Journal article
Work intensification and health outcomes of health sector workers
Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of stress between work intensification and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) focusing on personal support workers (PSWs) in home and community care. Design/methodology/approach The analysis sample of 922 comes from the 2015 survey of PSWs employed in Ontario, Canada. The endogenous variable is self-reported MSDs, and the exogenous variable is work intensification. Stress, …
Authors
Chowhan J; Denton M; Brookman C; Davies S; Sayin FK; Zeytinoglu I
Journal
Personnel Review, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 342–359
Publisher
Emerald
Publication Date
March 4, 2019
DOI
10.1108/pr-10-2017-0287
ISSN
0048-3486