TY - JOUR
AU - Mustard, Cameron
AB - 
Objective To examine the role of pain experiences in relation to work absence, within the context of other worker health factors and workplace factors among Canadian nurses with work-related musculoskeletal (MSK) injury. Methods Structural equation modeling was used on a sample of 941 employed, female, direct care nurses with at least one day of work absence due to a work-related MSK injury, from the cross-sectional 2005 National Survey of the Work and Health of Nurses. Results The final model suggests that pain severity and pain-related work interference mediate the impact of the following worker health and workplace factors on work absence duration: depression, back problems, age, unionization, workplace physical demands and low job control. The model accounted for 14 % of the variance in work absence duration and 46.6 % of the variance in pain-related work interference. Conclusions Our findings support a key role for pain severity and pain-related work interference in mediating the effects of workplace factors and worker health factors on work absence duration. Future interventions should explore reducing pain-related work interference through addressing workplace issues, such as providing modified work, reducing physical demands, and increasing job control.
TI - Pain-Related Work Interference is a Key Factor in a Worker/Workplace Model of Work Absence Duration Due to Musculoskeletal Conditions in Canadian Nurses
JF - Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
DO - 10.1007/s10926-012-9408-7
DA - 2013-01-26
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/pain-related-work-interference-is-a-key-factor-in-a-worker-workplace-9EtWGKZjMt
SP - 585
EP - 596
VL - 23
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -