| Document ID (ISN) | 111558 |
| CIS number |
11-0212 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Myers D.J., Lipscomb H.J. |
| Title |
Informal social status among coworkers and risk of work-related injury among nurse aides in long-term care |
| Bibliographic information |
2010, Vol.53, p.514-523. Illus. 46 ref. |
| Abstract |
A social network measure was used to explore whether one's rank in an informal social hierarchy of nurse aides employed in a long-term care facility was associated with risk of work-related injury. Six months of administrative staff schedule data and self-reported injury records were examined. Survey data were used to establish informal social status. Conditional logistic regression was used to model the effect of social status on injury risk; cases were matched to controls consisting of coworkers present on the floor, shift, and date of the injury event. This allowed for a comparison of social status rank within social groups among workers with the same job title. Findings support a theoretical framework suggesting that patterns of social relations between individuals based on informal social status in the workplace may contribute to differences in work-related injury risk among individuals with the same job title. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
injuries; human relations; long-term care facilities; health care personnel; social aspects |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
human behaviour; subjective assessment; case-control study; statistical evaluation; occupational accidents; risk factors |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
Psychology and sociology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Psychology of work organization
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