Projects of well-being of healthcare workers in the hospital
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1 Medical Board of Directors, ULSS 6 Euganea, Hospital of Cittadella, Cittadella, Italy
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2 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, ULSS 6 Euganea, Hospital of Cittadella, Padua, Italy
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3 Occupational Medicine Medical Director, ULSS 6 Euganea, Padua, Italy
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4 Community Family Health Service, ULSS6 Euganea, Padua, Italy
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5 Health Profession Service, ULSS 6 Euganea, Hospital of Cittadella, Padua, Italy
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6 Sports and Exercise Medicine Unity, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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7 Mental Health Department, Hospital of Cittadella, Padua, Italy
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8 Stakeholder “Altre Parole”, Cittadella, Italy
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9 Department of Neurology, Hospital of Cittadella, Cittadella, Italy
Popul. Med. 2026;8(Supplement Supplement 1):A3759
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Burnout is a work-related condition that causes emotional and mental exhaustion. For many reasons it is increasingly present among healthcare workers. The consequences of burnout are sick days, resignations and transfer requests. According to literature, well-being projects can reduce burnout. Starting in 2023, various projects to improve staff well-being have been implemented at cittadella hospital in padua, italy, which has 1088 employees. Various projects have been activated to improve staff well-being.
METHODS:
The hospital offers non-mandatory and free of charge courses on the role of nutrition in promoting health, physical activity promotion, non-violent communication, training on mental health care and professional wellbeing, lifestyle promotion and other types of courses that promote relaxation. In particular, health workers' well-being through mindfulness was initially designed for employees working in emergency care units and had a duration of four months. These activities had already been activated experimentally in 2023 but were extensively promoted in 2024–25. The projects involved every hospital unit and every category of employees, for a total of 258 healthcare workers (24.7% of the total).
RESULTS:
During 2025, 19.7% of the staff participated in these projects. Compared to the previous year, a significant reduction in sick days (17.7%), resignations (30.6%) and transfer requests (20.7% to other in-hospital units and 30.0% to other hospitals) was observed among healthcare workers. A total of 90.1% of participants returned an evaluation questionnaire on organizational well-being. Preventive and protective measures were globally perceived as effective by 75.9% of participants.
CONCLUSIONS:
Activating actions aimed at improving well-being requires an initial investment of time and resources. However, projects that benefit individual participants also produce positive effects for the entire organization.
Burnout is a work-related condition that causes emotional and mental exhaustion. For many reasons it is increasingly present among healthcare workers. The consequences of burnout are sick days, resignations and transfer requests. According to literature, well-being projects can reduce burnout. Starting in 2023, various projects to improve staff well-being have been implemented at cittadella hospital in padua, italy, which has 1088 employees. Various projects have been activated to improve staff well-being.
METHODS:
The hospital offers non-mandatory and free of charge courses on the role of nutrition in promoting health, physical activity promotion, non-violent communication, training on mental health care and professional wellbeing, lifestyle promotion and other types of courses that promote relaxation. In particular, health workers' well-being through mindfulness was initially designed for employees working in emergency care units and had a duration of four months. These activities had already been activated experimentally in 2023 but were extensively promoted in 2024–25. The projects involved every hospital unit and every category of employees, for a total of 258 healthcare workers (24.7% of the total).
RESULTS:
During 2025, 19.7% of the staff participated in these projects. Compared to the previous year, a significant reduction in sick days (17.7%), resignations (30.6%) and transfer requests (20.7% to other in-hospital units and 30.0% to other hospitals) was observed among healthcare workers. A total of 90.1% of participants returned an evaluation questionnaire on organizational well-being. Preventive and protective measures were globally perceived as effective by 75.9% of participants.
CONCLUSIONS:
Activating actions aimed at improving well-being requires an initial investment of time and resources. However, projects that benefit individual participants also produce positive effects for the entire organization.
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