Frequent musculoskeletal pain tied to earlier retirement
Mar 20, 2024
Job satisfaction, depressive symptoms, self-perceived social status, sex and working conditions did not affect results.
Shift work tied to negative impact on cognitive functioning
Aug 25, 2023
Exposure to night shift work is associated with overall cognitive impairment compared with daytime work only.
Light exposure before nightshift cuts fatigue, errors
May 12, 2023
The findings were seen in a study of nurses, who also report sleeping better after their shift.
Unique workplace concerns tied to health worker depression, anxiety during pandemic
Oct 25, 2023
Associations were seen for working on the hospital unit, mood disturbances and sleep disturbances with depression and anxiety.
Inequalities found with U.S. Family and Medical Leave Act requirement
Jul 27, 2021
Women were disproportionately excluded in the FMLA’s minimum hours requirement, and the tenure requirement excludes Blacks, indigenous and multiracial workers, researchers found.
Latinos with advanced degrees underrepresented in health care workforce
Jul 18, 2023
All Latino subgroups, however, were overrepresented in healthcare occupations requiring less than a bachelor’s degree.
Nurses report high resiliency, yet many want to leave the field
Aug 24, 2023
High resilience among nurses was associated with better quality of care and contributes to job satisfaction.
Changes in work environment can cut cardiometabolic risk
Nov 15, 2023
The findings were seen for interventions in the long-term care and information technology sectors that reduce work-family conflict.
Prevalence of persons with disabilities varies across occupations
May 18, 2023
The highest prevalences were seen among workers in food prep and serving-related, personal care and service occupational groups.
Child care stress affects health, work of U.S. healthcare workers during pandemic
Jul 22, 2022
High child care stress was tied to anxiety, depression and burnout as well as retention issues.