Nathan M Jones1, Meghan McDonnell, Emily Sparer-Fine, Bernard Rosner, Jack T Dennerlein, Stefanos Kales, Carmen Messerlian. 1. Occupational Medicine Residency Program (Dr Jones); Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Safety Department (Ms McDonnell); Department of Environmental Health (Dr Sparer-Fine, Dr Dennerlein, Dr Kales, Dr Messerlian); Department of Biostatistics (Dr Rosner), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between the breakroom built environment and worker health outcomes. METHODS: We conducted this study in a mass transit organization (rail). We collected a user-reported breakroom quality score (worker survey), a worksite health promotion score (validated audit tool), and self-reported worker health outcomes (survey). RESULTS: Among the 12 breakrooms audited and 127 rail operators surveyed, the average worksite health promotion score was 9.1 (out of 15) and the average user-reported breakroom quality was 3.1 (out of 7). After multivariable regression, breakrooms with higher worksite health promotion scores and user-reported breakroom quality were associated with lower odds of depression and fewer medical disability days. CONCLUSIONS: This cross-sectional study demonstrates an association between the quality of the breakroom built environment and worker health, specifically depression and medical disability days.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between the breakroom built environment and worker health outcomes. METHODS: We conducted this study in a mass transit organization (rail). We collected a user-reported breakroom quality score (worker survey), a worksite health promotion score (validated audit tool), and self-reported worker health outcomes (survey). RESULTS: Among the 12 breakrooms audited and 127 rail operators surveyed, the average worksite health promotion score was 9.1 (out of 15) and the average user-reported breakroom quality was 3.1 (out of 7). After multivariable regression, breakrooms with higher worksite health promotion scores and user-reported breakroom quality were associated with lower odds of depression and fewer medical disability days. CONCLUSIONS: This cross-sectional study demonstrates an association between the quality of the breakroom built environment and worker health, specifically depression and medical disability days.
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