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The Comorbidity of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Depression: Associations with Working Conditions Among Hospital Nurses.
- Source :
- Workplace Health & Safety; Jul2020, Vol. 68 Issue 7, p346-354, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the leading cause of pain and disability among nurses and are frequently accompanied by depression. However, the association between the comorbidity of MSDs and depression and working conditions has not been studied, which was the aim of this study. Methods : In 2015, all nurses (n = 1,102) employed at a community hospital in the Northeast United States were invited to participate in this cross-sectional study. A survey was distributed in which participants were asked to report on MSDs, depressive symptoms, as well as subjective working conditions assessed including physical demands, psychological demands, decision authority, social support, and work–family conflict. Findings : 397 nurses responded (36%), and the prevalence of the comorbidity of MSDs and depression was 14.5%. Poisson regression (PR) models suggested that work–family conflict was associated with increased risk of the comorbidity (PR = 2.18; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.33–3.58), as was 8-hour night shift (PR = 2.77; 95% CI = [1.22, 6.31]) or 12-hour day shift (PR = 2.20; 95% CI = [1.07, 4.50]). Other working conditions were not directly associated with the comorbidity. Conclusions/Application to Practice : The comorbidity of MSDs and depression is prevalent among hospital nurses, and work–family conflict and working night shift or longer shifts were significantly associated with this. Effective workplace programs are needed to address nurses' working conditions to reduce their work–family conflict, thereby improving their musculoskeletal and mental health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- WORK environment & psychology
CHI-squared test
COMPARATIVE studies
CONFIDENCE intervals
STATISTICAL correlation
DECISION making
MENTAL depression
HOSPITALS
INDUSTRIAL hygiene
MEDICAL quality control
MULTIVARIATE analysis
MUSCULOSKELETAL system diseases
NEEDS assessment
NURSES
NURSING
POISSON distribution
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
QUESTIONNAIRES
REGRESSION analysis
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
STATISTICAL hypothesis testing
SURVEYS
T-test (Statistics)
COMORBIDITY
FAMILY conflict
SOCIAL support
WELL-being
DISEASE prevalence
WORK-life balance
CROSS-sectional method
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
HOSPITAL nursing staff
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21650799
- Volume :
- 68
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Workplace Health & Safety
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 143805785
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/2165079919897285