Feedback och hälsa
en studie hos ett statligt verk
Today, many discussions are taking place through different platforms concerning the huge problem of ill health within modern society. Ill health tends to affect both children and adults. For the adult sector ill health may lead to doctor?s notification of illness in the short term and on the long term permanent disability benefit. In the mass media there are often articles published that point out the rising number of people with sick pay and people being given permanent disability benefit. One of the main causes for increasing adult ill health may be seen within the rising tempo of our working conditions, company downsizing and a growing unbalance between demands and resources. Does there lie any means for us to reduce the ill health situation in today?s society and at the same time try to maintain the level of health status we have at the moment? What can be done within companies/organisations to reduce ill health and maintain our level of well-being? Is feedback an important tool we can implement?My main aim with this survey is to analyse if there does in fact lie any connection between external forms of feedback and the personnel?s perception of their own health within Government Authorities. I shall also probe into the area of any possible connection between aims, motivation, safety within one?s professional trade and health awareness.In order to reach my main aim, I have used a quantitative survey which I sent to employees working within five different sections of a Government Authority. As I was given the possibility to use an electronic question formulae, the participants have been able send their answers through their computers.Through my study I have reached the conclusion that there is no direct connection between external forms of feedback and the employees? perception of their own health situation. Neither can any connection be shown through the results in any form, between aims of employees, employees? motivation, nor safety awareness within their professional trades and health. On the contrary, the results point towards an indirect connection between when feedback reduces insecurity within trade professionalism.