is one of the most important indicators of quality of care, as it provides insight into customer satisfaction and provider success. However, the overall time patients spend in hospitals was not studied. The study aimed to assess the overall time spent by clients from entry to exit and associated factors in the outpatient departments of Jimma zone hospitals. An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted. Patients from outpatient units at Jimma zone public hospitals participated in the study from March 15 to May 17, 2018. Data were collected using a time and motion tool coupled with an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire on 249 samples. Participants in the study were selected using the consecutive sampling method. Overall time, in terms of waiting and service times at each section unit, and the relationship of socio-demographic and clinical factors with overall time was the main outcome variables. Data were analyzed using descriptive and linear regression analysis. Simple linear regression analysis was used to determine the relationship between the dependent and explanatory variables. Variables were considered significantly associated with the overall time if they had a p-value of less than 0.05 at the 95% confidence interval (CI). The overall response rate was 94.8%. Overall, patients spent a median time of 342.5 minutes. Patients spent 12.7% of the total time as service time and 86% of the time waiting for care. The longest overall times were spent in the laboratory (170 minutes), imaging (95 minutes), other diagnostic units (84 minutes) and examination (83 minutes). The average overall time was increased by 52.03 minutes (95%CI 21.65, 82.412), 4.65 minutes (95%CI 3.983, 5.324), and 96.43 minutes (95%CI 52.076, 140.787) when the patient was referred, the number of patients at the queue was increased by one unit, and patients who had other diagnostic tests performed respectively with P <0.005 &adjusted R2 = 0.522. The majority of patients stayed for a longer period. Most time was spent waiting for services, particularly in the examination, laboratory, and imaging units. This is strongly related to high patient load, an absence of some services, being referred patients, and patients who had other diagnostic tests. To reduce the number of patients in the queues, hospitals should work hand in hand with the Ministry of Health to enforce policies that are understood and adopted by all workers in the lower healthcare facilities. And hospital administrators are working to strengthen the triaging system to screen patients with minor illnesses. This is because most patients with minor illnesses queue with those with more complicated illnesses. Finally, we recommend that researchers conduct further research on service quality.

Determining the effectiveness of stress management program by using hair cortisol concentration

Many studies have shown that healthcare workers are exposed to higher levels of stress than other occupations. However, little research has been conducted on the use of biomarker tools to assess chronic stress and assess the effectiveness of stress management programs for healthcare workers. The aim of this study was to measure the effectiveness of a Stress Management Program by measuring Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) scores and hair cortisol concentration (HCC) levels of healthcare workers in public healthcare facilities. This study was a three-group, quasi-experiment study with pre- and post-study assessment sessions. A total of 119 healthcare workers (28 from Group A, 21 from Group B, and 70 from Group C) were followed for 6 months. Significant favorable intervention effects on DASS-21 scores were found in Group A (Effect size =0.6) as compared to Group B (Effect size=0.2) and Group C (Effect size =02) at the end of the program. Time and group interaction effects were examined using the repeated measure ANOVA test in which there was a significant group *time interaction and effect size of 0.2 (p-value &amp;lt;0.01) across all the groups with a reduction in hair cortisol concentrations following the program. The study showed that stress management under healthy communities, building the nation (&lt;em&gt;KOSPEN PLUS&lt;/em&gt;) program was successful in reducing stress levels, as seen through a decrease in both stress scores and hair cortisol levels. This is the first study in Malaysia to use hair cortisol as a biomarker for stress management, suggesting its reliability.

네트워크 텍스트분석을 통한 치매대상자 인간중심돌봄 연구 경향 분석

The purpose of this study is to explore research trends in person-centered care for people with dementia.To this end, in this study, the papers searched for 'dementia', 'human-centered', 'person-centered', 'patient-centered', and 'care' were selected as research subjects among the papers contained in the domestic academic research information journal. Fifty-two academic papers suitable for this research topic were analyzed, and network analysis was performed on the research subject. As a result of the study, 'long-term care institutions for the elderly', 'behavioral psychological symptoms', 'nursing caregivers', and 'the elderly' were derived as the core main subjects in the human-centered care research related to dementia subjects, and the results of the connection centrality index related to the core main subjects were also high in the order of 'long-term care institutions for the elderly', 'behavioral psychological symptoms', 'nursing care workers', and 'the elderly', similar to the results of the frequency analysis. As a result of grouping the subjects with high conceptual relationships, five cohesive structures (Humanity Tude, adult guardianship system for decision-making of the elderly with dementia, communication skills for the care of dementia patients, ethics, moral anguish, social welfare for the elderly with dementia, working environment of dementia care workers in long-term care facilities for the elderly, and emotional labor) were derived. Based on the results of this study, it is thought that in order to provide human-centered care for dementia patients admitted to long-term care institutions for the elderly, it is necessary to provide educational interventions including communication skills, ethical awareness, and coping with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia patients for nursing care workers, who are the main caregivers.

초임사회복지사의 감정노동 경험연구

This study aimed to explore the experiences of emotional labor among novice social workers. For this purpose, in-depth interviews were conducted with eight novice social workers, within their first three years of employment, working in cities and counties in Chungcheongnam-do, followed by qualitative analysis. The essence of the emotional labor of novice social workers was extracted into 14 sub-components and 6 core meanings. Participants work as professionals, but the environments they work in are different from what they expected. Social workers' duties sometimes escalate into various violent situations from problematic clients, and they also experience fear of intervening in someone's life. They feel stifled by the demands of the bureaucratic hierarchy. Despite choosing this path willingly, they contemplate whether to pursue a different career but seek to rediscover their calling as social workers. They strive to grow as professionals and hope for measures to prevent emotional labor so that social workers can continue working sustainably. Lastly, this study is significant in that it identifies the reality of emotional labor among novice social workers, providing policy and practical evidence. However, the study is limited in its generalizability as it only involves novice social workers in municipal facilities in the Chungcheongnam region.

Sistem Informasi Manajemen Kepegawaian Penentuan Karyawan Terbaik Menggunakan Metode Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Di PT.Nerangi Sarana Karya Berbasis Web

In the era of information and technological developments that are very rapid as it is today, in the context of managing human resources in a company or what is known as a personnel management information system.The problems faced by PT. Manage the work facilities, namely until now, the personnel data management is still using a manual system that has not been properly computerized, does not have a database as a data storage medium, does not share data over the network and still uses hardcopy printouts.Seeing the problems that occur in the personnel administration subdivision of PT. Serang the means of work, the author intends to develop a web-based personnel information system (SIMPEG) to handle staffing master data, employee data, promotion data, and periodic salary increase data. using PHP and MySQL. The system development method that I use is AHP.In the end, this system can provide output to its users in the form of a promotion decree, a regular salary increase decree and employee reports. Employee Recapitulation Report. Promotion report. Periodic salary increase reports

Implementing active surveillance for TB: A descriptive survey of healthcare workers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

South Africa is a tuberculosis (TB) high-burden country. In the Eastern Cape (EC), community health worker (CHW) teams implement active surveillance for TB to curb spread in disadvantaged communities. However, achieving the goals of the End-TB strategy require coordinated efforts that implement policy and strengthen health systems. This survey described views of healthcare workers (HCWs) in primary care facilities on factors that influence implementation of active surveillance for TB. This survey was conducted across two districts, among healthcare workers working in TB rooms at primary health facilities. A cross-sectional survey of HCW in the EC. The survey included 37 clinics in the OR Tambo Health District (ORTHD) and 44 clinics in the Nelson Mandela Bay Health District (NMBHD). Routine screening at primary care facilities (88.2%) and contact tracing initiatives (80.8%) were the common modes of TB screening. Tuberculosis screening services in the community were only provided by CHWs in 67.3% of instances. Although CHWs were adequately trained and motivated; the lack of transport, limited availability of outreach team leaders (OTLs) and poor security limited implementation of TB screening services in the community. Comparison between both districts revealed TB screening was limited by lack of transport in the rural district and poor security in the urban context. Community engagement provided a platform for improving acceptability. Community-based TB screening was limited. Inadequate coordination of services between stakeholders in the community has limited reach. Further research should describe that coordinating resource allocation and community empowerment could improve the implementation of active surveillance for TB.Contribution:This study highlights the views of TB room HCWs who believe the opportunity for community-level TB screening is improved with effective leadership and community engagement for acceptability of these services.

Protocol for an observational study of working conditions and musculoskeletal health in Swedish online retail warehousing from the perspective of sex/gender and place of birth.

European and International sustainable development agendas aim to reduce inequalities in working conditions and work-related health, yet disparate occupational health outcomes are evident between both men and women and domestic- and foreign-born workers. In Sweden, major growth in online retail warehousing has increased occupational opportunities for foreign-born workers. The rapid change has left research lagging on working conditions, i.e., employment conditions, facility design, work organisation, physical and psychosocial work environment conditions, and their effects on worker health. Further, no known studies have considered patterns of inequality related to these factors. The overall aim of this study is to describe working conditions and musculoskeletal health in online retail warehousing, determine the extent to which differences exist related to sex/gender and place of birth (as a proxy for race/ethnicity), and examine factors at the organisational and individual levels to understand why any differences exist. Three online retail warehouses, each employing 50-150 operations workers performing receiving, order picking, order packing and dispatching tasks will be recruited. Warehouses will, to the extent possible, differ in their extent of digital technology use. Employment conditions, facility design (including digital tool use), work organisation, physical and psychosocial work environment conditions and worker health will be assessed by survey, interview and technical measurements. Analysis of quantitative data stratified by sex and place of birth will consider the extent to which inequalities exist. Focus group interviews with operations employees and in-depth interviews with managers, union and health and safety representatives will be conducted to assess how employee working conditions and musculoskeletal health are related to inequality regimes of sex/gender and/or race/ethnicity in organisational processes and practices in online retail warehousing. The study is pre-registered with the Open Science Framework. This study will describe working conditions and health in online retail warehouse workers and consider the extent to which patterns of inequality exist based on sex/gender and place of birth.

Perception and Attitude of Health Care Workers in Tertiary Health Care Facilities in Plateau State, Nigeria towards Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Unmarried Adolescents

Adolescents are faced with the challenges of having access to and the utilization of quality sexual and reproductive health services, and one of the barriers responsible for this situation is the negative personal attributes of service providers. This study aimed to assess the perception and attitude of health workers in the tertiary health facilities in Plateau State towards sexual and reproductive health services for unmarried adolescents. A cross-sectional study was conducted in December 2020 among 208 doctors and nurses/midwives who were selected using a stratified sampling technique. Data were collected using a semi-structured self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using the Statistical Product and Service Solutions version 23. The mean age of the respondents was 37.1 ± 9.1 years, 131 (63.0%) were doctors and females constituted 120 (57.7%). One hundred and twenty-nine (62.0%) had a good perception, while 105 (50.5%) had a positive attitude towards sexual and reproductive health services for unmarried adolescents. Younger age below 55 years and a good perception were found to be predictors of a positive attitude towards sexual and reproductive health services for unmarried adolescents. A considerable number of the health workers in the tertiary health facilities in Plateau state had a negative attitude towards sexual and reproductive health services for unmarried adolescents, an attribute that was significantly seen more in those who were older and had a poor perception. There is a need to improve healthcare workers’ attitudes towards the provision of sexual and reproductive health services for unmarried adolescents.

장애인주간보호시설 사회복지사의 상담 경험에 대한 질적 연구

Objectives This study aimed to investigate the meaning and phenomenon of the counseling experience of social workers who practice counseling at a daycare facility for people with disabilities in Busan, and presents the es-sence of their meanings.&#x0D; Methods Using Giorgi's phenomenological research method, in-depth interviews were conducted with six social workers with more than three years of experience in daycare facilities for people with disabilities in Area P. Data from the interviews were analyzed. This study followed the following steps: reading the description with the over-all context in mind, distinguishing meaning units while focusing on the study phenomenon, converting the mean-ing units into counseling psychology terms, and integrating the converted meaning units into a general structural description of the study phenomenon.&#x0D; Results As a result of the analysis, 26 meanings were derived, and their relationships were identified into nine themes and grouped under three topics. Focusing on the core themes, the social workers of the daycare facilities for people with disabilities “faced actual difficulties and counseling environment of people with disabilities and their caregivers, which is different from the counseling for people without disabilities.” They were “struggling for the change and growth of people with disabilities even in exhausting situations.” Because of this, they were aware of the need to “recognize the poor counseling environment for people with disabilities and take measures to im-prove it.”&#x0D; Conclusions Based on the findings of this study that investigated the counseling experience of social workers in daycare facilities for people with disabilities in Busan, the significance and limitations of the study were discussed, and suggestions for follow-up research were presented.

Interprofessional collaboration and the safety climate in hospitals: a scoping review

To map scientific production on the relationship between interprofessional collaboration and the safety climate of health professionals in hospital services. Web of Science, Embase and Google Scholar, with no time frame, using the acronym PCC P - Population - Health professionals; C - Concept - Interprofessional collaboration and safety climate; C - Context - Hospital service and respective search strategies. A total of 16 articles were selected that met the inclusion criteria, 15 of which were from North America and Europe. The majority used a quantitative approach, based on intervention studies with educational activities from an interprofessional perspective, and the results indicated improvements in the safety climate/culture. Some studies looked at interprofessional work from the perspective of healthcare professionals, identifying barriers and facilities for interprofessional work and its impact on patient safety. Interprofessional collaboration and the safety climate are strongly related, in a symbiosis in which both serve as a foundation for promoting safe practices, sharing ideas and clarifying roles.

Analisis Tax Compliance Behavior Pendekatan Theory Of Planned Behavior

Tax administration in Indonesia is developing progressively with changes in organizational systems, work facilities and infrastructure, regulations and tax administration apparatus that have donated to state revenues. The research is aimed at demonstrating in reality the existence of tax compliance behavior. Based on the theory of planned behavior. In this study, four independent variables were tested, namely taxpayer behavior, subjective procedures, tax payer behavior control, and tax payer moral obligations. The population in this study is the Bandar Lampung Pratama Tax Service workplace with 100 respondents in the survey. Multiple linear regression is used as the method of analysis. There will be research showing that behavior must be taxed and moral obligation must be taxed is influenced by the intention to comply with the tax. Meanwhile, subjective norms and attitude control for tax compliance have no effect on tax compliance behavioral intentions.&#x0D; Keywords: Attitude of the Taxpayer, Subjective Norms, Taxpayer Behavior Control, Taxpayer's Moral Obligations, on Intentions of Tax Compliance Behavior.

Pengaruh Keselamatan dan Keseahtan Kerja terhadap Produktivitas Karyawan Pabrik di PT Mitra Aneka Rezeki

This research was conducted aiming to determine the effect of Occupational Safety and Health on the Productivity of Factory Employees at PT Mitra Aneka Rezeki. The population in this study were all employees at PT Mitra Aneka Rezeki, totaling 90 people and taking samples using census sampling. Methods of data collection using interviews and questionnaires. The analysis technique used is simple regression analysis. Based on the results of the analysis, it was concluded that occupational safety and health had a positive and significant effect on employee productivity at PT Mitra Aneka Rezeki. We hope that PT Mitra Aneka Rezeki can continue to evaluate and improve occupational safety and health for employees through providing sufficient and proper work facilities and equipment and keeping employees safe. so that employees can increase work productivity that is satisfactory for PT Mitra Aneka Rezeki.

Job Involvement, Work Facilities, and Work Environment Influence Turnover Intention of Outsourced Employees (PT Angkasa Pura Solusi Integra - Soekarno Hatta Intenational Airport)

This study provides insights into determining the influence of Job Involvement, workplace facilities, and work environment on the Turnover Intention of outsourcing employees at PT. Angkasa Pura Solusi Integra (Soekarno Hatta International Airport). The research employed a quantitative approach with a total of 327 respondents from a population of 1801, which included outsourcing employees such as Avsec, Cleaning Service, Security PMAD, Trolley Collectors, Basket Collectors, and others. Simple random sampling was utilized as the sampling method. The primary data collected in this study involved questionnaires and direct observations. Data analysis was conducted using multiple linear regression techniques. Based on the research findings, both partially and simultaneously, it can be concluded that there is a significant negative influence of Job Involvement, Workplace Facilities, and Work Environment on the Turnover Intention of outsourcing employees.

Do community health committees participate in governing health workers in primary healthcare facilities under fiscal decentralization?-An explanatory qualitative study from Tanzania.

Decentralization is implemented at the local level to increase community participation in improving service delivery. Majority of developing countries are implementing Fiscal decentralization in primary healthcare through various approaches such as Direct Health Facility Financing, among other things, to empower Community governance structures to govern Primary Health Facility operations to improve the responsiveness of health service delivery and achieve Universal Health Coverage. One of the primary functions of these governance committees is to oversee health workers in their health facilities. This aimed at assessing how empowered governance committees govern health workers in their facilities under fiscal decentralization. To collect data for this study, an explanatory qualitative design with phenomenology traditions was used. To select the area of study, health facilities, and participants, a purposeful sampling procedure was used. Data were gathered through interviews and Focus Group Discussions to explore committee participation in governing health workers in primary care. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the collected data. The findings of the study suggest that community governance committees' participation in governing health workers under fiscal decentralization remains limited. Majority of the committees have found to have low limited participation in governing different aspects of health workers. The majority of the committees have discovered that hiring casual workers such as security guards and cleaners is more important than other functions. The study implies that lower and middle-income countries' willingness to implement fiscal reforms at the local level and empower communities to take the lead in governing health workers still there are very limited specific powers granted to them to govern health workers. Therefore, capacity building to the governance actors is critical if we are to achieve the benefit of fiscal decentralization.

Correction to: Ionizing radiation and solid cancer mortality among US nuclear facility workers

Correction to: Ionizing radiation and solid cancer mortality among US nuclear facility workers