Health Behaviors and Overweight in Nursing Home Employees: Contribution of Workplace Stressors and Implications for Worksite Health Promotion
Table 1
Self-reported working conditions and personal factors, by job title: 1,506 U.S. nursing home employees.
Nursing aides
Other
Physical requirements at work
Heavy lifting (%)
63
47
Rapid and continuous physical activity (%)
85
64
Awkward working postures (%)
75
55
Physically demanding work (%)
60
38
Work organization
Low decision latitude (%)
27
25
High psychological demands (%)
91
88
Job strain (high demand, low control) (%)
25
21
Low schedule control (%)
21
20
Regular night shift (%)
25
20
Social support at work
Low coworker support (%)
36
28
Low supervisor support (%)
25
17
Safety and work climate
One or more assaults at work in the past 3 months (%)
51
32
Poor safety climate (%)
64
53
Employer tolerates discrimination (%)
21
16
Work-family balance and second jobs
Imbalance between work and family life (%)
46
43
Low employer support for family or other personal responsibilities (%)
51
36
Having another paid job (%)
21
20
Health behaviors and obesity
Current smoker (%)
27
21
Physically inactive (%)
24
22
Obese (BMI > 30) (%)
36
32
Demographics
Age (mean SD)
38.8 12.8
44.0 11.9
Gender: female (%)
91
87
Licensed practical nurses (LPNs), registered nurses (RNs), physical and occupational therapists, office, laundry, food service, and janitorial staff. Numbers of respondents vary slightly among rows due to missing values.
