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Resultat
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2006

The impact of psychosocial and oragnizational working conditions on the mental health of female cleaning personell in Norway

Bidragsytere:
  • Migle Gamperiene
  • Jan F Nygård
  • Inger Sandanger
  • Morten Wærsted og
  • Dag Bruusgaard

Tidsskrift

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
ISSN 1745-6673
e-ISSN 1745-6673
NVI-nivå 1

Om resultatet

Vitenskapelig artikkel
Publiseringsår: 2006
Volum: 1
Artikkelnummer: 24
Open Access

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Scopus-ID: 2-s2.0-34248149353

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Tittel

The impact of psychosocial and oragnizational working conditions on the mental health of female cleaning personell in Norway

Sammendrag

Background This study examined the association between psychosocial and organizational work conditions and mental health among women employed in the cleaning profession in Norway. Methods Self-report questionnaires were mailed to 661 cleaning staff personnel from seven cleaning organizations in seven different cities across Norway. The response rate was 64%, of which 374 (88%) respondents were women. The questionnaires assessed socio-demographic information and employment history, work organization, and psychosocial working conditions. The Hopkins Symptoms Checklist (HSCL-25) was included to assess mental health. Results On average, respondents were 43 years old and reported 10.8 years of experience working in the cleaning industry. The proportion of women scoring a HSCL-25 equal to or above 1.75 was 17.5%, which was higher than the average prevalence of mental health problems among working Norwegian women (8.4%). A factor analysis of the questions specific to the psychosocial work environment identified the following four underlying dimensions: leadership, co-workers, time pressure/control, and information/knowledge. Two of these, poor satisfaction with leadership (OR = 3.6) and poor satisfaction with co-workers (OR = 2.3), were significantly related to mental health. In addition, having contact with colleagues less than once a day (OR = 2.4) and not being ethnically Norwegian (OR = 3.0) increased the risk for mental health problems. Conclusion Mental health problems are frequent among female cleaning professionals in Norway. Our results indicate that quality of leadership, collaboration with co-workers, and ethnicity were significantly associated with mental health.

Bidragsytere

Migle Helmersen

Bidragsyterens navn vises på dette resultatet som Migle Gamperiene
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter

Jan F Nygård

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter

Inger Sandanger

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Fakultetsdivisjon Akershus universitetssykehus ved Universitetet i Oslo
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Helse Øst kompetansesenter for helsetjenesteforskning ved Universitetet i Oslo

Morten Wærsted

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Statens arbeidsmiljøinstitutt
Aktiv cristin-person

Dag Bruusgaard

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Seksjon for sosialmedisin ved Universitetet i Oslo
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