Background: Summer camps engage millions of youth in enrichment opportunities during the summertime while employing a substantial young adult workforce to provide high-quality programs and services to camp participants. Workplace fatigue has been implicated in camp-related injury and illness events, yet few studies have targeted fatigue among camp employees. Purpose: This study aimed to better understand how fatigue impacted employee performance as well as strategies for reducing the negative impacts of fatigue within camp settings. Methodology/Approach: Focus groups were conducted with camp health care providers and directors, and their responses were analyzed using directed content analysis. The analysis process was guided by sensitizing concepts from the literature. Findings/Conclusions: Emergent themes suggested that camp-related fatigue is conceptualized as a construct of time, types, and causes; is a distinct experience leading to setting-specific outcomes; is managed using administrative and peer supports; and is sometimes perceived in positive ways. Implications: This exploratory study highlighted the unique challenges associated with working in a camp setting and the potential development of fatigue as a starting point informing future research. It suggests that future research should include a broader study population, including frontline staff, as well as possible quantitative measures.

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夏令营内的工作场所疲劳：营地医疗保健提供者和董事的观点

背景：夏令营在夏季为数百万青年提供丰富的机会，同时雇用大量的年轻成人劳动力为夏令营参与者提供高质量的计划和服务。工作场所疲劳与营地相关的伤害和疾病事件有关，但很少有研究针对营地员工的疲劳。目的：本研究旨在更好地了解疲劳如何影响员工绩效以及在营地环境中减少疲劳负面影响的策略。方法/方法：焦点小组与营地医疗保健提供者和主任一起进行，并使用定向内容分析来分析他们的反应。分析过程以文献中的敏感概念为指导。调查结果/结论：新兴主题表明，与营地相关的疲劳被概念化为时间、类型和原因的结构；是导致特定环境结果的独特体验；使用行政和同伴支持进行管理；并且有时以积极的方式被感知。启示：这项探索性研究强调了与在营地环境中工作相关的独特挑战以及疲劳的潜在发展，以此作为未来研究的起点。它建议未来的研究应该包括更广泛的研究人群，包括一线人员，以及可能的量化措施。这项探索性研究强调了与在营地环境中工作相关的独特挑战以及疲劳的潜在发展，以此作为未来研究的起点。它建议未来的研究应该包括更广泛的研究人群，包括一线人员，以及可能的量化措施。这项探索性研究强调了与在营地环境中工作相关的独特挑战以及疲劳的潜在发展，以此作为未来研究的起点。它建议未来的研究应该包括更广泛的研究人群，包括一线人员，以及可能的量化措施。