Physically Demanding Work and Inadequate Sleep, Pain Medication Use, and Absenteeism in Registered Nurses

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• Personal Author:
  Lipscomb, Jane A. ; Storr CL ; Trinkoff AM
• Description:
  Pain and fatigue are early indicators of musculoskeletal strain. This study examined associations among eight physical demands and inadequate sleep, pain medication use, and absenteeism in 3727 working registered nurses (RNs). Among the demands, awkward head/arm postures were associated with each outcome (inadequate sleep: odds ratio [OR], 1.96; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.41 to 2.72; pain medication: OR, 1.65; CI, 1.12 to 2.24; absenteeism: OR, 1.60; CI, 1.26 to 2.04). A dose-response relationship was present; as the number of demands increased, the likelihood of each outcome increased. Odds ratios for eight demands versus no demands were as follows: inadequate sleep (OR, 5.88; CI, 2.30 to 15.50), pain medication (OR, 3.30; CI, 1.34 to 8.11), and absenteeism (OR, 2.13; CI, 1.15 to 3.94). Adjustment using multiple logistic regression for lifestyle, demographics, and work schedule did little to alter the findings. Interventions to promote nurses' health should limit the physical demands of the work. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Absenteeism Demography Fatigue Health Personnel Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders Workplace
• Keywords:
  Demographic-characteristics Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Nurses Nursing Occupational-health Sleep-deprivation Sleep-disorders Work-environment Worker-health
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  355-363
• Volume:
  43
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024323
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2001 Apr; 43(4):355-363
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr Alison Trinkoff, Room 625, 655 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
• Email:
  Trinkoff@son.umaryland.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Performing Organization:
  Maryland University, Baltimore, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19980930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:11c074b61a3e959520afe28dda5edec8497ba3c94d2a8962d2076979edb90ad01618cb313f391e702fb6c284f9bcc114c88ea11d8263f857d643b3faf95ddecc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196182/cdc_196182_DS1.pdf
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