General health and working conditions of Flemish primary care professionals

BMC Primary Care

Research

Lies Lahousse¹  Veerle Buffel²  Muhammed Mustafa Sirimsi³  Dominique Van de Velde⁴  Patricia De Vriendt⁵ 

[1]Department of Bioanalysis, Pharmaceutical Care Unit, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

[2]Department of Sociology, Centre for Population, Health and Family, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

[3]Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Centre for Research and Innovation in Care, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

[4]Department of Primary Care and Interdisciplinary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

[5]Occupational Therapy Department Research Group Health & Care Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

[6]Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Research Group Occupational Therapy, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

[7]Occupational Therapy Department Research Group Health & Care Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

[8]Frailty in Ageing (FRIA) Research Group Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Group (MENT) Department Gerontology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

关键词: Primary care sector;    Health professionals;    General health;    Working conditions;    Quality of employment;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12875-023-02082-w

 received in 2022-11-07, accepted in 2023-06-16,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe Quintuple aim explicitly includes ‘health and wellbeing of the care team’ as requirement for the care of patients. Therefore, we examined working conditions, work engagement and health status of professionals active in primary care in Belgium (Flanders), and how these are interrelated.MethodsData of the cross-sectional ‘Health professionals survey of the Flemish Primary care academy’ of 2020 were examined. We performed logistic regression analyses to study the relationship between working conditions and self-reported dichotomized health of primary care professionals (sample size = 1033).ResultsThe majority of respondents (90%) reported having a good to very good general health and has a strong work engagement. Quality of employment was high, in particular regarding job security and supportive relations with colleagues, while less in terms of proper rewards and job career opportunities. Working as self-employee (vs. as salaried employee), and in a multidisciplinary group practice (vs. other organizational settings) were positively related to health. Work engagement and all dimensions of employment quality were related to general health, but work family balance, proper rewards, and perceived employability were independently positively related to self-reported health.ConclusionNine out of 10 Flemish primary care professionals working in diverse conditions, employment arrangements and organizational settings report good health. Work family balance, proper rewards, and perceived employability were important for primary care professionals’ health, and could provide opportunities to further strengthen the job quality and health of primary care professionals.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2023

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