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Perception of the activity-based working concept by bank’s employees as a working condition
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Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
(Psychodermatology Department, Chair of Pulmonology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology)
Online publication date: 2023-10-10
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Magdalena Justyna Jasińska-Słowik
Medical University of Lodz, Psychodermatology Department, Chair of Pulmonology, Rheumatology
and Clinical Immunology, Pomorska 251 (building C-5), 92-213 Łódź, Poland
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(4):526-40
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Objectives: The aim of the research was to explore the potential of the concept of work in the activity-based working (ABW) environment, including its
impact on stress, back pain and psychomedical parameters of employees subjected to and not subject to relocation. Material and Methods: The data
of 396 employees of both sexes were analyzed. The study used standardized psychological questionnaires to measure the level of perceived stress
(Perceived Stress Scale), the level of readiness for change (Readiness for Change Questionnaire), the severity of health behaviors (Health Behavior
Inventory) and the level of general self-efficacy (General Self-Efficacy Scale). The set included questionnaires measuring the level of knowledge of
occupational health and safety rules and the frequency of back pain. Results: In the group of people whose workplace was moved to another building
(in accordance with the concept), the relationship between the level of stress and selected variables: age, sense of generalized self-efficacy was
checked. A significant negative correlation between the level of stress and age was confirmed (ρ = –0.16, p = 0.023), meaning a decrease in the level
of stress with age. The level of stress correlated positively with the sense of efficacy (ρ = 0.21, p = 0.003), which means, the higher the sense of effectiveness,
the higher the level of stress. In addition, it was confirmed that the level of stress in the group of people changing their location differed significantly
from the general population. Conclusions: Work in the ABW concept can contribute to the improvement of interpersonal communication
and facilitate the social integration of employees and better evaluation of work in this model. Work in concept has not been shown to be a protective
factor against back pain in people with obesity. It was confirmed that in people relocated from traditional office to office in the concept, relocation
was associated with stress, but also with a greater sense of self-efficacy. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(4):526–40