Health problems in healthcare workers: A review
Much has been written about the well-being and quality of patients in recent years but little attention has been focused on well-being of healthcare workers (HCWs) who provide comprehensive healthcare to patients. It has been found that the HCWs are more stressed because of less staffs, increasing w...
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| description | Much has been written about the well-being and quality of patients in recent years but little attention has been focused on well-being of healthcare workers (HCWs) who provide comprehensive healthcare to patients. It has been found that the HCWs are more stressed because of less staffs, increasing work load, longer working hours, high clientele expectation and peculiar problems and hazards of work place. There is increased morbidity in HCWs in comparison to general population. Though they are aware, measures of well being, engaging the HCWs in promotion of their workplace and making changes to enhance its realization needs to be done to improve their health by themselves, at administrative and institutional level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8986b035de3c456399ec2025aad94c722022-12-21T17:45:08ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632019-01-01882568257210.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_431_19Health problems in healthcare workers: A reviewAroop MohantyAnkita KabiAmbika P MohantyMuch has been written about the well-being and quality of patients in recent years but little attention has been focused on well-being of healthcare workers (HCWs) who provide comprehensive healthcare to patients. It has been found that the HCWs are more stressed because of less staffs, increasing work load, longer working hours, high clientele expectation and peculiar problems and hazards of work place. There is increased morbidity in HCWs in comparison to general population. Though they are aware, measures of well being, engaging the HCWs in promotion of their workplace and making changes to enhance its realization needs to be done to improve their health by themselves, at administrative and institutional level.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=8;spage=2568;epage=2572;aulast=MohantyHealthcare workershealth problemsoccupational hazards |
| spellingShingle | Aroop Mohanty Ankita Kabi Ambika P Mohanty Health problems in healthcare workers: A review Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care Healthcare workers health problems occupational hazards |
| title | Health problems in healthcare workers: A review |
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| title_short | Health problems in healthcare workers: A review |
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| topic | Healthcare workers health problems occupational hazards |
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