Heiner Baur1, Simone Grebner2, Angela Blasimann1, Anja Hirschmüller3, Eva Johanna Kubosch3, Achim Elfering2,4. 1. a Health, Physiotherapy , Bern University of Applied Sciences , Switzerland. 2. b Department of Work and Organizational Psychology , University of Bern , Switzerland. 3. c Clinic for Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery , University Hospital Freiburg , Germany. 4. d National Centre of Competence in Research, University of Geneva , Switzerland.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Surgical nurses' work is physically and mentally demanding, possibly leading to work-family conflict (WFC). The current study tests WFC to be a risk factor for neck and lower back pain (LBP). Job influence and social support are tested as resources that could buffer the detrimental impact of WFC. METHODS: Forty-eight surgical nurses from two university hospitals in Germany and Switzerland were recruited. WFC was assessed with the Work-Family Conflict Scale. Job influence and social support were assessed with the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire, and back pain was assessed with the North American Spine Society Instrument. RESULTS: Multiple linear regression analyses confirmed WFC as a significant predictor of cervical pain (β = 0.45, p < 0.001) and LBP (β = 0.33, p = 0.012). Job influence and social support did not turn out to be significant predictors and were not found to buffer the impact of WFC in moderator analyses. CONCLUSION: WFC is likely to affect neck and back pain in surgery nurses. Work-life interventions may have the potential to reduce WFC in surgery nurses.
OBJECTIVE: Surgical nurses' work is physically and mentally demanding, possibly leading to work-family conflict (WFC). The current study tests WFC to be a risk factor for neck and lower back pain (LBP). Job influence and social support are tested as resources that could buffer the detrimental impact of WFC. METHODS: Forty-eight surgical nurses from two university hospitals in Germany and Switzerland were recruited. WFC was assessed with the Work-Family Conflict Scale. Job influence and social support were assessed with the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire, and back pain was assessed with the North American Spine Society Instrument. RESULTS: Multiple linear regression analyses confirmed WFC as a significant predictor of cervical pain (β = 0.45, p < 0.001) and LBP (β = 0.33, p = 0.012). Job influence and social support did not turn out to be significant predictors and were not found to buffer the impact of WFC in moderator analyses. CONCLUSION: WFC is likely to affect neck and back pain in surgery nurses. Work-life interventions may have the potential to reduce WFC in surgery nurses.
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Keywords:
Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire; North American Spine Society Outcome Assessment Instrument; Work–Family Conflict Scale; cervical pain; lumbar pain