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Abstract
Background: Compared with other restaurant hazards, organizational stressors are an understudied topic. Among organizational stressors, discrimination from management (DFM) appears widespread.
Objective: Objectives were to assess the prevalence and links between musculoskeletal symptoms (MSSs) in three anatomical regions and five sources of DFM.
Methods: A cross-sectional, interviewer-administered survey among restaurant workers was used. Participants were randomly selected by type and geographic distribution.
Results: Eighty-four percent of workers reported having MSSs in at least one anatomical region. The prevalence of severe MSSs was 24·9%. The strongest association between DFM and frequency of MSSs was “upper extremities.” The strongest association between DFM and severity of MSSs was “any anatomical location.” Thirty-four percent of restaurant workers reported DFM; age was the most prevalent source of DFM.
Conclusions: In general, associations between DFM and MSSs were stronger by frequency than severity. The largest number of significant associations by sources of DFM was language and age.
Acknowledgements
The authors thank Yan Guo for data analysis, Sekou Siby for organizational and logistical support, Laine Romero Alston for technical support on social justice, Jordan Werbe Fuentes, Naina Arora, and Brenna Glow for data entry and research assistance, and the staff and members of ROC-NY for their comments and input. Funding was provided by NIOSH under grant 5R25OH008775-03.