Nurses report high resiliency, yet many want to leave the field
Aug 24, 2023
High resilience among nurses was associated with better quality of care and contributes to job satisfaction.
Exercise intervention beneficial for healthcare workers
Aug 10, 2023
A 12-week app-based intervention reduced depressive symptoms, burnout and absenteeism.
Latinos with advanced degrees underrepresented in health care workforce
Jul 18, 2023
All Latino subgroups, however, were overrepresented in healthcare occupations requiring less than a bachelor’s degree.
Prevalence of persons with disabilities varies across occupations
May 18, 2023
The highest prevalences were seen among workers in food prep and serving-related, personal care and service occupational groups.
Light exposure before nightshift cuts fatigue, errors
May 12, 2023
The findings were seen in a study of nurses, who also report sleeping better after their shift.
Women with employer insurance more likely to report unaffordability of care
Dec 30, 2022
“[R]ising healthcare costs, growth in high-deductible plans and increased out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures may have contributed to increased unaffordability in recent years,” the authors...
COVID-19 pandemic tied to burnout in healthcare professionals
Oct 05, 2022
Emotional exhaustion and depersonalization increased as the pandemic wore on in 2020.
Paid sick leave tied to lower US workforce mortality
Aug 30, 2022
State laws preempting local authority to mandate paid sick leave may contribute to increased mortality in working-age adults.
Up to 4 million Americans out of work with long COVID
Aug 26, 2022
The numbers could translate into at least $170 billion in lost wages a year, a new report suggests.