Abstract Background Injuries reported to workers’ compensation (WC) system are often used estimate incidence of health outcomes and evaluate interventions in musculoskeletal epidemiology studies. However, WC claims represent a relatively small subset all disorders among employed individuals, perhaps not representative subset. This study determined the influence workplace individual factors on filing by nursing home employees with back pain. Methods Surveys were conducted 18 skilled...

Workplace stress is a complex phenomenon that may often be dynamic and evolving over time. Traditional linear modeling does not allow representation of recursive feedback loops among the implicated factors. The objective this study was to develop multidimensional system dynamics model (SDM) workplace nursing aides conduct simulations illustrate how changes in psychosocial perceptions factors might influence Eight key informants with prior experience large US home workers participated...

The construct validity of the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) psychological demands scale in relationship to physical has been inconsistent. This study aims test quantitatively and qualitatively whether differs by occupation. Hierarchical clustering analyses 10 JCQ items were conducted 61 occupations from two datasets: one non-faculty workers at a university United States (6 with 208 total workers) other Belgian working population (55 13,039 workers). overlapped 13 occupation-stratified...

Abstract Background Healthcare facilities are notorious for occupational health and safety problems. Multi-level interventions needed to address interacting exposures their overlapping origins in work organization features. Worker participation problem identification resolution is essential. This study evaluates the CPH-NEW Healthy Workplace Participatory Program (HWPP), a Total Health ® protocol develop effective employee teams worker safety, health, wellbeing. Methods Six public sector,...

Abstract A large nursing home corporation implemented a safe resident handling program (SRHP) in 2004‐2007. We evaluated its efficacy over 2‐year period by examining differences among 5 centers outcomes and potential predictors of those differences. observed nurs‐ing assistants (NAs), recording activities body postures at 60‐second intervals on personal digital baseline 3‐month, 12‐month, 24‐month follow‐ups. The two computed were change equipment use during physical workload index that...

Objective: The aim of this study was to obtain a comprehensive analysis the physical workload clinical staff in long-term care facilities, before and after safe resident handling program (SRHP). Background: Ergonomic exposures health workers include manual patients many non-neutral postures. A assessment requires integration loads from these varied into single metric. Method: Postures, Activities, Tools, Handling observational protocol, customized for care, used direct observations ergonomic...

Work factors, including physical job demands, appear to be risk factors for opioid overdoses. We collaborated with unions representing workers in high-risk occupations and offered resources develop tailored educational interventions their members. An ironworkers’ local, a statewide nurses’ union, Teamsters local union participated, at levels higher than we had anticipated. The three trained 285 workers, apprentices, stewards, those nearing retirement. Short surveys assessed pre-...

Depression is the second leading cause of disability worldwide. Health care workers report a higher prevalence depressive symptoms than general population. Emotional labor has contributed to poor health and work outcomes. However, mechanism for potential association between emotional not been well studied. This study examines relationship whether sleep plays role in explaining this relationship.In 2018, (n = 1,060) from five public sector facilities northeast United States participated...

Rural residents with work-related fractures utilize healthcare differently and return to work (RTW) sooner than their similarly-injured urban peers.To elucidate the relationship between physical medicine rehabilitation (PM&R) service usage work-disability duration following injury.Retrospective cohort study, employing a two-phase sequential analysis. The project involved longitudinal analysis of PM&R utilization 2,216 people across U.S. who fractured bone, received services, had at least...

Process evaluation measures the context in which an outcome was or not achieved through ongoing monitoring of operations. Mobile apps are a potentially less burdensome tool for collecting these metrics real time from participants. Research-driven always developed while paying attention to their usability target users. Usability testing uncovers gaps researchers', developers', and users' mental models what efficient, effective, satisfying product looks like facilitates design improvement....

Total Worker Health® (TWH) programs, which represent a holistic approach for advancing worker safety, health and well-being, require an employer to adapt programmatic coordination employee involvement in program design delivery. Organizational readiness such measures requires competencies leadership, communication, subject expertise participation. In the absence of documented methods TWH assessment, authors developed process prospectively identify implementation facilitators barriers that...

Purpose Approximately 25‐30% of nursing personnel experience knee pain (KP). We sought to identify physical and psychosocial work exposures, personal factors related prevalent, incident, persistent KP 5‐8 years after safe resident handing program (SRHP) implementation in homes. Methods Health exposure information was obtained from worker surveys 5‐6 (“F5”) 7‐8 (“F6”) post‐SRHP implementation. Prevalent correlates were examined at F5; incident predictors analyzed F6, utilizing robust Poisson...

Abstract Introduction Poor job design and work organization have important effects on workers’ safety, health well-being. Evidence consequences costs for employers might motivate stronger organizational support of programs enhancing musculoskeletal mental health. Methods A private corporation provided data skilled nursing facilities’ characteristics, clients’ medical outcomes, employee client satisfaction. Facility-level associations (n=175) satisfaction with care outcomes were examined...