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ArticleBMC nursing2022

Job demands, job resources, and health outcomes among nursing professionals in private and public healthcare sectors in Sweden - a prospective study.

Dip Raj Thapa, Johanna Stengård, Anette Ekström-Bergström, Kristina Areskoug Josefsson, Alexandra Krettek, Anna Nyberg

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Dip Raj ThapaDepartment of Nursing and Reproductive, Perinatal and Sexual Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Skövde, PO Box 408, 541 28, Skövde, Sweden. dip.raj.thapa@his.se.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6596-5837
Johanna StengårdDepartment of Psychology, Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7740-4634
Anette Ekström-BergströmDepartment of Nursing and Reproductive, Perinatal and Sexual Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Skövde, PO Box 408, 541 28, Skövde, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2261-0112
Kristina Areskoug JosefssonSchool of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Box 1026, 551 11, Jönköping, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7669-4702
Alexandra KrettekDepartment of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Skövde, PO Box 408, 541 28, Skövde, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4583-9315
Anna NybergDepartment of Public Health and Caring Sciences BMC, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, Box 564, 751 22, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3578-5824

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AFA Försäkring 150474Forskningsrådet om Hälsa, Arbetsliv och Välfärd 2009-1758Vetenskapsrådet 2013-0164
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Abstract

backgroundNursing professionals exhibit high prevalence of stress-related health problems. Job demands and job resources are parallel drivers of health and well-being among employees. Better job resources associate with better job satisfaction, job motivation and engagement even when job demands are high. To date, there is limited research which explores the association between job demands, job resources and health outcomes among nursing professionals in the Swedish context. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate Swedish nursing professionals' job demands and job resources in relation to health outcomes, with comparisons between the private and public healthcare sectors. The specific research questions were as follows: (1) Are there differences between private and public healthcare regarding job demands, job resources, and health outcomes? and (2) Are there prospective associations between job demands and job resources in relation to health outcomes?

methodsData were drawn from the Swedish Longitudinal Occupational Survey of Health (SLOSH) 2016 and 2018, including 520 nurses and 544 assistant nurses working in the private and public healthcare sectors from 2016 (baseline). Data were analyzed using binary logistic regression.

resultsNursing professionals reported higher threats, lower bullying, lower control, lower social support, and lower cohesion in the public healthcare units compared to the private healthcare units. The prospective analyses showed that job resources in terms of social support and rewards were associated with higher self-rated health and lower burnout. Cohesion was associated with higher self-rated health. Job demands in terms of psychological demands and job efforts were associated with lower self-rated health, higher burnout, and higher sickness absence, while emotional demands were associated with higher burnout.

conclusionsNursing professionals' job resources are deficient in public healthcare units. Job resources are associated with positive health outcomes, whereas job demands are associated with negative health outcomes, among nursing professionals. Strengthening job resources among nursing professionals in the private and public healthcare sectors can promote and sustain their work-related health.

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