Job strain predicts survey response in healthcare industry workers

Cifuentes, Manuel; Boyer, Jon; Gore, Rebecca; d’Errico, Angelo; Scollin, Patrick; Tessler, Jamie; Lerner, Debra; Kriebel, David; Punnett, Laura; Slatin, Craig

doi:10.1002/ajim.20561

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“…This was originally an ergonomic intervention study, and it could be that those with more severe symptoms (and lower productivity) declined to participate. Further, it has been shown that healthcare workers who are stressed participate less often in surveys (25). There is also an indication that productivity loss reduces study participation (12).…”

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Self-reported productivity loss among workers with upper extremity disorders

Martimo¹,

Shiri²,

Miranda³

et al. 2009

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Martimo K-P, Shiri R, Miranda H, Ketola R, Varonen H, Viikari-Juntura E. Self-reported productivity loss among workers with upper extremity disorders. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2009;35(4):301-308.Objective Upper extremity disorders (UED) are prevalent in working populations. This study investigates the prevalence, magnitude, and associated factors of on-the-job productivity loss among workers with UED.Methods Workers with incipient upper extremity symptoms were invited to participate in our study after the disorder was verified by a physician and no immediate sick leave was required. Of the 177 eligible patients, 168 (95%) were included in the study. They were asked to describe their symptoms, personal characteristics, and work-related factors. Self-assessed productivity measured the impact of UED on the achieved work output. ResultsOf the 168 participants, 56% reported a productivity loss; the average reduction thereof was 34%.Productivity loss was associated with pain intensity [odds ratio (OR) for the third tertile 2.8, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.2-6.5], pain interference with work (OR for the third tertile 5.7, 95% CI 2.2-14.3) and fear-avoidance beliefs (OR 2.8, 95% CI 0.9-8.9). Pain interference with sleep was associated with productivity loss only among those aged 46 years or older, whereas high job strain showed an association with productivity loss only among workers aged 20-45 years. In the younger group, productivity loss was more associated with a combination of any two of the following three factors than the presence of only one: pain intensity, job strain, and physical loads at work.Conclusions UED cause substantial loss of productivity at work. The most important associated factors are related to pain and its impact on work and sleep, but also to psychological aspects of pain and work. Our findings suggest that the factors associated with productivity loss differ in younger and older workers.

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Self-reported productivity loss among workers with upper extremity disorders

Martimo¹,

Shiri²,

Miranda³

et al. 2009

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…The survey response rate was relatively high among those who were at work during the days that the investigators were on site, and participants were very similar to the entire workforce in age, gender, race/ethnicity and the distribution of clinical job titles between aides and nurses. Job stress has been shown to reduce survey participation among healthcare workers 35. In our study, such a selection effect (ie, lower participation by those experiencing violence and feeling stressed about it) would most likely have led to an underestimation of the associations reported here.…”

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Violence at the workplace increases the risk of musculoskeletal pain among nursing home workers

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“…7 In particular, evidence points to aspects of workplace stress and other working conditions as consistently associated with health risk behaviors including smoking and alcohol consumption, 28,29 diet, physical activity, and participation in both work and out of work social events. 30 With direct implications for health assessment, Cifuentes et al 31 found that job strain in health care workers predicts participation in surveys. The organization of work as well as work stress appears to affect health outcomes as well.…”

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