Research and Intervention Methods – Page 2

NIOSH Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Program

November 13, 2021November 12, 2021

The TWU program collaborates with partners to identify relevant research and to help disseminate research findings and translate them into practice. The program publishes research in scientific journals and translates findings into materials that can be used by a variety of partners and stakeholders to improve the safety, health, and well-being of TWU workers. Products include scientific journal articles, fact sheets, blogs, infographics, and social media messages.

NIOSH Worker Well-Being Questionnaire (WellBQ)

November 13, 2021November 12, 2021

Increasingly, there is interest in an integrated, systemic approach to worker safety, health, and well-being. NIOSH and the RAND Corporation initiated an effort to develop a conceptual framework and operationalize indicators for worker well-being. During the past three Work, Stress, and Health conferences, we have reported on the progress of this effort. This effort has created the NIOS Worker Well-Being Questionnaire (WellBQ), and this poster will summarize the questionnaire, implications, and opportunities for future research.

Early career challenges on the frontlines: Emergency medicine residents’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic

November 13, 2021November 12, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted countless challenges and novel stressors on healthcare workers. Emergency medicine residents have been on the frontlines of this crisis from the very start and have encountered a variety of unique stressors and challenges throughout this global crisis. Research presented here seeks to provide insight into emergency medicine residents? experiences through a mixed-methods longitudinal survey administered beginning in March 2020 and continuing to present day. Results provide a continuous and detailed storyline of challenges and coping mechanisms that emergency medicine residents have reported throughout this global crisis.

Safety Promotion in Turbulent Times: Development and Validation of a COVID-19 Safety Climate Scale

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021

The present study developed and validated a COVID-19 safety climate scale. This study extends the SC literature by incorporating urgent pandemic-related policies, procedures, and practices for the adequate control of COVID-19 and promotion of workplace health and well-being during the pandemic. The newly developed and validated COVID-19 SC scale consists of two levels: Organization-level COVID-19 SC (18 items) refers to the employees? perceptions of the strategies and efforts upstream in an organization; and Group-level COVID-19 SC (11 items) refers to the employees? perceptions of the intermediate support and care from supervisors.

Screening of cognitive impairment in patients with job stress: associations with subsequent employment status

November 13, 2021November 12, 2021

Cognitive impairment is common in long-term work-related stress and may contribute to limited work ability. This study assesses performance-based and self-report tools for screening of objective cognitive impairment and prediction of subsequent employment among patients with work-related stress. The performance-based Screen for Cognitive Impairment in Psychiatry, Danish version (SCIP-D) was superior to the self-report Cognitive Failure Questionnaire (CFQ) for correct classification of objective cognitive impairment and prediction of employment status six months later. We propose that cognitive impairment is assessed with a brief objective cognitive screener in addition to subjective cognitive difficulties among patients with work-related stress.

A Spanish Translation of Zohar and Luria’s Safety Climate Scale and a Test of Measurement Equivalence

November 13, 2021November 12, 2021

The purpose of this study is to provide a Spanish-language version of Zohar and Luria?s (Zohar & Luria, 2005) commonly-used safety climate scale using a rigorous translation-back translation process. Given the widespread use of the Spanish language across the globe and that as of 2020, 17.6% percent of the United States working population is Hispanic (BLS, 2021), there is a need for valid safety climate scales written in Spanish. This study demonstrates that a test of measurement equivalency can provide confidence of the translation process from one language to another. There is significant evidence supporting the reliability and validity of this safety climate scale.

Developing and Validating a Respectful Workplace Climate Scale with Construction Workers as Exemplar: A Total Worker Health Approach (Phase I)

November 13, 2021November 12, 2021

Our project aims to develop and validate a Respectful Workplace Climate Scale to support the goal of fostering, promoting, and measuring a respectful workplace culture and climate in the workplace. In order to develop a reliable and valid respectful climate scale, we will utilize a mixed methods approach with both qualitative and quantitative methods. The current study represents Phase I of the project, providing insight on this topic based on the literature review and analysis of 10 SME?s responses. The long-term goal of this project is to help companies build a respectful workplace by developing a psychometrically sound Respectful Workplace Climate Scale that they can use to gauge the status of respect in their workplaces and the progress of interventions implemented.

Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Pilot Online Mindful Self-Compassion Intervention for Medical Students

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021

The proposed presentation describes the pilot implementation and preliminary results of the Self-compassion, Yoga and Mindfulness for Burnout: Integrating Online Sessions and Interpersonal Support (SYMBIOSIS) program for 19 medical students. Mixed-methods results demonstrated strong feasibility and acceptability that were comparable to larger, well-funded programs. Repeated measures ANOVA (pre, post, follow-up) results from validated quantitative measures revealed significant improvements over time for burnout, perceived stress, self-compassion, and health promoting behaviors with effect sizes ranging from medium to very large. These promising results present a practical intervention development and implementation process that may significantly improve the biopsychosocial well-being of medical students.