Assessment of Psychosocial Risk and Resource Factors Perceived by Military and Civilian Personnel at an Armed Forces Medical Center

TL;DR

This study identifies psychosocial risk factors and resources specific to military and civilian staff at an Army Medical Center to develop a tailored questionnaire for risk prevention.

Contribution

The study introduces a context-specific questionnaire for psychosocial risk assessment in Army Medical Centers.

Findings

Factors like availability, mobility, and task shifting are unique psychosocial risks in AMC staff.

Resources such as sports practice and cohesion were identified as mitigating factors.

A tailored questionnaire is being developed and validated for AMC-specific psychosocial risk prevention.

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify the factors contributing to psychosocial risks (PSR) and the specific resources available within an Army Medical Center (AMC), with a view to developing a questionnaire adapted to this unique context. A qualitative study was carried out with 56 military and civilian employees, using semi-directive interviews. The results highlight similarities with PSR and resource factors already identified in the literature, such as workload, emotion management and salary recognition. They also reveal PSR factors specific to the activity of AMC staff, such as the need for availability and mobility, discipline and rigor, task shifting and impeded quality, as well as resource factors such as sports practice and cohesion. The results were used to develop a questionnaire, currently being validated, tailored to the context of army medical centers, with the aim of improving strategies for preventing Psychosocial Risks (PSRs).

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