title: Exploring workplace related health resources from a salutogenic perspective. Results from a focus group study among healthcare workers in Sweden.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to explore healthcare workers' opinions on workplace related health resources relevant to promotion of their health.
  
  
  METHODS
  16 registered nurses and 19 assistant nurses, from a medical emergency ward at a medium sized hospital in the south of Sweden, participated in the study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eight focus group interviews were conducted, the material was condensed and conventional qualitative content analysis was used to elicit and identify patterns in the expressed opinions of the participants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The analysis yielded four themes that were labelled the reward, the team, the mission and the context. An explanatory model was constructed consisting of concentric circles, with the reward at the core. The qualitative analysis also revealed two divergent patterns; some of the participants associated positive health with stability while others referred to flexibility.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results from this study have contributed to the body of knowledge regarding salutogenic health indicators in the field of work and health research in particular as well as in health promotion in general. The findings show that individuals can have diverse responses to any given work situation, and this should be taken into account before implementation of salutogenic health promotion programs.
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Society, Kristianstad University College, Kristianstad, Sweden. asa.bringsen@hkr.se
authors.forename: Asa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bringsén
authors.forename: H Ingemar
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: Göran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ejlertsson
authors.forename: Margareta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Troein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D017144:Focus Groups; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000592:standards; D006295:Health Resources; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D010348:Patient Care Team; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D060685:Sense of Coherence; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D000078329:Workforce; D017132:Workplace