Nursing home work environment and the risk of pressure ulcers and incontinence.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the association between nursing home (NH) work environment attributes such as teams, consistent assignment and staff cohesion, and the risk of pressure ulcers and incontinence.

Data sources/setting

Minimum dataset for 46,044 residents in 162 facilities in New York State, for June 2006-July 2007, and survey responses from 7,418 workers in the same facilities.

Study design

For each individual and facility, primary and secondary data were linked. Random effects logistic models were used to develop/validate outcome measures. Generalized estimating equation models with robust standard errors and probability weights were employed to examine the association between outcomes and work environment attributes. Key independent variables were staff cohesion, p

SUBMITTER: Temkin-Greener H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3290703 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature