Publications by authors named "Fredrik Molin"

Article Synopsis
  • The workplace is evolving rapidly, with both physical and abstract factors affecting employee health, demanding a shift towards preventive management that emphasizes employee participation.
  • This study examined the Stamina model for workplace improvements by having employees from six municipalities use it for 12 months and complete questionnaires at the start, six months, and twelve months.
  • Results showed increased employee perceptions of influence in areas like communication and task roles, aligning with earlier qualitative findings, but no significant changes in other measures were observed.
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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.

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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.

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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.

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Work-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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The aim of the study was to estimate the level of the human resources index (HRI) measure among Swedish municipal employees, and to investigate the association between human resources index (HRI) and relational justice, short-term recovery, work environment-related production loss, and health-related production loss. A cross-sectional design was used with one sample of municipal employees ( = 6402). The results showed a positive association (r = 0.

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Objective: To describe factors that facilitate and hinder implementation of a structured support model focusing on psychosocial work environment in Swedish municipalities.

Methods: This qualitative study was conducted in six Swedish municipalities. In total, 63 semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with key stakeholders in the municipalities during a 2-year period.

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This paper describes the experiences of first-line managers when working with a structured support model for systematic work environment management in their work groups. First-line managers play a key part in influencing the work environment. In this study, a sample of managers implementing a structured support model, the Stamina model, in Swedish municipalities were interviewed.

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Aims: To explore how a support model (Stamina) targeting the systematic work environment management was experienced, provided and implemented in Swedish municipalities.

Methods: A mixed method approach was applied, including material from interviews and questionnaire. The questionnaire was answered by 123 persons (67.

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: The aim is to explore how an organisational work environment support model, the Stamina model, influences employees' work situations and the development of sustainable work systems. : It was a qualitative study with semi-structured, focus-group interviews, including 45 employees from six work groups. Eighteen focus group interviews were conducted over a period of two years.

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