Psychosocial working conditions and diabetes self-management at work: a qualitative study
Aims - We conducted a qualitative study to expand our current understanding of the potential link between psychosocial working conditions and diabetes self-management at work. - Methods - Thirty employed adults with diabetes mellitus living in Germany (n=19 with type 1, n=11 with type 2, 57% female,...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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June 2018
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Diabetes research and clinical practice
Year: 2018, Volume: 140, Pages: 129-138 |
| ISSN: | 1872-8227 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.diabres.2018.03.023 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2018.03.023 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168822717312214 
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| Author Notes: | Adrian Loerbroks, Xuan Quynh Nguyen, Patricia Vu-Eickmann, Michael Krichbaum, Bernhard Kulzer, Andrea Icks, Peter Angerer |
| Summary: | Aims - We conducted a qualitative study to expand our current understanding of the potential link between psychosocial working conditions and diabetes self-management at work. - Methods - Thirty employed adults with diabetes mellitus living in Germany (n=19 with type 1, n=11 with type 2, 57% female, aged 24-64years) were recruited. Using a topic guide, we carried out in-depth interviews in face-to-face contact or by telephone. Interviews were transcribed and content-analyzed using MaxQDA. - Results - Psychosocial working conditions perceived to detrimentally affect self-management activities included, amongst others, a high workload, poor job control, unhygienic working environments, the requirement to work under high or fluctuating temperature, perceived social norms at the workplace, and the attitude to prioritize work-related demands as opposed to diabetes-related demands. The types of self-management activities considered to be adversely affected related to glucose monitoring, insulin injections, dietary control, the ability to recognize hypoglycemia and health care use. - Conclusions - Various types of occupational psychosocial factors may determine diabetes self-management practices at the workplace. Quantitative studies are needed to confirm our observations. Subsequently, interventions could be developed and evaluated to improve opportunities to adequately engage into diabetes self-management at work. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 13.10.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1872-8227 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.diabres.2018.03.023 |