Abstract
This research study examined the work conditions, ergonomic problems, and prevalence of pain among low wage hotel room cleaners in Orlando. In most hotels, the cleanliness of guestrooms is one of the most important service standards expected by customers. The role of the housekeeper is thus critical to service provision and hotel profitability. The hospitality industry is a major recruiter of low wage workers with the majority working in housekeeping departments. Due to the nature of the research problem, a positivist quantitative approach was adopted although the survey instrument included space for qualitative comments to some of the latter open-ended questions. The survey instrument used in this study was adapted from validated survey instruments used in previous studies about the occupational health of hotel housekeepers. Data was collected from 177 hotel housekeepers. The local union of hotel housekeepers assisted with data collection from hotel housekeepers in local hotels in Orlando. The questions were specific and relevant to housekeeping department work conditions. An informed consent to participate was included in the survey to inform respondents about the voluntary nature of participation and the possibility of withdrawal from participation in the study was possible. Data was coded for entry in SPSS for subsequent analysis. Before starting analysis, the data was explored for incomplete surveys, errors and outliers. The scale of the data was compressed for better data analysis results. Descriptive statistical analysis was conducted to understand the sample collected. Furthermore, chi square and t-test was used to explore physical workload,ergonomic problems and prevalence of pain among housekeepers.
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Graduation Date
2017
Semester
Spring
Advisor
Fyall, Alan
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
Department
Hospitality Services
Degree Program
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0006621
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0006621
Language
English
Release Date
May 2017
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Location
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
STARS Citation
Mammen, Rachel, "Assessment of Physical Workload, Ergonomic Problems and Prevalence of Pain among Low Wage Hotel Housekeepers in Orlando" (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5398.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/5398