Association between work-family conflict and musculoskeletal pain among hospital patient care workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 488-495

  Kim, Seung Sup ^a   Okechukwu, Cassandra A ^b   Buxton, Orfeu M ^c,d   Dennerlein, Jack T ^b   Boden, Leslie I ^e   Hashimoto, Dean M ^b,c,d,f   Sorensen, Glorian ^b,g  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^g DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital worker; Low back pain; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; ROLE PLAYING; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORK;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; ROLE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK;

EID: 84878351954     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22120     Document Type: Article

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