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Group-Treatment for Dealing with the Work-Family Conflict for Healthcare Professionals

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  • Nicole Rosalinde Hander

    (Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany)

  • Manuela Gulde

    (Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, Ulm University Medical Center, 89075 Ulm, Germany)

  • Thomas Klein

    (Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany)

  • Nadine Mulfinger

    (Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany)

  • Lucia Jerg-Bretzke

    (Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Medical Psychology, Ulm University Medical Centre, 89075 Ulm, Germany)

  • Ute Ziegenhain

    (Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, Ulm University Medical Center, 89075 Ulm, Germany)

  • Harald Gündel

    (Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany)

  • Eva Rothermund

    (Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany)

Abstract

Healthcare professionals’ exposure to work-family conflict negatively affects the health and well-being of the whole family and organizational outcomes. Specified workplace interventions are lacking. Therefore, the aim of the study was to evaluate the feasibility of a two-day group-treatment specifically designed for the needs of healthcare professionals with family responsibilities concerning participation, satisfaction with the intervention and family- and individual-related outcome variables. 24 mostly female (85.7%) participants of a community hospital in southern Germany attended the treatment. Data were collected at baseline (T0), directly after the treatment (T1) and two months later (T2). A two-factor analysis of variance with repeated measures showed a statistically significant time x group effect for self-efficacy ( F = 5.29, p = 0.011). Contrasts displayed substantial pre-post (T1-T0, T2-T0) increases of self-efficacy in the intervention group as compared with the control group. Non-parametric Mann-Whitney- U tests are in line with these findings. The results indicate that the group-treatment adapted to the needs of healthcare professionals has the potential to boost self-efficacy among healthcare professionals and that participants were predominantly satisfied. Perspectives for future research and practical implications are discussed in the light of the manifest lack of healthcare professionals.

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  • Nicole Rosalinde Hander & Manuela Gulde & Thomas Klein & Nadine Mulfinger & Lucia Jerg-Bretzke & Ute Ziegenhain & Harald Gündel & Eva Rothermund, 2021. "Group-Treatment for Dealing with the Work-Family Conflict for Healthcare Professionals," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-19, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:21:p:11728-:d:674725
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