The psychosocial work environment, musculoskeletal disorders and their functional consequences among pediatric healthcare providers

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• Alternative Title:
  Ann Epidemiol
• Personal Author:
  Macaluso, Francesca ; Macaluso, Maurizio ; Daraiseh, Nancy M.
• Description:
  Objective:
  
  The goal of this study was to examine the association between aspects of the psychosocial work environment and prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and associated functional consequences among pediatric healthcare providers.
  
  Background:
  
  The psychosocial work demands make pediatric care providers susceptible to MSDs and subsequent functional consequences, but research on this at-risk group is lacking.
  
  Methods:
  
  Randomly selected pediatric registered nurses, behavioral health specialists, and patient care assistants (N = 569) completed a survey assessing psychosocial factors, MSDs, and functional consequences (e.g., missing work). Logistic regression was used to assess associations between psychosocial factors and outcomes.
  
  Results:
  
  The analysis yielded moderate-to-strong, significant associations between psychosocial environment factors and MSDs and their functional consequences. The odds of MSDs increased nearly three-fold in the highest quartile of the psychosocial summary score vs. the lowest (OR: 2.7, 95% CI: 1.6–4.5). The highest quartiles of the psychosocial environment measures were significantly associated with functional consequences of MSDs.
  
  Conclusion:
  
  Results confirm knowledge about the association between the psychosocial environment and MSDs and demonstrates the association also exists among pediatric providers. Our study highlights the importance of studying the functional consequences of MSDs, which characterize the impact of MSD burden at work and elsewhere.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Cross-Sectional Studies Health Personnel Humans Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Diseases Prevalence Risk Factors Workplace
• Keywords:
  Environment Epidemiology Functional Consequences Healthcare Occupational Injury Pediatrics
• Source:
  Ann Epidemiol. 58:76-82
• Pubmed ID:
  33689845
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8394124
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R21 OH010035/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  58
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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