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. 2021 Oct 1;63(10):857-864.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002246.

Workplace Discrimination and Short Sleep Among Healthcare Workers: The Buffering Effect of People-Oriented Culture

Dale Dagar Maglalang  1 , Carina Katigbak, María Andrée López Gómez, Glorian Sorensen, Karen Hopcia, Dean M Hashimoto, Shanta Pandey, David T Takeuchi, Erika L Sabbath
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Workplace Discrimination and Short Sleep Among Healthcare Workers: The Buffering Effect of People-Oriented Culture

Dale Dagar Maglalang et al. J Occup Environ Med. .

Abstract

Objective: Examine the association of discrimination and short sleep and the buffering effect of people-oriented culture in the workplace among nurses and patient care associates.

Methods: Used a mixed-methods design from the 2018 Boston Hospital Workers Health Study (N = 845) and semi-structured interviews among nurse directors (N = 16).

Results: We found that people-oriented culture reduced the odds of short sleep and slightly attenuated the association of discrimination and short sleep. People-oriented culture did not buffer the effects of discrimination on short sleep. Qualitative findings showed that discrimination occurred between co-workers in relation to their job titles and existing support in the workplace does not address discrimination.

Conclusions: Healthcare industries need to implement specific programs and services aimed at addressing discrimination which can potentially improve health outcomes among workers.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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