scholarly journals Shift Work and Occupational Stress in Hospital Nurses in Sofia

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-87
Author(s):  
K. Vangelova ◽  
I. Dimitrova ◽  
I. Cekova ◽  
R. Stoyanova
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Night Work ◽  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress

Abstract Prevalence of shift work and occupational stress is one of the highest in nursing compared to other sectors. For years Bulgaria is facing nurses’ shortage, which contributes to their long working hours. The aim of the study was to follow the working time arrangements, stressors and health symptoms in hospital nurses in Sofia. Methods: The study is cross-sectional and comprised 1292 female nurses of average age 50.0 ± 10.2 years from 19 hospitals in Sofia. The anonymous questionnaire was filled, including demographic information, working hours and shift system, with special attention to night work and long working hours, stress and health symptoms. Statistical analysis was carried using SPSS. Results: The shift work, night work, including 5 and more night shifts per month and the extended shifts were common among the studied nurses with the greatest deal of the emergency and intensive care unit nurses, followed by department nurses. The high rates of overtime and second job contributed to long working hours of 51-60 hours per week in 16.9 % of the nurses and > 61 hours in 11.1 %. About 90 % of the nurses felt under strain and experienced emotional dissonance while working with patients. Work-related stress, night work and long working hours were related to self-rated emotional and physical exhaustion and poor health. Discussion: The work-related stress, night work and the long working hours raise health concerns for occupational health of hospital nurses. Urgent preventive measures are needed to control stress and reduce working hours and night work.

Relationship of work-related stress with obesity among Brazilian female shift workers

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Janaína Cristina da Silva ◽  
Anderson Garcez ◽  
Gabriela Herrmann Cibeira ◽  
Heloísa Theodoro ◽  
Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto
Keyword(s):  
Shift Work ◽  
Night Shift ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Shift Workers ◽  
Night Shift Work ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
Related Stress

Abstract Objectives: To explore the relationship between work-related stress and obesity among female shift workers. Additionally, we also aimed to test the interaction between shift work and work-related stress in this association. Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted among Brazilian female shift workers. Work-related stress was assessed through a demand–control questionnaire (Job Stress Scale). Work-related stress was defined by the presence of high psychological demands and low control at work. The obesity cases were defined as those with a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or more. Multivariate Poisson regression with robust variance was used to obtain the prevalence ratios (PR) and their respective 95 % CI. Setting: A group of industries located in southern Brazil in 2017. Participants: Four hundred and twenty female workers aged 18–59 years. Results: The overall prevalence of obesity was 30 % (95 % CI: 25·6, 34·4), and the presence of work-related stress was identified in 24 % (95 % CI: 19·9, 28·1) of the sample. We found an indication of interaction between work-related stress and night shift work on obesity (P = 0·026). After adjusting for confounding factors, work-related stress was associated with a 71 % greater probability of obesity (PR = 1·71; 95 % CI: 1·02, 2·87; P = 0·042) among female night shift workers. Conclusions: In this study, we revealed that exposure to work-related stress and night shift work were associated with obesity among female shift workers. Furthermore, the prevalence of obesity was high among female shift workers.

scholarly journals Occupational Stress: A Comprehensive Review of the Top 50 Annual and Lifetime Cited Articles

2016 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 197-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Behdin Nowrouzi ◽  
Christine Nguyen ◽  
Jennifer Casole ◽  
Behnam Nowrouzi-Kia
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Theory Model ◽  
Model Framework ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Management Intervention ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
The Impact

This study determined the impact and influence of published articles on the field of occupational stress. A transdisciplinary approach was used to identify the 50 work-related stress articles with the most lifetime citations and the 50 work-related stress articles with the highest annual citation rates. Studies were categorized based on their primary focus: (a) etiology, (b) predictor of outcome for which occupational stress is the outcome or predictor of outcome for which occupational stress is an independent variable, (c) management/intervention, (d) theory/model/framework, or (e) methodologies. The majority of studies with the highest number of lifetime citations as well as the highest annual citation rates used stress as a predictor or outcome of another factor. The proportion of studies that were categorized by etiology, intervention/management, theory/model/framework, or methodologies was relatively low for both lifetime and annual citations.

scholarly journals Management and Prevention of Occupational Stress

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (43) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanae Errhouni ◽  
G. Sundharavadivel
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
World Health ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Stress At Work ◽  
Health Organization

According to the INRS (National Institute for Research and Safety for the Prevention of Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases), we talk about stress at work when a person feels an imbalance between what is asked to do in the professional setting and the resources available to respond to it. According to WHO (World Health Organization), work-related stress is the set of reactions that employees may have when faced with professional demands and pressures that do not correspond to their knowledge and their abilities and question their ability to cope.

Personality Hardiness, Work-Related Stress, and Health in Hospital Nurses

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwen van Servellen ◽  
Margaret Topf ◽  
Barbara Leake
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Personality Hardiness ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Stress And Health

Work-related stress, education and work ability among hospital nurses

2009 ◽  
Vol 65 (10) ◽  
pp. 2056-2066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajna Golubic ◽  
Milan Milosevic ◽  
Bojana Knezevic ◽  
Jadranka Mustajbegovic
Keyword(s):  
Work Ability ◽  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress

scholarly journals Effects of Long Working Hours and Night Work on Subjective Well-Being Depending on Work Creativity and Task Variety, and Occupation: The Role of Working-Time Mismatch, Variability, Shift Work, and Autonomy

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6371
Author(s):  
Min-Gwan Shin ◽  
Yoon-Ji Kim ◽  
Tae-Kyoung Kim ◽  
Dongmug Kang
Keyword(s):  
Shift Work ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Night Work ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
Task Variety ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Task

This study explored the effects of long working hours (LW) and night work (NW) on subjective well-being and the modifying effects of work creativity and task variety (WCTV) and occupation. In addition, we examined the influence of working time-related variables including working-time mismatch, variability, shift work, and autonomy on the effects of LW and NW. This study used data from the 5th Korean Working Conditions Survey on 50,205 workers. LW and NW were defined as 52–60 h (L1) or >60 h (L2) per week, and 1–10 days (N1) or >10 days (N2) of night work per month. Multiple logistic regression was used to examine the effects of LW and NW and the modifying influences of WCTV and occupation. Differences in ORs of LW and NW caused by working time-related variables were investigated, to determine effect sizes and directions. A high level of WCTV alleviated the risks of LW and NW. White-collar workers were more vulnerable to the risk associated with NW. Regarding working-time related variables, working-time mismatch and variability increased the risks of LW and NW, respectively, while shift work alleviated the risks of NW. In countries where flexible work systems are not well utilized, working-time autonomy might not be associated with the risk of LW or NW. This study showed that it is necessary to comprehensively consider the occupation and task characteristics of individual workers performing LW or NW. Further studies of the modifying effects of working time-related variables on LW and NW are needed.

scholarly journals Salivary Biomarkers and Work-Related Stress in Night Shift Workers

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3184
Author(s):  
Giusi Briguglio ◽  
Michele Teodoro ◽  
Sebastiano Italia ◽  
Francesca Verduci ◽  
Manuela Pollicino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shift Work ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Night Shift ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Night Shift Work ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Salivary Biomarkers ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Dock Workers

Work organization, such as shifts and night work, can interfere with the perception of work-related stress and therefore on the development of pathological conditions. Night shift work, particularly, can have a negative impact on workers’ wellbeing by interfering with the biological sphere. The aim of this study is to evaluate the associations between work activities, shift work effects and stress-related responses in 106 dock workers enrolled in southeast Italy. Dock workers’ tasks consist of complex activities that seemed to affect more sleep quality than work-related stress. An analysis of salivary biomarkers such as cortisol, α-amylase, melatonin and lysozyme was performed along with validated psycho-diagnostic questionnaires. Alpha-amylase showed a significant negative correlation with the effort/reward imbalance score; thus, the measurement of salivary α-amylase is proposed as a sensitive and non-invasive biomarker of work-related stress. This study may provide new insights into developing strategies for the management of night shift work. Salivary biomarkers should be further investigated in the future in order to develop simple and effective tools for the early diagnosis of work-related stress or its outcomes.

scholarly journals Level of Stress in Ganale Dawa Hydropower Dam construction workers: A Cross Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawit Getachew Yenealem ◽  
Henok Dagne ◽  
Jemal Hussen
Keyword(s):  
Shift Work ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Dam Construction ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Hydropower Dam ◽  
Related Stress

Abstract Background:Stress is the harmful physical and emotional response caused by an imbalance between the perceived demands and the perceived resources and abilities of individuals to cope with those demands. In the developing world, work-related stress is an issue of growing concern. Work-related stress can severely impact workers' general achievement levels in a negative way concerning both efficiency and accuracy. Thus striving to determine the level of stress at a job and its contributory factors will be insatiable input for intervention.Method: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the prevalence and associated factors of job stress among Ganale Dawa 3D Hydropower Dam construction workers from April1-22, 2018. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire on 405 workers. Multivariable logistic regression analysis with a 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to identify the factors significantly associated with a good level of food hygiene knowledge. P-value less than 0.05 was used to declare statistical significant association.Result: A quarter of construction workers,24.7% [95% CI: (20.5%, 28.0%)]suffered from stress in their workplace. Being at young (AOR: 3.07, 95% CI: 1.45, 6.47) and middle (AOR: 3.94 95% CI: 1.27, 12.24)ages; sustain injury in 12 months (AOR: 2.6095% CI: 1.40, 4.80), shiftwork (AOR: 2.22 95% CI: 1.03, 4.79) and working over 48 hours per week (AOR: 4.5495% CI: 2.40, 8.56)were significantly associated with stress. Conclusion: This study showed that construction work is one of the most stressfuloccupations. It also suggeststhat age of workers, history of injury within 12 months of the study, shift work, and working over 48 hours per week were significantly associated with stress. Therefore, much has to be done by introducing flexible working hours that do not exceed 48 hours per week, avoiding long hours of shift work longer than 8hours and protecting the workers from work-related injury.

scholarly journals DIFFERENT EFFECT OF SHIFT WORK ON FATIGUE AND WORK RELATED STRESS IN EMERGENCY ROOM NURSES AT THE HOSPITALS IN BADUNG AND DENPASAR REGENCY, BALI, INDONESIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-66
Author(s):  
I Gusti Ngurah Juniartha ◽  
Teguh Wahju Sardjono ◽  
Dewi Kartikawatiningsih
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Room ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Time Shift ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Related Stress

Background: Shift work is a way to maintain proper health care daily at hospital. Shift work may affect fatigue level of nurse and work related stress in Emergency Room (ER) nurses. Generally there are two types of shift work, such as two and three division time a day. The three-division time shift includes 6-6-12 shift and 7-7-10 hours shift, and two-division time includes 12-12 hours shift. Lack of studies discusses about shift work on fatigue and work related stress in ER nurses.Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the differences of the effects between 6-6-12 shift, 7-7-10 shift, and 12-12 shift on fatigue and work related stress, and determine the dominant indicator influencing fatigue and work related stress in emergency nurses at the hospitals in Badung and Denpasar regency, Bali Indonesia.Methods: This was an observational analytic study with cross sectional approach. Purposive sampling was done to recruit 102 nurses from eight emergency departments at Badung and Denpasar regency. Occupational Fatigue Exhaustion Recovery (OFER) questionnaire was used to measure fatigue, and Expanded Nursing Stress Scale (ENSS) questionnaire was used to measure work related stress. Univariate analysis was used to analyze demographic characteristics of each ER. Kruskall-Wallis test with post hoc Mann Whitney were used to determine the different score of fatigue and work related stress between each group, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to identify contribution of fatigue toward work related stress of ER nurses. Results: There were significant difference of the effect of shift work on fatigue, between 6-6-12 shift and 12-12 shift with p = 0.037, and between 7-7-10 shift and 12-12 shift with p = 0.003; and significant difference of the effect of shift work on work related stress, between 6-6-12 shift and 12-12 shift with p = 0.474, and between 7-7-10 shift and 12-12 shift with p = 0.128. SEM results show that fatigue contributed about 61% to increase work related stress in ER nurses.Conclusion: There was significant difference of the effects on fatigue between two and three-division time of shifts, and there was no difference of the effect on work related stress for each group. Fatigue statistically increased work related stress in ER nurses.

scholarly journals “It keeps me on my toes”

Target ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 439-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jihong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Sound Quality ◽  
Verbal Information ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress

Abstract This article reports on the findings of a questionnaire survey of 465 telephone interpreters in Australia, focusing on what they liked and disliked about telephone interpreting, their perceptions of challenges in telephone interpreting, and their coping strategies. Just over half of the respondents liked working as telephone interpreters. Results also show that interpreters identified many favourable and unfavourable aspects of telephone interpreting. A key finding is that interpreters perceived many comprehension-related challenges (e.g., poor sound quality, a lack of non-verbal information), communication-related challenges (e.g., overlapping speech), and other challenges in telephone interpreting (e.g., low remuneration, casual employment, work-related stress). Importantly, interpreters adopted various coping strategies, including using high-quality headphones and requesting briefing or clarification to deal with comprehension-related challenges, explaining the interpreter’s role and intervening with clients as necessary to address communication-related challenges, and reducing working hours and exercising self-care to manage work-related stress.

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