Work-Family Conflict, Sleep, and Mental Health of Nursing Assistants Working in Nursing Homes

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• Personal Author:
  Nannini A ; Punnett, Laura ; Zhang Y
• Description:
  Work-family conflict is challenging for workers and may lead to depression, anxiety, and overall poor health. Sleep plays an important role in the maintenance of mental health; however, the role of sleep in the association between work-family conflict and mental health is not well-studied. Questionnaires were collected from 650 nursing assistants in 15 nursing homes. Multivariate linear regression modeling demonstrated that increased work-family conflict was associated with lower mental health scores (beta = -2.56, p < .01). More work-family conflict was correlated with more job demands, less job control, less social support, and longer work hours. Poor sleep quality, but not short sleep duration, mediated the association between work-family conflict and mental health. Workplace interventions to improve nursing assistants' mental health should increase their control over work schedules and responsibilities, provide support to meet their work and family needs, and address healthy sleep practices. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Family Health Personnel Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Sleep Stress, Psychological Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Sleep Quantity Families Health Care Workers Job Stress Long-term Care Long Work Hours Mental Health Nursing Nursing Assistants Sleep Quality Total Worker Health TWH Work-life Balance Work Environment Working Conditions Workplace Studies Work Schedules

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• ISSN:
  2165-0799
• 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
• Pages in Document:
  295-303
• Volume:
  65
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055564
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Saf 2017 Jul; 65(7):295-303
• Contact Point Address:
  Yuan Zhang, PhD, School of Nursing, 113 Wilder Street, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
• Email:
  Yuan_Zhang@uml.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety ; Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  University of Massachusetts, Lowell
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060701
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health & Safety
• End Date:
  20210831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1a2e96945e4809377a4e418f3cb4e074c7d67a5a34be2024311b9c6f3d92752917d76a5523c9f3b56c0d1d7b43b75c9cf985a766524160a62f5b4075d450e748
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213389/cdc_213389_DS1.pdf
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