Time utilization and perceived psychosocial work environment among staff in Swedish primary care settings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the past decades, reorganizations and structural changes in Swedish primary care have affected time utilization among health care professionals. Consequently, increases in administrative tasks have substantially reduced the time available for face-to-face consultations. This study examined how work-time was utilized and the association between work time utilization and the perceived psychosocial work environment in Swedish primary care settings.

Methods

This descriptive, multicentre, cross-sectional study was performed in 2014-2015. Data collection began with questionnaire. In the first section, respondents were asked to estimate how their workload was distributed between patients (direct and indirect patient work) and other work tasks. The questionnaire also

SUBMITTER: Anskar E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5842529 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature