Sigursteinsdóttir Hjördís, Rafnsdóttir Gudbjörg Linda, Jónsdóttir Gudbjörg Andrea
School of Business and Science, University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland.
Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Work. 2017;56(4):603-615. doi: 10.3233/WOR-172523.
In 2008, many Western countries faced a great economic recession, the result of which was increased unemployment and reduced public expenditure.
This article focuses on changes in the self-reported mental and physical health and health symptoms of the remaining employees of Icelandic municipalities who worked within the educational system and the care service during the economic recession. We examine gender differences in health and differences between downsized workplaces and workplaces where no downsizing occurred and differences between workplaces with heavy workload and light workload.
The study is based on a balanced panel online survey and focus groups.
The main finding is that both the mental and physical health of employees deteriorated year by year between 2010, 2011 and 2013 in all workplaces although the downsized workplaces and workplaces with heavy workloads fared worse. At the same time, public expenditure on the health care system was reduced.
We hope that our results encourage further studies in the field and that they will be taken into account when dealing with prevention and rehabilitation initiatives.
2008年，许多西方国家面临严重的经济衰退，结果是失业率上升，公共支出减少。
本文关注冰岛市政当局在教育系统和护理服务部门工作的在职员工在经济衰退期间自我报告的身心健康及健康症状的变化。我们研究了健康方面的性别差异、裁员工作场所与未裁员工作场所之间的差异以及工作量大的工作场所与工作量小的工作场所之间的差异。
该研究基于一项平衡面板在线调查和焦点小组。
主要发现是，在2010年、2011年和2013年期间，所有工作场所员工的身心健康状况逐年恶化，不过裁员工作场所和工作量大的工作场所情况更糟。与此同时，医疗保健系统的公共支出减少。
我们希望我们的研究结果能鼓励该领域开展进一步研究，并希望在处理预防和康复措施时能考虑到这些结果。
