The well-being of employees is an important issue. Researchers, policy makers and organisations are directing more resource into this field as the link between the health of people and their performance in the workplace becomes increasingly understood. This research programme examines how employee well-being can be measured. Having the right tools to successfully appraise well-being at the outset is judged to be imperative where any research or organisational programme to bring about change is under consideration. A review of existing methods indicates that the current provision of scales to assess the well-being of workers is limited and the construction techniques used in their development may be improved upon. At the core of this study is the testing of a new measurement framework which seeks to address these deficiencies. This innovative approach is taken from one established practice used to assess the well-being of patients using health related quality of life instruments. Three organisations participated in the study; a call centre operation, a police force and a county-based library service. Using qualitative and quantitative methodologies, three pilot questionnaires were constructed using Impact Analysis; an established procedure deployed in health related quality of life settings. Basic findings from each case study were analysed against conventional construction methods and against existing employee well-being scales. Results were also examined in respect of how they compared with the wider literature on employee well-being. ii The Impact Analysis method was critically appraised. Although weaknesses in respect of some of the qualitative phases of analyes were noted, the overall notion of transferring the practice of Impact Analysis to an occupational setting was assessed as cautiously encouraging. While this scale construction method lacks the statistical elegance of factor analytical methods, provisional indications suggest potential benefits in content validity over extant occupational scales where the assessment of a study population’s own experiences are critical to any well-being evaluation strategy. Based on the findings, a new operational definition for employee well-being is posited. A new, working model is also proposed. This emphasises for the first time, the need for specificity when researchers and organisations are seeking to evaluate a multi-dimensional, subjective construct that is employee well-being. Limitations regarding the study are noted. This means that the findings should be treated as tentative rather than conclusive. Nevertheless, it is hoped that this study will inject new thinking on how employee well-being may be evaluated using an alternative approach. By doing so, it is ventured that research communities and employers alike may take up the methods described in this study to conduct assessment programmes that could benefit not just the study teams or the employers, but importantly, the workers themselves.

Pasaulinės sveikatos organizacija, rūpindamasi žmonių sveikata, siekia užtikrinti galimybę visiems žmonėms siekti geresnės gyvenimo kokybės. Žmonių gerovė glaudžiai susijusi su jų sveikata. Fizinės, psichinės ir socialinės gerovės būsenos individas turi optimalias galimybes būti visuomenėje, dalyvauti visuomeniniame gyvenime, dirbti ir realizuotis (Juozulynas ir kt. 2005). Gyvenimo kokybė – tai individo savos pozicijos gyvenime suvokimas jo tikslų, lūkeščių, interesų bei kultūros vertybių sistemoje, kurioje jis gyvena (Kalėdienė ir kt. 1999). (Puzaras ir kt.) vieni pirmųjų Lietuvoje ištyrė ir nustatė gyvenimo kokybės, sveikatos ypač dvasinės bei religingumo sąsajas (Puzaras ir kt. 2000). Gyvenimo kokybę nulemia daugybė veiksnių ir aplinkybių : būstas, užimtumas, pajamos, gyvenimas šeimoje, socialinė parama, stresai, sveikata, sveikatos priežiūros galimybės ir kt. (Ašmenskas ir kt. 1997). Tyrimo tikslas – nustatyti ir įvertinti senyvo amžiaus žmonių gyvenimo kokybę. Įgyvendinant šio tyrimo tikslą buvo sprendžiami tokie pagrindiniai darbo uždaviniai : 1. Įvertinti senyvo amžiaus vyrų ir moterų bendrą gyvenimo kokybę lyties aspektu. 2. Įvertinti senyvo amžiaus vyrų ir moterų bendrą gyvenimo kokybę išsilavinimo aspektu. 3. Įvertinti senyvo amžiaus vyrų ir moterų bendrą gyvenimo kokybę šeimyninės padėties aspektu. Tyrimas buvo atliekamas AB Birštono sanatorija ,,Versmė“ 2009 m. lapkričio mėn. tarp tenai atvykusių senyvo amžiaus vyrų ir moterų. Tyrime naudotas... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / World Health Organization, taking care of human health and to ensure access for all people to seek a better life quality. Human welfare is closely related to their health. Physical, mental and social well – being of the individual states have the optimum opportunity to be in society, participate in social life, work and realized (Juozulynas ir kt. 2005). Quality of life - a life of the individual's perception of their position to achieve its objectives, expectations and cultural values of the system where it resides (Kalėdienė ir kt. 1999). (Puzaras ir kt.) Lithuania were among the first investigated and found the quality of life, especially mental health and religious links (Puzaras ir kt. 2000). Quality of life is determined by many factors and circumstances: housing, employment, income, family life, social support, stress, health, health care facilities etc. (Ašmenskas ir kt. 1997). The study objective - to identify and assess older people's quality of life. Implementation of this study was addressed in the following major tasks : 1. Rate of elderly men and women in the overall quality of life by gender. 2. Rate of elderly men and women in the overall quality of life in educational terms. 3. Rate of elderly men and women in the overall quality of life for the family aspect of the situation. The study was carried out in SC Birštonas sanatorium ,,Versmė” 2009 November. arrived there between older men and women. The survey used to determine the quality of life and evaluate... [to full text]

Submitted by Fabiana Gonçalves Pinto (benf@ndc.uff.br) on 2015-12-07T13:23:28Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Laura da Silva Coimbra de Carvalho.pdf: 3060322 bytes, checksum: e4abf6b3a10853319b1c00ae23b91ca5 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-07T13:23:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Laura da Silva Coimbra de Carvalho.pdf: 3060322 bytes, checksum: e4abf6b3a10853319b1c00ae23b91ca5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Mestrado Acadêmico em Ciências do Cuidado em Saúde / Estudo sobre a saúde do homem, que vive com Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2 (DM2), dos 25 aos 59 anos. Os objetivos foram descrever a qualidade de vida de homens com DM2 através dos questionários SF-36 e B-PAID; identificar as principais dimensões que interferem na qualidade de vida de homens com DM2, discutir a relação dos domínios de qualidade de vida com os problemas referentes ao diabetes e saúde do homem. A fundamentação teórica utilizou conceitos referentes à qualidade de vida; questões de gênero e qualidade de vida relacionada ao diabetes. A influência da doença na Qualidade de Vida Relacionada à Saúde (QVRS) em termos metodológicos foi avaliada pelos instrumentos de avaliação SF-36 (genérico) e B-PAID, (específico) e aspectos sócio-clínico-demográficos. A qualidade de vida dos pacientes masculinos DM2 pôde ser descrita a partir do SF-36 e B-PAID. A média do B-PAID apresentou o escore de variação alto, indicando prejuízo na QVRS nos sujeitos do estudo. Dentre as dimensões do SF-36, seis domínios encontraram-se acima da média de variação (0-100) considerada pela literatura de qualidade de vida. As duas dimensões do SF-36 que apresentaram escores baixos foram relacionadas aos domínios Vitalidade e Saúde Mental. Os domínios do SF-36 com maiores associações com o B-PAID foram os Aspectos Emocionais (AE) e Aspectos Sociais (AS). Os resultados do B-PAID e do SF-36, principalmente nas questões referentes às dimensões Vitalidade/SF-36 e Saúde Mental/SF-36, baseiam-se no estado atual do paciente nas últimas quatro semanas e foram os mais baixos. Suas questões referem-se a cansaço, esgotamento, vitalidade, estresse, desânimo, infelicidade e depressão. Apesar de os resultados dos domínios do SF-36 demonstrarem uma QV satisfatória (excetuando-se Vitalidade e Saúde Mental), o grupo de idade de até 44 anos teve uma representatividade baixa na pesquisa. A pesquisa encontrou na maioria das entrevistas a ausência de consultas com profissionais de saúde e exames laboratoriais recentes para indicar um tratamento adequado para uma doença crônica com alto impacto social. / The purpose of this study was to evaluate the men’s health with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) aged 25 to 59 years. The objectives were to describe the quality of life of male patients with T2DM of the SF-36 and PAID-B; identify the dimensions that affect the quality of life of male patients with T2DM; discuss the relationship of domains of quality of life with problems related to diabetes and men’s health. The theoretical concepts sought on quality of life, gender issues and quality of life related to diabetes. The influence of disease on quality of life related to health (HRQoL) was assessed in terms of methodology for assessment instruments SF-36 (generic) and PAID-B (specific) and social, demographic and clinical issues. The quality of life of male patients T2DM might be described from the SF-36 and PAID-B. The average PAID-B score showed high variation, indicating impairment in HRQoL in the study subjects. Among the dimensions of the SF-36, six domains were found above the average range (0-100) considered the literature of quality of life. The two dimensions of the SF-36 showed that low scores were related to areas were Vitality and Mental Health. The domains of the SF-36 with larger associations with PAID-B were the Role-emotional and Social Functioning. The results of the PAID-B and the SF-36, especially on issues relating to Vitality and Mental Health, based on the current state of the patient in the past four weeks and were the lowest. Your questions relate to fatigue, exhaustion, vitality, stress, depression, unhappiness and depression. Although the results of the SF-36 demonstrate a satisfactory QoL (except for Vitality and Mental Health), the age group up to 44 years had a low representation in research. The survey found the majority of cases the lack of consultation with health professionals and recent laboratory tests to indicate an appropriate treatment for a chronic disease with high social impact.