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ERIC Number: EJ1462968
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Feb-26
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0965-4283
EISSN: EISSN-1758-714X
Available Date: 2025-02-04
Developing the Occupational Well-Being of Health Care Educators In Estonia and Finland -- Community-Based Participatory Action Research
Anneli Vauhkonen1; Janne Kommusaar2; Kirsi Honkalampi3; Tytti Solankallio-Vahteri4; Kadri Kööp5; Merle Varik6; Siiri Talts2; Terhi Saaranen1
Health Education, v125 n2 p185-201 2025
Purpose: The study aims to evaluate the occupational well-being outcomes of the Community-based Participatory Occupational Well-being Intervention for Educators among health care educators. Design/methodology/approach: This study was a community-based participatory action research with pre-test-post-test design, including a year-lasting occupational well-being intervention in the work communities of two higher education institutions for health care in Estonia and one in Finland. Data were collected from Estonian (N = 196) and Finnish health care educators (N = 42) at the pre- and post-intervention by an electronical survey. The intervention included an online occupational well-being course and community-specific development plan, and actions carried out by the Occupational Well-being Development Teams formed in each work community. Data were analysed statistically. Findings: Personal occupational well-being increased in each work community (post-test median 4, scale 0-5) although statistically significant differences were not found. Satisfaction with the occupational well-being development activities increased, especially in the Finnish work community (pre-test mean 2.5, SD 0.8; post-test mean 3.2, SD 1.2, p = 0.005). The study found some increase in certain aspects of occupational well-being in relation to the development actions. Practical implications: This intervention can act as a facilitator in community-level occupational well-being development but requires a longer period to make the changes visible. Although the results of this study cannot be directly generalized, the intervention and good practices conducted can be utilised in the development of occupational well-being in education at national and international levels. Originality/value: This study adds information to this understudied area of intervention research on promoting health care educators' occupational well-being.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Estonia; Finland
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: 1Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; 2Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; 3Philosophical Faculty, School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland; 4University School of Health and Social Studies, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Jyvaskyla, Finland; 5Tallinn Health Care College, Tallinn, Estonia; 6Tartu Health Care College, Tartu, Estonia