@article{ref1,
title="Worker assessments of organizational practices and psychosocial work environment are associated with musculoskeletal injuries in hospital patient care workers",
journal="American journal of industrial medicine",
year="2014",
author="Dennerlein, Jack T. and O'Day, Elizabeth Tucker and Tveito, Torill H. and Boden, Leslie I. and Shaw, William S. and Reme, Silje Endresen and Sorensen, Glorian",
volume="57",
number="7",
pages="810-818",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Hospital patient care (PC) workers have high rates of workplace injuries, particularly musculoskeletal injuries. Despite a wide spectrum of documented health hazards, little is known about the association between psychosocial factors at work and OSHA-recordable musculoskeletal injuries. <br><br>METHODS: PC-workers (n = 1,572, 79%) completed surveys assessing a number of organizational, psychosocial and psychological variables. Associations between the survey responses and injury records were tested using bivariate and multivariate analyses. <br><br>RESULTS: A 5% of the PC-workers had at least one OSHA-recordable musculoskeletal injury over the year, and the injuries were significantly associated with: organizational factors (lower people-oriented culture), psychosocial factors (lower supervisor support), and structural factors (job title: being a patient care assistant). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The results show support for a multifactorial understanding of musculoskeletal injuries in hospital PC-workers. An increased focus on the various dimensions associated with injury reports, particularly the organizational and psychosocial factors, could contribute to more efficient interventions and programs. Am. J. Ind. Med. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0271-3586",
doi="10.1002/ajim.22319",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22319"
}