Int J Environ Res Public Health
February 2023
Background: Digitalization is one of the drivers of change in both public and private organizations. It is therefore relevant to understand how a government agency like the Swedish Transport Administration manage and experience change.
Methods: In this qualitative study, interviews ( = 15) with respondents with insight and connection to digitalization and change highlight factors related to digitalization and change-capacity within the agency.
Aim: The study aimed to investigate how departments in a Swedish hospital worked with a structured support model between the sessions and what they identified as success factors.
Background: To improve the work environment in a Swedish hospital, a structured support model for systematic work environment management was implemented in operating departments. The structured work starts with sending a web-based, open-ended, anonymous questionnaire to all employees.
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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWork-related mental health issues, accounting for high worker absenteeism in the world's developed economies, are increasing, with the main cause being workplace conditions. The health services sector is especially experiencing great problems with this, because of challenging psychosocial working conditions. The aim of this study was to explore employees' experiences of development work with a focus on the work environment within a hospital department with an outspoken special development assignment.
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