General health and working conditions of Flemish primary care professionals ...

Abstract Background The Quintuple aim explicitly includes ‘health and wellbeing of the care team’ as requirement for the care of patients. Therefore, we examined working conditions, work engagement and health status of professionals active in primary care in Belgium (Flanders), and how these are interrelated. Methods Data of the cross-sectional ‘Health professionals survey of the Flemish Primary care academy’ of 2020 were examined. We performed logistic regression analyses to study the relationship between working conditions and self-reported dichotomized health of primary care professionals (... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Buffel, Veerle
Sirimsi, Muhammed Mustafa
De Vriendt, Patricia
Van de Velde, Dominique
Lahousse, Lies
Dokumenttyp: Datenquelle
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Verlag/Hrsg.: figshare
Schlagwörter: Medicine / Biotechnology / Sociology / FOS: Sociology / Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified / Science Policy / Mental Health
Sprache: unknown
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29060287
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Link(s) : https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6721091

Abstract Background The Quintuple aim explicitly includes ‘health and wellbeing of the care team’ as requirement for the care of patients. Therefore, we examined working conditions, work engagement and health status of professionals active in primary care in Belgium (Flanders), and how these are interrelated. Methods Data of the cross-sectional ‘Health professionals survey of the Flemish Primary care academy’ of 2020 were examined. We performed logistic regression analyses to study the relationship between working conditions and self-reported dichotomized health of primary care professionals (sample size = 1033). Results The majority of respondents (90%) reported having a good to very good general health and has a strong work engagement. Quality of employment was high, in particular regarding job security and supportive relations with colleagues, while less in terms of proper rewards and job career opportunities. Working as self-employee (vs. as salaried employee), and in a multidisciplinary group practice ...