Impact of organizational policies and practices on workplace injuries in a hospital setting

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• Personal Author:
  Boden LI ; Dennerlein, Jack T. ; Hashimoto D ; Hopcia K ; Kenwood C ; Reme SE ; Sembajwe G ; Shaw WS ; Sorensen, Glorian ; Stoddard AM ; Tveito TH ; Wagner, Gregory R.
• Description:
  Objective: This study aimed to assess relationships between perceptions of organizational practices and policies (OPP), social support, and injury rates among workers in hospital units. Methods: A total of 1230 hospital workers provided survey data on OPP, job flexibility, and social support. Demographic data and unit injury rates were collected from the hospitals' administrative databases. Results: Injury rates were lower in units where workers reported higher OPP scores and high social support. These relationships were mainly observed among registered nurses. Registered nurses perceived coworker support and OPP as less satisfactory than patient care associates (PCAs). Nevertheless, because of the low number of PCAs at each unit, results for the PCAs are preliminary and should be further researched in future studies with larger sample sizes. Conclusions: Employers aiming to reduce injuries in hospitals could focus on good OPP and supportive work environment. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Demography Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Men Mental Health Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Demographic-characteristics Exposure-levels Hazards Health-care Health-care-facilities Health-care-personnel Humans Injuries Medical-facilities Medical-personnel Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Nurses Physiological-effects Physiological-stress Psychological-effects Risk-factors Stress Total-Worker-Health Work-environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Illinois ; Massachusetts ; New York ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044830
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2014 Aug; 56(8):802-808
• Contact Point Address:
  T. H. Tveito, PhD, Uni Research Health, Krinkelkroken 1, Bergen, Norway
• Email:
  torill.tveito@uni.no
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• 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-512:5cbbbd09ff26e7a8c75cac2eb38d57866bc9670b1c0a0d1f4412795131526cf5ae0c895e478555a714e3f30d00b24e464cebb6cda8948228b0a6fce474f4a88d
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200450/cdc_200450_DS1.pdf
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