@article{ref1,
title="Job characteristics and work organization factors associated with patient-handling injury among nursing personnel",
journal="Work",
year="2009",
author="Schoenfisch, Ashley L. and Lipscomb, Hester J.",
volume="33",
number="1",
pages="117-128",
abstract="The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore the association of worker characteristics and work organization factors with prevalence of patient-handling injury among nursing personnel in an acute-care inpatient setting. Self-administered questionnaires (n = 585) captured worker characteristics and patient-handling injuries within the previous 6 months. Karasek's Job Content Questionnaire measured work organization factors, including job strain (high psychological demand, low decision latitude). We created a novel measure (job strain<formula>_{PHYSICAL}</formula>) reflecting high physical demand and low decision latitude, providing a more direct physiologic link to our outcome. Log-binomial regression was used to calculate prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Patient-handling injuries were prevalent (35%), and incident reports were filed infrequently for injuries receiving medical care. Prevalence of injury was higher among aides compared to nurses [adjusted PR 1.4, 95%CI (1.1-1.8)] as well as among those with high [adjusted PR 1.6, 95%CI (1.2-2.4)] or mid [adjusted PR 1.9, 95%CI (1.4-2.7)] levels of job dissatisfaction. The novel definition of job strain (job strain<formula>_{PHYSICAL}</formula>: high physical demand, low decision latitude) was more strongly associated with patient-handling injury than the traditional definition of job strain (high psychological demand, low decision latitude). These findings add to a growing body of literature on the highly contextual nature of work organization factors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1051-9815",
doi="10.3233/WOR-2009-0847",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/WOR-2009-0847"
}