Organizational and Psychosocial Working Conditions and Their Relationship With Mental Health Outcomes in Patient-Care Workers.

J Occup Environ Med

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr López Gómez, Dr Williams, and Dr Sorensen); Boston College, School of Social Work, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Sabbath); Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Boden); Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Kansas School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (Dr Williams); Workplace Health and Wellbeing, Partners HealthCare System, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Hopcia); Partners HealthCare, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Hashimoto); Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Hashimoto); Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Center for Community-Based Research, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Williams and Dr Sorensen).

Published: December 2019

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between both psychosocial and organizational working conditions with self-reported mental health and mental health expenditures.

Methods: This study used worker survey and medical claims data from a sample of 1594 patient-care workers from the Boston Hospital Workers Health Study (BHWHS) to assess the relationship of psychosocial (job demands, decision latitude, supervisor support, coworker support) and organizational (job flexibility, people-oriented culture) working conditions with mental health outcomes using validated tools RESULTS:: People-oriented culture and coworker support were negatively correlated with psychological distress and were predictive of lower expenditures in mental health services. Job demands were positively correlated with psychological distress.

Conclusions: Working conditions that promote trustful relationships and a cooperative work environment may render sustainable solutions to prevent ill mental health.

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