Increased parental satisfaction by unrestricted visiting hours and developmentally supportive care in NICUs - results of a German multicenter study.

This study aims to provide insights into the impact of organizational family-centered care characteristics at German neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) on the satisfaction of parents of very low birthweight (VLBW) infants. Using multilevel modeling, this study analyzed whether organizational characteristics of NICUs fostering parent-infant interaction (by way of the existence of a , possibility of , existence of for parents, existence of , and the connection to as well as the existence of ) increase the satisfaction of parents after the infants' high-intensive care phase within the NICU. Nine hundred and twenty-three VLBW infants from 66 NICUs in Germany born between May and October 2013 were enrolled in this multicenter study.

Exploring the differential impact of individual and organizational factors on organizational commitment of physicians and nurses.

Background: Physician and nursing shortages in acute and critical care settings require research on factors which might drive their commitment, an important predictor of absenteeism and turnover. However, the degree to which the commitment of a physician or a nurse is driven by individual or organizational characteristics in hospitals remains unclear. In addition, there is a need for a greater understanding of how antecedent-commitment relationships differ between both occupational groups.

Volume, size, professionals' specialization and nutrition management of NICUs and their association with treatment quality in VLBW infants.

Objective: To assess the association of volume, size, the availability of highly-specialized professionals and nutrition management of NICUs with treatment quality among VLBW infants.

Study Design: A prospective multicenter study of 923 VLBW infants in 66 German NICUs, born between May and October 2013. Using multilevel modeling, we examined the association between the aforementioned organizational characteristics and treatment quality, measured via major morbidities (severe IVH, PVL, BPD, NEC, FIP, ROP, and discharge without severe complications) and medical process measures of VLBW infants.

Health literacy of commercial industry managers: an exploratory qualitative study in Germany.

Managers have been neglected in health literacy research. There still is little known about the health-literacy status and needs of commercial industry managers. This article reduces the existing knowledge gap by presenting findings of an exploratory qualitative study.

Staff working in hospital units with greater social capital experience less work-home conflict: Secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study.

Background: When the interplay between work and private life does not function correctly (work-home conflict), this constitutes a well-known risk factor for poorer health, increased absenteeism and lower work performance. Information about influencing factors of work-home conflict is therefore indispensable in order to avoid it. In this study, we analyse whether a good working atmosphere that fosters mutual trust, support and a 'sense of unity' (organizational social capital) can reduce an employee's conflict between work and private life.

Patients' Trust in Physician, Patient Enablement, and Health-Related Quality of Life During Colon Cancer Treatment.

In cancer care, where patients and their families experience significant emotional distress and patients have to deal with complex medical information, patient centeredness is an important aspect of quality of care. The aim of this study is to examine the impact of patients' trust in their oncologists and patients' enablement on changes in health-related quality of life of colon cancer patients during follow-up care. We conducted a prospective study in a representative sample of private practices of German oncologists (N = 44).

Recovery opportunities, work-home conflict, and emotional exhaustion among hematologists and oncologists in private practice.

Hematologists and oncologists in private practice play a central role in the care provided for cancer patients. The present study analyzes stress and relaxation aspects in the work of hematologists and oncologists in private practice in Germany in relation to emotional exhaustion, as a core dimension of burnout syndrome. The study focuses on the opportunities for internal recovery using breaks and time out during the working day, the frequency of working on weekends and on vacation, and the physician's work-home and home-work conflict.

The initial clinical interview--can it reduce cancer patients' fear?

Purpose: A common phenomenon among cancer patients is a fear of cancer recurrence or cancer progression (FOP). The aim of the present study was to analyze whether the oncologist is able to reduce patients' FOP at the initial clinical interview.

Method: A prospective, longitudinal study included patients who were consulting private-practice oncologists in Germany for the first time.

The influence of transformational leadership on employee well-being: results from a survey of companies in the information and communication technology sector in Germany.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of a transformational leadership style on employee well-being.

Methods: Data for the study were taken from an on-line survey of all employees from six German companies in the information and communication technology sector. The data obtained were analyzed using multiple logistic regressions.

Validation of the Work-Life Balance Culture Scale (WLBCS).

Objective: The purpose of this paper is to describe the theoretical development and initial validation of the newly developed Work-Life Balance Culture Scale (WLBCS), an instrument for measuring an organizational culture that promotes the work-life balance of employees.

Methods: In Study 1 (N=498), the scale was developed and its factorial validity tested through exploratory factor analyses. In Study 2 (N=513), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed to examine model fit and retest the dimensional structure of the instrument.

Work-life balance culture, work-home interaction, and emotional exhaustion: a structural equation modeling approach.

Objective: To examine the relationships among employees' emotional exhaustion, positive and negative work-home interaction, and perceived work-life balance culture in companies.

Methods: Data for this study were collected through online surveys of employees from companies in the micro- and nanotechnology sectors (N = 509). A structural equation modeling analysis was performed.

Employees' negative and positive work-home interaction and their association with depressive symptoms.

Background: Depression is the leading cause of disability and high costs worldwide. One possibility for preventing depression in the workplace, which has received little consideration so far, is the promotion of a successful balance between work and personal life. The aim of this study was to investigate employees' negative and positive work-home interaction and their association with depressive symptoms.

Exploring the association between social capital and depressive symptoms: results of a survey in German information and communication technology companies.

Objective: This study examines the association between social capital at work and depressive symptoms in employees.

Methods: Data for this cross-sectional study were collected through an online survey with the full population of employees from six companies in the German information and communication technology sector (response rate: 58.4%).

Organizational factors and the attitude toward health promotion in German ICT-companies.

This study takes a first step toward examining the relationship between organizational characteristics and the perceived attitude toward health promotion in companies from the perspective of chief executive officers (CEOs). Data for the cross-sectional study were collected through telephone interviews with one CEO from randomly selected companies within the German information and communication technology (ICT) sector. Multivariate logistic regression analysis (LRA) was performed, and further LRA was conducted after stratifying on company size.

The relationship between perceived social capital and the health promotion willingness of companies: a systematic telephone survey with chief executive officers in the information and communication technology sector.

Objective: This study examines the association between perceived social capital and health promotion willingness (HPW) of companies from a chief executive officer's perspective.

Methods: Data for the cross-sectional study were collected through telephone interviews with one chief executive officer from randomly selected companies within the German information and communication technology sector. A hierarchical multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed.

The Worksite Health Promotion Capacity Instrument (WHPCI): development, validation and approaches for determining companies' levels of health promotion capacity.

Background: The Worksite Health Promotion Capacity Instrument (WHPCI) was developed to assess two key factors for effective worksite health promotion: collective willingness and the systematic implementation of health promotion activities in companies. This study evaluates the diagnostic qualities of the WHPCI based on its subscales Health Promotion Willingness and Health Promotion Management, which can be used to place companies into four different categories based on their level of health promotion capacity.

Methods: Psychometric evaluation was conducted using exploratory factor and reliability analyses with data taken from a random sample of managers from n = 522 German information and communication technology (ICT) companies.

Breast cancer patients' trust in physicians: the impact of patients' perception of physicians' communication behaviors and hospital organizational climate.

Objective: To examine whether patients' perception of a hospital's organizational climate has an impact on their trust in physicians after accounting for physicians' communication behaviors as perceived by the patients and patient characteristics.

Methods: Patients undergoing treatment in breast centers in the German state of North Rhein-Westphalia in 2006 were asked to complete a standardized postal questionnaire. Disease characteristics were then added by the medical personnel.