ArticleAmerican journal of industrial medicine2013
Association between work-family conflict and musculoskeletal pain among hospital patient care workers.
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Project A: Integrated Approaches to Improving the Health and Safety of Health Care Workers
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Work-Life Imbalance and Musculoskeletal Disorders among South Korean Workers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Do sleep disturbances mediate the association between work-family conflict and depressive symptoms among nurses? A cross-sectional study.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing · 2017Article
- Positive Emotional Effects of Leisure in Green Spaces in Alleviating Work-Family Spillover in Working Mothers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Work-Family Conflict, Sleep, and Mental Health of Nursing Assistants Working in Nursing Homes.Workplace health & safety · 2017Article
- Certified Nursing Assistants Balancing Family Caregiving Roles: Health Care Utilization Among Double- and Triple-Duty Caregivers.The Gerontologist · 2016Article
- Integrating worksite health protection and health promotion: A conceptual model for intervention and research.Preventive medicine · 2016Article
- Low Back Pain Prevalence and Related Workplace Psychosocial Risk Factors: A Study Using Data From the 2010 National Health Interview Survey.Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics · 2016Article
- Workplace psychosocial and organizational factors for neck pain in workers in the United States.American journal of industrial medicine · 2016Article
- Work-Family Conflict and Health Among Working Parents: Potential Linkages for Family Studies and Social Neuroscience.Family relations · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundA growing body of evidence suggests that work-family conflict is an important risk factor for workers' health and well-being. The goal of this study is to examine association between work-family conflict and musculoskeletal pain among hospital patient care workers.
methodsWe analyzed a cross-sectional survey of 1,119 hospital patient care workers in 105 units in two urban, academic hospitals. Work-family conflict was measured by 5-item Work-Family Conflict Scale questionnaire. Multilevel logistic regression was applied to examine associations between work-family conflict and self-reported musculoskeletal pain in the past 3 months, adjusting for covariates including work-related psychosocial factors and physical work factors.
resultsIn fully adjusted models, high work-family conflict was strongly associated with neck or shoulder pain (OR: 2.34, 95% CI: 1.64-3.34), arm pain (OR: 2.79, 95% CI: 1.64-4.75), lower extremity pain (OR: 2.20, 95% CI: 1.54-3.15) and any musculoskeletal pain (OR: 2.45, 95% CI: 1.56-3.85), and a number of body areas in pain (OR: 2.47, 95% CI: 1.82-3.36) in the past 3 months. The association with low back pain was attenuated and became non-significant after adjusting for covariates.
conclusionsGiven the consistent associations between work-family conflict and self-reported musculoskeletal pains, the results suggest that work-family conflict could be an important domain for health promotion and workplace policy development among hospital patient care workers.
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