scholarly journals Prevalence and Predicting Factors of Chronic Pain among Workers of Petrochemical and Petroleum Refinery Plants

Author(s):  
Maryam Shaygan ◽  
Maryam Yazdanpanah

Background: Taking into account the differences in job requirements and conditions, it is expected that workers in some occupations are more susceptible to pain than others. Objective: To examine the prevalence of chronic pain among workers of several petrochemical and petroleum refinery plants. We also examined the predictive role of psycho-familial variables (depression, work-family conflict and job stress) in causing chronic pain when controlling for demographic and occupational factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among 674 workers. Those with chronic pain were identified by affirmative answers to screening questions based on the ICD-11 criteria. Results: There were 162 (24.0%; 95% CI 20.8% to 27.3%) workers meeting the ICD11 criteria for chronic pain. Headache was the most frequently reported pain (29.9%). We found a significantly (p=0.03) higher prevalence of pain among the middle age than in other age groups. Chronic pain more frequently affected divorced/widowed workers (p<0.001), and those with more work experience (p=0.04). Workers with chronic pain reported significantly higher levels of depression (p<0.001), job stress (p=0.007), and work-family conflict (p<0.001). After controlling for demographic and occupational factors, depression (p<0.001) and work-family conflict (p=0.003) were found to be independent predictors of chronic pain among studied workers. Conclusion: Workers who experience higher levels of depression, work-family conflict and job stress might be more prone to chronic pain. The majority of these factors are modifiable, and the problem may thus be solved by establishing appropriate screening programs, and availability of proper services and education.

Author(s):  
Isah Kabir ◽  
Umar Abbas Ibrahim

Job stress affects and influences the mental, physical, and well-being of an entrepreneur. The objectives of this study were to examine the relationship between work-family conflict, role overload, and the business environment on the commitment of microentrepreneurs in Abuja. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design, data were obtained via an online survey, only the 65 questionnaires were returned. Data were analyzed using SPSS 23 and hypotheses were tested with linear regression. Findings from the study indicate a positive relationship between work-family conflict, role overload, and work environment. and the study recommended that future studies should enlarge the sample size of this study and identify other job stress variable that was not included in this study.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadiseh Rabiei ◽  
Mahdi Malakoutikhah ◽  
Ali Karimi ◽  
Asma Zare ◽  
Hamidreza Saberi

Abstract Background: Unsafe behaviors (UBs) are the most important cause of accidents (98 %). Therefore, identifying the cause of UBs is also significant. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of UBs among the workers of a steel company in Iran and also to identify the factors affecting these behaviors.Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 270 people from the employees of a steel company in Iran in 2016. The present study consists of two parts. 1) investigate the prevalence of UBs of workers using safety behavior sampling method, 2) identify the factors affecting UBs using a questionnaire (demographic sections, general health questionnaire, work-family conflict questionnaire, and UK's HSE job stress questionnaire). The data from the questionnaires were analyzed by SPSS 16. Results: The frequency of observed UBs showed that out of 1310 observed behaviors, 531 cases (40.5%) were unsafe. Also, UB among the sample group was significantly higher than the control group (P < .05). The correlation between general health, work-family conflict, job stress, and UBs showed that general health had a significant relationship with UBs (P < .05).Conclusions: The relationship between support scale in job stress and accident showed that organizational factors such as organizational climate, safety culture, management and cooperation between people are among the factors affecting the accident and with optimal management of these factors can play a significant role in future accidents.


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