@article {33956,
	title = {Manager support for work-family issues and its impact on employee-reported pain in the extended care setting.},
	journal = {J Occup Environ Med},
	volume = {54},
	number = {9},
	year = {2012},
	month = {2012 Sep},
	pages = {1142-9},
	abstract = {OBJECTIVE: Supervisor-level policies and the presence of a manager engaged in an employee{\textquoteright}s need to achieve work-family balance, or "supervisory support," may benefit employee health, including self-reported pain.

METHODS: We conducted a census of employees at four selected extended care facilities in the Boston metropolitan region (n = 368). Supervisory support was assessed through interviews with managers and pain was reported by employees.

RESULTS: Our multilevel logistic models indicate that employees with managers who report the lowest levels of support for work-family balance experience twice as much overall pain as employees with managers who report high levels of support.

CONCLUSIONS: Low supervisory support for work-family balance is associated with an increased prevalence of employee-reported pain in extended care facilities. We recommend that manager-level policies and practices receive additional attention as a potential risk factor for poor health in this setting.},
	keywords = {Administrative Personnel, Boston, Cross-Sectional Studies, Family Relations, Female, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Occupational Exposure, Pain, Personnel Management, Professional Role, Qualitative Research, Self Report, Work Schedule Tolerance},
	issn = {1536-5948},
	doi = {10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182554af4},
	author = {O{\textquoteright}Donnell, Emily M and Berkman, Lisa F and Subramanian, S V}
}
