title: Organizational stressors and health. How occupational health nurses can help break the cycle.
abstract: 1. Many organizations now suffer from a "toxic cycle of harm" in which organizational stressors manifest themselves as deteriorating employee health, productivity losses and escalating costs to the businesses. 2. Although by no means the only source of stress in people's lives, organizational stressors are identified as significant root causes of organizational health and wellness problems. 3. Measurement is key. Data are required for all the elements of the organizational stressors and health cycle to understand and identify how to solve health and business performance problems. 4. The issues of organizational stressors and health are complex and require both leadership commitment and a multidisciplinary approach. Occupational effectiveness consultants and senior management must work together to effect improvement.
authors.affiliation: Roithmayr & Associates, Inc. Calgary, Alberta, Canada
authors.forename: Dianne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dyck
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Roithmayr
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control