TY - JOUR
T1 - Organizational climate and occupational health outcomes in hospital nurses
AU - Stone, Patricia W.
AU - Du, Yunling
AU - Gershon, Robyn R.M.
PY - 2007/1
Y1 - 2007/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine relationships between organizational climate (OC) factors and occupational health outcomes (lost workdays, musculoskeletal injury, blood and body fluid exposures, injuries, and burnout) among hospital-based nurses. METHODS: Measures were obtained through a self-administered, anonymous survey distributed in 13 New York City hospitals. Multivariate models appropriate for clustered data were developed. These analyses controlled for nurse and employment characteristics. Independent effects of OC factors were examined. RESULTS: Surveys from 2047 predominantly registered nurses were obtained (response rate 50%). More than 75% reported lost workdays due to illness in the previous 4-month period and over one third reported experiencing some type of injury. OC factors were independently associated with injuries and measures of burnout (P ≤ 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: OC is significantly associated with the health and well-being of hospital nurses.
AB - OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine relationships between organizational climate (OC) factors and occupational health outcomes (lost workdays, musculoskeletal injury, blood and body fluid exposures, injuries, and burnout) among hospital-based nurses. METHODS: Measures were obtained through a self-administered, anonymous survey distributed in 13 New York City hospitals. Multivariate models appropriate for clustered data were developed. These analyses controlled for nurse and employment characteristics. Independent effects of OC factors were examined. RESULTS: Surveys from 2047 predominantly registered nurses were obtained (response rate 50%). More than 75% reported lost workdays due to illness in the previous 4-month period and over one third reported experiencing some type of injury. OC factors were independently associated with injuries and measures of burnout (P ≤ 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: OC is significantly associated with the health and well-being of hospital nurses.
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U2 - 10.1097/01.jom.0000251622.05429.0c
DO - 10.1097/01.jom.0000251622.05429.0c
M3 - Article
C2 - 17215713
AN - SCOPUS:33846189293
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 49
SP - 50
EP - 58
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 1
ER -