5 results on '"United Kingdom"'
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2. An exploratory study of barriers to inclusion in the European workplace.
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Moody, Louise, Saunders, Janet, Leber, Marjan, Wójcik-Augustyniak, Marzena, Szajczyk, Marek, and Rebernik, Nataša
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BUSINESS , *EMPLOYEE rights , *EMPLOYMENT of people with disabilities , *HEALTH services administration , *ERGONOMICS , *INDUSTRIAL relations , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RESEARCH , *RESEARCH funding , *SURVEYS , *REGULATORY approval , *ATTITUDES toward disabilities - Abstract
Background: The European Disability Strategy (2010-2020) seeks to significantly raise the proportion of people with disabilities working in the open labour market. The ERGO WORK project is a collaboration of academic and industrial partners in six European countries, focused on understanding and tackling barriers to workplace inclusion for workers with disabilities. Methods: This study sought to explore the perceptions and needs of stakeholders in terms of workplace adaptation to the needs of employees with disabilities. An exploratory online survey was completed by 480 participants across six countries. Results: The analysis suggests that workplaces could be further improved to meet the needs of employees with considerable scope for training within companies to raise awareness about employees' needs, employers' obligations and workplace adaptation. Conclusions: This snapshot suggests there is still a gap between intent and reality in workplace inclusion and further strategies are needed to improve the opportunities for employees with disabilities. The paper argues that ergonomics may have a key role to play in tackling these challenges and adapting the workplace environment and job design to suit the needs of individual employees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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3. An exploratory study of inter-relationships of acculturative stressors among Chinese students from six European union (EU) countries.
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Cao, Chun, Zhu, Prof., Dr. Chang, and Meng, Qian
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ACCULTURATION ,PSYCHOLOGY of college students ,COMMUNICATIVE competence ,SOCIAL adjustment ,PSYCHOLOGICAL stress ,FOREIGN students ,SURVEYS ,ACTIVITIES of daily living ,CULTURAL values ,STRUCTURAL equation modeling ,PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
This study examined the inter-relationships of acculturative stressors experienced by Chinese international students. A sample of 463 Chinese students in six EU countries (UK, Germany, France, Netherlands, Spain and Belgium) responded to a web-based survey. The results showed that Chinese students in France suffered from bigger constraints in linguistic issues and dealing with life tasks than Chinese students in UK. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis revealed that language constraints and perceived cultural differences play a key role in influencing other stressors. The findings indicated that language constraints and perceived cultural differences accounted for 62% of the total variance of academic integration difficulty; language constraints accounted for 17% of the variance of problems in dealing with daily tasks; perceived cultural differences accounted for 56% of the variance of social integration difficulty; academic integration and problems in dealing with daily tasks explained 14% of the variance of homesickness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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4. International differences in self-reported health measures in 33 major metropolitan areas in Europe.
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Gray, Linsay, Merlo, Juan, Mindell, Jennifer, Hallqvist, Johan, Tafforeau, Jean, O’Reilly, Dermot, Regidor, Enrique, Næss, Øyvind, Kelleher, Cecily, Helakorpi, Satu, Lange, Cornelia, and Leyland, Alastair H.
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METROPOLITAN areas , *CHRONIC diseases , *COMPARATIVE studies , *HEALTH status indicators , *MATHEMATICAL models , *OBESITY , *POPULATION geography , *RESEARCH funding , *SELF-evaluation , *STATISTICS , *PSYCHOLOGICAL stress , *SURVEYS , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *SECONDARY analysis , *SOCIOECONOMIC factors , *HEALTH equity , *DISEASE incidence , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Background: The increasing concentration of populations into large conurbations in recent decades has not been matched by international health assessments, which remain largely focused at the country level. We aimed to demonstrate the use of routine survey data to compare the health of large metropolitan centres across Europe and determine the extent to which differences are due to socio-economic factors. Methods: Multilevel modelling of health survey data on 126 853 individuals from 33 metropolitan areas in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Spain, Belgium and Germany compared general health, longstanding illness, acute sickness, psychological distress and obesity with the average for all areas, accounting for education and social class. Results: We found some areas (Greater Glasgow; Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside; Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and South Yorkshire) had significantly higher levels of poor health. Other areas (West Flanders and Antwerp) had better than average health. Differences in individual socio-economic circumstances did not explain findings. With a few exceptions, acute sickness levels did not vary. Conclusion: Health tended to be worse in metropolitan areas in the north and west of the UK and the central belt and south east of Germany, and more favourable in Sweden and north west Belgium, even accounting for socio-economic composition of local populations. This study demonstrated that combining national health survey data covering different areas is viable but not without technical difficulties. Future comparisons between European regions should be made using standardized sampling, recruitment and data collection protocols, allowing proper monitoring of health inequalities. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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5. Intent to stay in nursing: internal and external migration in Hungary.
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Ujvarine, Adrienn S., Zrinyi, Miklos, Toth, Helga, Zekanyne, Ilona R., Szogedi, Ildiko, and Betlehem, Jozsef
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ANALYSIS of variance , *CHI-squared test , *COMPARATIVE studies , *COMPUTER software , *DISMISSAL of employees , *INTENTION , *JOB satisfaction , *NOMADS , *NURSES , *NURSING education , *NURSING career counseling , *REGRESSION analysis , *RESEARCH , *STATISTICAL sampling , *SCALE analysis (Psychology) , *SURVEYS , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *DATA analysis , *BACHELOR of science degree , *CROSS-sectional method - Abstract
To estimate the proportion of nurses in Hungary who intend to change their profession or want to migrate abroad; to compare the proportion of nurses who intend to leave nursing in Hungary and in selected European countries; and to describe factors that predict nurses' intent to work in their current job another year. An exploratory research design with subsequent comparison was used, and a cross-sectional mail survey was implemented. Measures of intent to leave, to work another year as well as indicators of push and pull factors were identified and adopted from a literature review. One thousand nurses were randomly selected and mailed a questionnaire. Comparison was made with the results from the NEXT study. For statistical analyses, linear and logistic regression was used to predict nurses' intention to leave and proportional z-test for making comparisons. Nurses ( n = 754) responded the questionnaire. Approximately half of the sample did not consider changing to another health care job or leaving the profession. Compared with Hungary, the proportion of nurses who intended to leave nursing was significantly lower in Belgium and the Netherlands but was greater or the same in the rest of the European countries. Speaking a foreign language was the most significant predictor of working abroad for Hungarian nurses. Number of shifts, satisfaction with flexible scheduling and managerial support were all relevant predictors of working another year as a nurse. Both the intent to leave nursing and migrating abroad were prevalent issues in Hungary. Working conditions and social/managerial support were key factors identified as strong predictors of stay in the same job for another year. Compared with other European countries, Hungary was not in a worse position in the proportion of nurses wanting to leave nursing. All hospital managers and head nurses should be aware of their role in keeping nurses in the clinical practice and avoid staff nurses migration from the Hungarian health care system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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