The role of the work context in multiple wellness outcomes for hospital patient care workers

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• Personal Author:
  Buxton O ; Dennerlein, Jack T. ; Hashimoto D ; Hopcia K ; Sembajwe G ; Sorensen, Glorian ; Stoddard AM ; Stoffel S
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationships among low back pain (LBP), inadequate physical activity, and sleep deficiency among patient care workers, and of these outcomes to work context. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of patient care workers (N = 1572, response rate = 79%). RESULTS: A total of 53% reported LBP, 46%, inadequate physical activity, and 59%, sleep deficiency. Inadequate physical activity and sleep deficiency were associated (P = 0.02), but LBP was not significantly related to either. Increased risk of LBP was significantly related to job demands, harassment at work, decreased supervisor support, and job title. Inadequate physical activity was significantly associated with low decision latitude. Sleep deficiency was significantly related to low supervisor support, harassment at work, low ergonomic practices, people-oriented culture, and job title. CONCLUSIONS: These findings point to shared pathways in the work environment that jointly influence multiple health and well-being outcomes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Epidemiology Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Men Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders Women

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Back-injuries Health-care-personnel Humans Medical-personnel Medical-services Physical-fitness Physiological-effects Physiological-function Physiological-stress Sleep-deprivation Total-Worker-Health Workers

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040099
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2011 Aug; 53(8):899-910
• Contact Point Address:
  Glorian Sorensen, PhD, MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115
• Email:
  glorian_sorensen@dfci.harvard.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ea0383558ab139a8f015fd4ed26d4e02036b20f787c839a72e66657b022d513e78d3b16dad29b23cdc983cd630cda4cfae3409de3c15d27e4344e4e254fbd251
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193076/cdc_193076_DS1.pdf
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