Articolo in rivista, 2019, ENG, 10.1177/0951484818787687

Using the job demands-resources approach to assess employee wellbeing in healthcare

Andrea Tomo and Stefania De Simone

Istituto di Ricerca su Innovazione e Servizi per lo Sviluppo

Purpose: The aim of this study is to advance a model to assess the overall level of well-being within healthcare organizations. Design/methodology/approach: The paper employs a job demands-resources approach by considering the multilevel model of employee well-being as theoretical framework, integrated with personal resources and health indicators. A specific case is built in the Italian context, with empirical data gathered from three Italian paediatric hospitals belonging to the same healthcare organizations. Findings: Results show that the job demand-resource model may well explain differences in the work environment, and that personality enables coping with negative effects of work environment settings. Originality/value. The paper contributes to extending the literature on well-being and the management of healthcare organizations, by providing interesting insights on the multilevel model of employee well-being. It also has interesting academic and practical implications, since it tries to put forward a model to assess employee well-being and provides an empirical application of a well-known theoretical model.

Health services management research (Online) 0 (0), pp. 1–11

Keywords

healthcare context, job demands-resources, well-being

CNR authors

Tomo Andrea, De Simone Stefania

CNR institutes

IRISS – Istituto di Ricerca su Innovazione e Servizi per lo Sviluppo

ID: 392252

Year: 2019

Type: Articolo in rivista

Creation: 2018-10-05 11:08:00.000

Last update: 2021-04-06 17:37:26.000

External IDs

CNR OAI-PMH: oai:it.cnr:prodotti:392252

DOI: 10.1177/0951484818787687

ISI Web of Science (WOS): 000468955500002

PubMed: PubMed ID: 30071744