Syftet med studien var att vid två mättillfällen, år 2012 och år 2014, undersöka hur tandhygienister och tandläkare i en region i södra Sverige upplevde sitt arbete och arbetsplats ur ett salutogent perspektiv samt om fysiska och psykiska krav påverkade hur nöjda de var med sitt arbete. För att undersöka de hälsofrämjande resurserna användes Work Experience Measurement Scale (WEMS). Totalt erbjöds 486 individer inom Folktandvården att delta i den webbaserade enkätstudien, ett konsekutivt urval där endast tandhygienister och tandläkare som svarade båda åren deltog i analysen (n=72). Resultatet rapporterade generellt höga värden i upplevelsen av arbete och arbetsplats. Statistisk signifikant skillnad i WEMS noterades med fler positiva svar år 2012 (p<0,001). Det skilde mest i medel indexvärde i WEMS kategorin “ledarskap” (p<0,013). En signifikant korrelation mellan positiva svar i WEMS och positiva svar gällande nöjdhet med arbetstillfredsställelse och arbetsmiljö. Över 80 % ansågs sig nöjda med arbetstillfredsställelse och arbetsmiljö i förhållande till fysiska och psykiska krav vid båda mättillfällena. Slutsats är att under en tvåårsperiod försämrades upplevelsen av arbete och arbetsplats bland tandhygienister och tandläkare i en region i Sverige. Majoriteten ansåg sig nöjda med förhållanden mellan arbetstillfredsställelse och arbetsmiljö och fysiska och psykiska krav. / The aim with this study was, at two occasions, year 2012 and 2014, examine how dental hygienist and dentist in a specific region in south of Sweden experience their work and workplace from a salutogenic approach, and if physical and psychological requirements effects their satisfaction with work. To systematically examine the health promoting resources at the workplace the Work Experience Measurement Scale (WEMS) was used. A total of 486 dental staff in public dentistry was invited to participate to the web based survey, a consecutive selection of dental hygienist and dentist who answered both year was selected to the data analysis (n=72). The result generally reported high values ​​in the experience of work and workplace. Statistically significant difference in WEMS was noted with more positive responses in 2012 (p<0,001). The WEMS category with the most difference in mean was “leadership” (p<0.013). A significant correlation between positive WEMS answers and positive answers concerning job satisfaction and working environment. Over 80 % considered themself satisfied in correlation to the physical and psychological requirements at their workplace. In conclusion, during a two year follow up, the experience of work and workplace deteriorated among dental hygienists and dentists in a region in Sweden. The majority felt satisfied with the relationships between job satisfaction and working environment with physical and psychological requirements.

The aim of this thesis was to develop and make a quality assessment of a tool, which includes a questionnaire and a dialogue process that could be useful for workplace health promotion from a salutogenic point of view. The studies have been performed within two health care organizations between 2005 and 2009, together with hospital staff. Two questionnaire studies were conducted (n=446 n=505, respectively). A focus group interview study was performed (n=78), and meetings were held in an action research process for applying a questionnaire process at two wards (n=69). The result shows a development process for a multi-dimensional questionnaire, the Work Experience Measurement Scale (WEMS), which can be used to measure work experiences from a salutogenic perspective. WEMS was shown to be a functional workplace health promotion questionnaire with the ability to discriminate between groups. Its psychometric properties support its applicability in health care settings and offer a possibility to measure trends over time regarding employees´ work experiences. A dialogue structure for progress in the questionnaire process is presented. It describes what to precede and how to proceed through a workplace questionnaire process to foster applicability, meaningfulness, and sustainability. Through WEMS, the outcome of work-related Specific Enhancing Resources (SER) may be highlighted and strengthened in workplace activities. When used as a dialogue tool in a continuous questionnaire process, WEMS has the potential of being a useful assessment tool in workplace health promotion. Such a dialogue tool is useful in discussions and tangible for the work of enhancing positive human capabilities and resources (SER) that improve work performance.