Worker assessments of organizational practices and psychosocial work environment are associated with musculoskeletal injuries in hospital patient care workers.

摘要: Background Hospital patient care (PC) workers have high rates of workplace injuries, particularly musculoskeletal injuries. Despite a wide spectrum documented health hazards, little is known about the association between psychosocial factors at work and OSHA-recordable Methods PC-workers (n ¼1,572, 79%) completed surveys assessing number organizational, psychological variables. Associations survey responses injury records were tested using bivariate multivariate analyses. Results A 5% had least one over year, injuries significantly associated with: organizational (lower people-oriented culture), supervisor support), structural (job title: being assistant).