dc.contributor.author | Abraham, Louisa J | |
dc.contributor.author | Thom, Ogilvie | |
dc.contributor.author | Greenslade, Jaimi H | |
dc.contributor.author | Wallis, Marianne | |
dc.contributor.author | Johnston, Amy NB | |
dc.contributor.author | Carlstrom, Eric | |
dc.contributor.author | Mills, Donna | |
dc.contributor.author | Crilly, Julia | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-06-19T13:08:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-06-19T13:08:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1742-6731 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/1742-6723.12895 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/380008 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: Clinical staff in EDs are
subject to a range of stressors. The
objective of this study was to describe
and compare clinical staff perceptions
of their ED’s working environment
across two different Australian EDs.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional,
descriptive, research design that
included distribution of three survey
tools to clinical staff in two Australian
EDs in 2016. Descriptive statistics were
reported to characterise workplace
stressors, coping styles and the ED
environment. These data were compared
by hospital and the employee’s
clinical role (nurse or physician).
Results: In total, 146 ED nurses and
doctors completed the survey
(response rate: 67%). Despite geographical
variation, the staff at the
two locations had similar demographic
profiles in terms of age, sex
and years of experience. Staff
reported moderate levels of workload
and self-realisation but low levels of
conflict or nervousness in the workplace.
Nurses and physicians reported
similar perceptions of the work environment,
although nurses reported
slightly higher median levels of workload.
Staff rated the death or sexual
abuse of a child as most stressful, followed
by workplace violence and
heavy workload. Staff used a large
range of coping strategies, and these
were similar across both sites.
Conclusion: These findings are the
first multi-site and multidisciplinary
examinations of Australian ED
staff perceptions, improving our
understanding of staff stressors and
coping strategies and highlighting
similarities across different EDs.
These data support the development
and implementation of strategies to
improve ED working environments
to help ensure professional longevity
of ED staff. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing | |
dc.publisher.place | Australia | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 375 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 381 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 3 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Emergency Medicine Australasia | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 30 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Clinical sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Health services and systems | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Public health | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 3202 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4203 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4206 | |
dc.title | Morale, stress and coping strategies of staff working in the emergency department: A comparison of two different-sized departments | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
dcterms.license | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.description.version | Version of Record (VoR) | |
gro.rights.copyright | © 2018 The Authors. Emergency Medicine Australasia published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Crilly, Julia | |