AIM: The work of midwives is often mentally and physically exhausting. We sought to determine whether an association exists between personality traits, burnout syndrome, bullying in the workplace, and sleep quality. Additionally, we aimed to assess whether personality traits, dimensions of burnout, and sleep quality differ between a group of bullied and non-bullied midwives. DESIGN: A cross-sectional, correlation study was conducted. METHODS: The research sample consisted of 71 midwives, average age 36 years, average length of practice 14.23 years. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), Negative Acts Questionnaire-revised (NAQ-R), International Personality Item Pool: Big Five Markers-50 (IPIP-BFM-50) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). RESULTS: There was a significant relationship between personality traits, workplace bullying, the dimensions of burnout, and poor sleep quality. There were significant differences in extroversion, emotional stability, emotional exhaustion, and sleep quality between those midwives that experienced workplace bullying and those that did not. Victims of workplace bullying tended to be more neurotic and less extroverted than non-victims. CONCLUSION: The study findings indicate that personality traits may function as both predictors and outcomes of workplace bullying. There was no patient or public contribution.

• Keywords
• burnout, midwifery, personality, psychosocial risks, sleep quality, workplace bullying,
• MeSH
• Midwifery * MeSH
• Adult MeSH
• Sleep Quality * MeSH
• Middle Aged MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Personality * MeSH
• Pilot Projects MeSH
• Nurse Midwives * psychology   MeSH
• Workplace * psychology   MeSH
• Burnout, Professional * psychology   MeSH
• Cross-Sectional Studies MeSH
• Surveys and Questionnaires MeSH
• Bullying * psychology   statistics & numerical data   MeSH
• Check Tag
• Adult MeSH
• Middle Aged MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Male MeSH
• Female MeSH
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH

Health is one of the Sustainable Development Goals. The importance of health promotion is growing in the context of an aging population and increasing life expectancy. Prevention is often underestimated and neglected by citizens. This article aims to identify the socioeconomic predictors of preventive health check-ups by general practitioners in the Czech Republic, focusing on selected age groups. An original dataset is prepared based on data for 2010-2019 provided by the largest health insurance company in the Czech Republic, the General Health Insurance Company. Correlation and regression analysis methods are used to achieve the objectives. Two models are built and tested: (1) preventive examinations model and (2) preventive examinations in age group 65+ model. Based on the results, preventive medical examinations in the pensioner group depended on economic indicators, such as the average wage, employment, and gross domestic product, in the analyzed period. For the total population, overall population size, the average age, urbanized area, and level of education play a key role. The results reveal a difference between the general population group and the 65+ population group. Government interventions and health policies promoting prevention should consider using appropriate incentive policy instruments targeting the 65+ population to prolong active life in senior age.

• Keywords
• Czech Republic, aging, preventive examinations, seniors, socioeconomic indicators,
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH