How Human Resources Index, Relational Justice, and Perceived Productivity Change after Reorganization at a Hospital in Sweden That Uses a Structured Support Model for Systematic Work Environment Management

Arakelian, Erebouni; Paulsson, Sofia; Molin, Fredrik; Svartengren, Magnus

doi:10.3390/ijerph182111611

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How Human Resources Index, Relational Justice, and Perceived Productivity Change after Reorganization at a Hospital in Sweden That Uses a Structured Support Model for Systematic Work Environment Management

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Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, 752 37 Uppsala, Sweden

Department of Medical Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University, 752 37 Uppsala, Sweden

IPF, The Institute for Organizational and Leadership Development, Uppsala University, 753 20 Uppsala, Sweden

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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(21), 11611; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111611

Received: 4 October 2021 / Revised: 28 October 2021 / Accepted: 1 November 2021 / Published: 4 November 2021

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To facilitate systematic work environment management, which should be a natural part of business development, a structured support model was developed. The Stamina model has previously been used in Swedish municipalities, showing positive results. The aim was to study how the Human Resources Index (HRI), relational justice, short-term recovery and perceived productivity changed in a recently reorganised perioperative setting in a hospital in Sweden that uses a structured support model for systematic work environment management. A longitudinal design that took measurements at four time points was used in a sample of 500 employees in a perioperative hospital department. The results for the overall sample indicated a positive trend in the HRI (Mt1 = 48.5, SDt1 = 22.5; Mt3 = 56.7, SDt1 = 21.2; p < 0.001). Perceived health-related production loss (Mdt1 = 2, IQR = 3; Mdt3 = 0, IQR = 3; p < 0.001) and perceived work environment-related production loss (Mdt1 = 2, IQR = 3; Mdt3 = 0, IQR = 4; p < 0.001) showed major improvements. Short-term recovery showed a minor improvement (Mt1 = 2.61, SDt1 = 1.33; Mt3 = 2.65, SDt3 = 1.22; p = 0.872). In conclusion, the implementation of the Stamina model, of which the HRI constitutes an important part, seems to be a helpful tool to follow-up on work environment processes, and minimise production losses due to health and work environment-related issues. View Full-Text

Keywords: hospital setting; work environment; intervention; participative; productivity

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Arakelian, E.; Paulsson, S.; Molin, F.; Svartengren, M. How Human Resources Index, Relational Justice, and Perceived Productivity Change after Reorganization at a Hospital in Sweden That Uses a Structured Support Model for Systematic Work Environment Management. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 11611. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111611

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Arakelian E, Paulsson S, Molin F, Svartengren M. How Human Resources Index, Relational Justice, and Perceived Productivity Change after Reorganization at a Hospital in Sweden That Uses a Structured Support Model for Systematic Work Environment Management. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(21):11611. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111611

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Arakelian, Erebouni, Sofia Paulsson, Fredrik Molin, and Magnus Svartengren. 2021. "How Human Resources Index, Relational Justice, and Perceived Productivity Change after Reorganization at a Hospital in Sweden That Uses a Structured Support Model for Systematic Work Environment Management" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 21: 11611. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111611

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