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- Bergström, Kamilla, et al.
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EXPLORING POSITIVE PERCEPTIONS OF DENTAL WORK IN SWEDEN AND DENMARK
- 2009
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Objectives: Dentistry is an example of human service work, involving cognitively, emotionally and technically demanding tasks. These tasks are potentially implicative of negative as well as positive personal effects. The aim was to study work enjoyment, satisfaction with work, and good working life, comparing Danish and Swedish general dental practitioners. Materials and methods: In 2008, a questionnaire was sent to a randomly selected sample of practicing dentists in Sweden (n=900) and Denmark (n=937). The study was approved by the Swedish regional ethical board. Distribution analysis and Mann-Whitney U test were used for comparison between the groups Swedes/Danes, private-/public practitioners, and dentists with/without management responsibility. Results: Response rate was 68%, whereas 51% were Swedes and 49% Danes. Sixty percent had management responsibility and 40% had not. Further, 58% were private and 37% were public practitioners. Frequency analysis showed that almost three fourths of the dentists experienced a high or a very high degree of (1) work enjoyment (73%), (2) of satisfaction with their work as a whole (72%) and (3) of a good working life (74%). The items (1) and (2) showed differences between all three groups: Danes, private practitioners and dentists with management responsibility scored higher than their counterparts (p≤0.05). Item (3) showed similar results (p≤0.05), except for the comparison Danes/Swedes, which was non-significant. Conclusions: The initial results corroborate that Danish and Swedish dentists have positive perceptions of their work. The differences between the three groups are to be further studied to track potential correlations promoting positive perceptions of work. Funding: The Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research, Malmö University, The Danish Dental Association.
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- Bergström, Kamilla, et al.
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Organizational affiliation and overall job satisfaction among Danish and Swedish dentists
- 2009
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Ingår i: Abstract book.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Objectives: Good work in dentistry concerns the manual skills as well as the patient relation. The ability to provide quality care in dentistry is not only dependent on individual resources but also on work organization, which can affect the job satisfaction. This study aims to describe dentists in different organizational settings in Sweden and Denmark and the relation to their overall job satisfaction. Materials and methods: In 2008, a questionnaire was sent to a random proportionally stratified sample of practicing dentists in Sweden (n=898) and Denmark (n=937). The study was approved by the Swedish regional ethical board. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used on three items aiming to measure overall job satisfaction; (1) work fulfillment, (2) satisfaction with the work as a whole, and (3) the perception of having a good working life. Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to compare the overall job satisfaction between Swedish and Danish private and public practitioners. Results: The response rate was 68%, whereas 51% were Swedes and 49% Danes, 62% were women and 32% men. Further, 61% were private and 39% were public practitioners. PCA on the three items showed a one factor solution with 78% variance explained. The PCA was stable when splitting the sample as to gender and organizational affiliation. An index for overall job satisfaction was established, having a Cronbach’s alpha 0.86. The overall job satisfaction means (range 3-15) for the four subgroups were; Swedish public (11.0) and private (11.8) practitioners and Danish public (11.9) and private (11.8) practitioners. Statistically significant differences were found between the groups (P< 0.001). Conclusions: The average response rate was reasonably satisfactory. The PCA showed an index of overall job satisfaction as a measure of eudaimonic work life elements as well as more practical contentment with work. The initial results showed that Danish and Swedish dentists have a high overall job satisfaction. The Swedish public practitioners had the lowest overall job satisfaction compared to the other groups. The results are to be further analyzed as to more specific organizational differences. Funding: The Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research, Malmö University, The Danish Dental Association.
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- Bergström, Kamilla, et al.
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Overall job satisfaction among dentists in Sweden and Denmark : A comparative study, measuring positive aspects of work
- 2010
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Ingår i: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0001-6357 .- 1502-3850. ; 68:6, s. 344-353
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective. Human service work differs from industrial work, which should be considered when organizing work. Previous research has shown organizational differences in the perceptions of work, often with a focus on negative aspects. The aim of this study was to analyse the overall job satisfaction among private- and public-practising dentists in Sweden and Denmark. This also implied a description of the questionnaire Swedish and Danish Dentists' Perceptions of Good Work about opportunities and positive and rewarding aspects of work. Material and methods. A questionnaire covering the multidimensional concept of good work was developed. A total of 1835 dentists randomly sampled from the dental associations were sent a questionnaire in November 2008. A special non-response study was performed. Principal components analysis (PCA) was used to create a measure of overall job satisfaction, comparing four organizational subgroups. Results. The average net response rate was 68% (n = 1226). The special non-response study of the Danish private practitioners showed more males, managers and dentists with more working hours than the respondents. PCA of three satisfaction questions showed a stable one-factor solution. There were differences in job satisfaction, with Danish public dentists ranked highest in overall job satisfaction and Swedish public dentists lowest. Conclusions. There were organizational differences in the perception of job satisfaction. Further analysis of how the human service is organized in the different groups is needed.
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- Berthelsen, Hanne, et al.
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A Qualitative Study on the Content Validity of the Social Capital Scales in the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ II)
- 2016
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. - : Stockholm University Press. - 2002-2867. ; 1:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ II) includes scales for measuring workplace social capital. The overall aim of this article is to evaluate the content validity of the following scales: horizontal trust, vertical trust and justice based on data from cognitive interviews using a think-aloud procedure. Informants were selected to achieve variation in gender, age, region of residence, and occupation. A predetermined coding scheme was used to identify: 1) Perspective (reflection on behalf of oneself only or abstraction to a broader perspective), 2) Use of response options, 3) Contexts challenging the process of answering, and 4) Overall reflections included in the retrieval and judgement processes leading to an answer for each item. The results showed that 1) the intended shift from individual to a broader perspective worked for eight out of eleven items. 2) The response option balancing in the middle covered different meanings. Retrieval of information needed to answer constituted a problem in four out of eleven items. 3) Three contextually challenging situations were identified. 4) For most items the reflections corresponded well with the intention of the scales, though the items asking about withheld information caused more problems in answering and lower content validity compared to the other items of the scales. In general, the findings supported the content validity of the COPSOQ II measurement of workplace social capital as a group construct. The study opens for new insight into how concepts and questions are understood and answered among people coming from different occupations and organizational settings.
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- Berthelsen, Hanne, et al.
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A validation project of Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire in Sweden
- 2013
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Ingår i: 7th NOVO Symposium: A Nordic Model for Sustainable Systems in the Health Care Sector. - : National institute for health and welfare. ; , s. 42-43
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Introduction Health care in Sweden has gone through major re-organization during the last two decades, and the pace of change continues to be high. Reliable instruments to monitor the situation, even at the local level, are needed. Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ) is a suitable staff questionnaire for mapping the psychosocial working environment as well as for evaluating changes following interventions. The intention is to present the ongoing validation project of the Swedish version of COPSOQ for use in health care organizations at the symposium. The target group of this research project is first line health care workers with a short education and the aim is to * validate the existing Swedish translation of COPSOQ and further develop scales specifically directed towards personally enriching aspects in human service work; * map the psychosocial work environment, stress, and wellbeing of first-line health care workers aiming to establish reference values as well as to analyze the interplay between individual and group factors in relation to outcomes such as sickness absence and staff turnover. Material and methods The project includes back-translation, cognitive debriefing interviews, a cross-sectional study at public dental practices and hospital wards, as well as register data at group level. Results Preliminary results from the back-translation procedure show challenges in relations to conceptual equivalence between some items in the existing Swedish version of COPSOQ and the official English version and a need for adjustments to improve clarity and the use of ordinary contemporary language. Interviews are ongoing and preliminary results will be presented at the symposium. Conclusions Improved knowledge about the psychosocial working environment and health among first line health care workers would increase the opportunities for promoting future working conditions which positively influence motivation, health and willingness to stay on the labor market and in the caring professions. This would support a sustainable health care system likely contributing to organizational efficiency, quality in patient-work, and a good work life for employees. Funding The project is funded by the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (FORTE).
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- Berthelsen, Hanne, et al.
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A work-related community characterized of trust - dentistry in Sweden and Denmark
- 2010
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Background Earlier research emphasizes the importance of positive work relations for dentists’ perception of opportunities for quality in handicraft and patient relations. A scale for positive work relations, Community with Trust, has been developed and its psychometrical properties evaluated. Objectives. The aim of the study was a) to compare mean scores on Community with Trust across subgroups based on organizational affiliation; b) to analyse associations between work factors (size of practice, common breaks, formalized managerial education of the daily leader, influence on work, profession-oriented and productivity-oriented practice climate) and Community with Trust; and c) to assess the correlation between the scales for Community with Trust and Overall Job Satisfaction. Methods. A questionnaire was sent to 1835 general dental practitioners, randomly selected from dental associations in Sweden and Denmark. The response rate was 68%. Kruskal Wallis test and Pearson’s correlation were applied and a hierarchical linear multiple regression model with the outcome variable Community with Trust was built. Results. Significant differences in mean score of Community with Trust were found for dentists working in different organizational forms. The final regression analysis explained 49 % of the variation and showed that factors such as common breaks, influence on work, and a practice climate with values corresponding with those of the profession contributed to explanation of the differences in average among dentists with different organizational affiliation. Community with Trust and Overall Job Satisfaction were moderately to strongly correlated (0.52). Conclusion. The study pointed to the relevance of addressing the professional ethos when organizing and managing dentistry for a sustainable work environment supporting quality in handicraft and in relations with patients.
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- Berthelsen, Hanne, Odont.Dr. MPH, Docent i ledarskap och organisation
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Att arbeta inom människobehandlande organisationer
- 2022
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Ingår i: Plats för vem?. - Lund : Nordic Academic Press. - 9789189361317 ; , s. 261-281
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- Berthelsen, Hanne, et al.
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Benchmarks for Evidence-Based Risk Assessment with the Swedish Version of the 4-Item Psychosocial Safety Climate Scale.
- 2020
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Ingår i: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. - : MDPI. - 1661-7827 .- 1660-4601. ; 17:22
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of the present study was to validate the short version of The Psychosocial Safety Climate questionnaire (PSC-4, Dollard, 2019) and to establish benchmarks indicating risk levels for use in Sweden. Cross-sectional data from (1) a random sample of employees in Sweden aged 25–65 years (n = 2847) and (2) a convenience sample of non-managerial employees from 94 workplaces (n = 3066) were analyzed. Benchmarks for three PSC risk levels were developed using organizational compliance with Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) regulations as criterion. The results support the validity and usefulness of the Swedish PSC-4 as an instrument to indicate good, fair, and poor OSH practices. The recommended benchmark for indicating good OSH practices is an average score of >12.0, while the proposed cutoff for poor OSH practices is a score of ≤8.0 on the PSC-4. Scores between these benchmarks indicate fair OSH practices. Furthermore, aggregated data on PSC-4 supported its reliability as a workplace level construct and its association with quantitative demands, quality of leadership, commitment to the workplace, work engagement, job satisfaction, as well as stress and burnout. Thus, the Swedish version of PSC-4 can be regarded as a valid and reliable measure for both research and practical use for risk assessment at workplaces.
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- Berthelsen, Hanne, et al.
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Cognitive interviewing used in the development and validation of Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire in Sweden
- 2014
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Ingår i: Threats and Possibilities Facing Nordic Working Life. - : University of Gothenburg. ; , s. 232-233
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ) has primarily been validated through psychometric methods. Therefore, cognitive interviewing was included as part of the validation project of COPSOQ in Sweden. The aim is to discuss the use of cognitive interviews for development and validation of the Swedish version of COPSOQ. Informants were selected to achieve variation in age, gender, occupation, and region of residence. Individual interviews were performed with 26 informants using a think aloud approach combined with flexible concurrent probing based on an interview guide. The interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. The interviews were conducted in rounds followed by an initial analysis by the two first authors before adjustments of the questionnaire items were made. Currently, content analysis is ongoing. The cognitive interviews provided insight into what people actually reflected upon while answering the questionnaire. This added new knowledge about how key terms such as ‘work place’ were understood by the respondents and also it helped identifying problems in the interpretation of specific words. The study has been approved by the Regional Ethics Board in Southern Sweden and is funded by the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (FORTE).
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