Back symptoms and psychological perception of work. A study among nursing aides in a geriatric hospital.
233 nursing aides in a geriatric hospital were interviewed about back symptoms and asked to fill in a questionnaire about their psychological perception of their work. Seven psychological scales and a variable of the overall satisfaction with the job were tested against the presence/absence of cervical, thoracic and low-back symptoms. Nursing aides with thoracic and low-back symptoms exhibited in general a lower level of overall satisfaction with the job, perceived more negative relations with supervisors and workmates and perceived greater strain and a greater demand for physical and psychic strength. The psychological perception of the work was, however, only partly related to the presence/absence of back symptoms.
D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009728:Nursing Assistants; D009784:Occupational Diseases; D011584:Psychology; D013548:Sweden