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How Resilient are Lucid Motivators? Endeavoring Reforms for Effects of Psycho-social Factors on Workers Health Through Concurrent Engineering

  • 0Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
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September 23, 2024

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September 23, 2024

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Summary

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Healthcare workers face burnout due to extreme workloads. This study uses concurrent engineering to redesign workplaces, focusing on worker feedback to improve retention and resilience.

Area Of Science

  • Industrial Engineering
  • Healthcare Management
  • Organizational Psychology

Background

  • Extreme workloads and arduous conditions negatively impact healthcare (HC) job definitions and workforce resilience.
  • Disorganization and overwhelming conditions in HC systems exacerbate psycho-social issues and hinder staff retention.
  • The need for workplace re-articulation is critical to address these challenges and suggest organizational interventions.

Purpose Of The Study

  • To re-design humane workplaces using concurrent engineering tools to mitigate resource overconsumption.
  • To enhance HC workforce resilience by transforming known motivators and addressing retention issues.
  • To propose solutions based on the direct input and voices of HC workers.

Main Methods

  • Employed concurrent engineering principles for workplace redesign.
  • Integrated focus group studies, SWARA (Stepwise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis), and QFD (Quality Function Deployment) methods.
  • Applied the adjustable approach to a real-world case study involving the Turkish HC workforce.

Main Results

  • Confirmed modifications to the most potent and persistent motivators for HC staff.
  • "Burn out issues" identified as the most critical motivator requiring urgent attention.
  • "Challenging work" emerged as the key satisfier needing fulfillment.

Conclusions

  • Findings support the development of generalized psycho-social rehabilitation strategies for HC workers.
  • Corrective interventions and workplace articulation strategies were determined based on comprehensive outcomes.
  • The study provides a framework for addressing HC workforce resilience considering current, pandemic-related, and future catastrophic scenarios.

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