Psychological Well-Being and Coping in Healthcare Workplace Environments
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Medics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 8396
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Dear Colleagues,
In the medical system, as the technology involved in medical procedures improves, the general population's expectations of therapeutic outcomes increase. Human resources are particularly important for achieving positive results in the treatment of diseases. However, in the medical environment, there is increasing pressure on the performance of medical staff in healthcare. High levels of stress and bullying at work can easily lead to burnout. Therefore, psychological well-being must be a goal of health policies and a basic condition for the optimal functioning of medical systems everywhere. Psychological well-being is a concept that can be viewed from several perspectives. Therefore, it has been described in several ways by various researchers. The concept of psychological well-being is often described in conjunction with several aspects, such as life satisfaction, emotional intelligence, low levels of negative emotions, autonomy, positive relationships, intrinsic motivation, and purpose in life. Studies have shown that coping strategies and job satisfaction are associated with the incidence of burnout symptoms. Training courses for health professionals could improve the efficiency and organization of human resources.
We welcome you to contribute to this Special Issue “Psychological Well-being and Coping in Healthcare Workplace Environments”. This Special Issue aims to publish original research and systematic reviews, as well as short communications that examine the psychological well-being and coping strategies related with healthcare professionals and other organizational factors in healthcare workplace environments.
Studies can thus encompass, but are not limited to, the following:
- Training strategies: applying educational interventions including courses addressed to healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses, healthcare workers) to cultivate resilience to stress, autonomy, emotional intelligence, intrinsic motivation;
- Psychosocial Factors: examinations of the relationships between psychosocial factors (like stress or, in contrast, resilience to stress) and psychological well-being;
- Organizational Factors: evaluation of managerial measures that can produce positive results in optimizing healthcare workplace conditions.
We look forward to receiving your insightful contributions.
Dr. Lavinia Duică
Dr. Maria Totan
Dr. Elisabeta Antonescu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- well-being
- coping
- healthcare environments
- burnout
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