scholarly journals A SA�DE MENTAL DOS PILOTOS DE AVI�O: UMA AN�LISE SISTEM�TICA DA LITERATURA

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Monise Zopp� ◽  
Tatiana Lima Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Aviation Pilots

A organiza��o do trabalho do piloto de avi�o estabelece-se em um ambiente desafiador e � composta por in�meros estressores. Esta revis�o sistem�tica se disp�s a verificar se a organiza��o do trabalho do piloto de avi�o afeta sua sa�de mental, intencionando compendiar estudos cient�ficos que investigam a preval�ncia e causas subjacentes dos transtornos mentais. Para composi��o da amostra de artigos foram realizadas buscas em diversas bases de dados utilizando-se os descritores: Mental Health, Depression, Fatigue, Occupational Stress, Stress Psychological associados ao descritor Aviation Pilots. A busca apresentou 1904 publica��es que ap�s passarem pelo processo de triagem e elegibilidade resultou em 13 estudos. Estes foram categorizados em 3 grupos. O primeiro analisou a forma como a organiza��o do trabalho e os aspectos psicossociais afetam a vida dos pilotos, o segundo avaliou o ciclo circadiano do sono e a fadiga, o terceiro verificou a incid�ncia de depress�o. Os resultados mostraram que os pilotos tem alto desgaste, alta exig�ncia de trabalho, tendo sido encontrados quadros de fadiga, burnout, depress�o e ansiedade. Desta forma, a literatura encontrada demostrou que diversos fatores na rotina do piloto de avi�o de linhas a�reas comerciais, incluindo a fadiga, contribuem negativamente para a sa�de mental desse profissional, aumentando a chance de quadros depressivos.�

Occupational Stress, Mental Health and Attitude Towards Mental Illness of Nursing Staff Working in General and Psychiatric Hospital: A Comparative Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suresh Lukose ◽  
Abdul Azeez E.P.
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitals ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Role Overload

Nurses are identified as one of the professional groups with high level of job related stress and related issues. The magnitude of the problem this segment faces is very intensive as a large number of them are women. They are victimized for multiple roles in the home and hospital. Stressors for nurses are always been identified with workload, dual role and pressures which are associated with demands of the existing working environment. The nature of illness/diseases a nurse dealing with has significant effects on the stress and mental health level. Healthcare professionals dealing with psychiatric illness and other chronic/traumatic conditions faces more stress while comparing to the other domains of healthcare. The present study is a cross sectional hospital based study carried out at four centres and 100 samples were collected by judgmental sampling method which consisted of 50 female nursing staff from general hospital and same number from psychiatric hospitals. A socio-demographic data sheet along with General Health Questionnaire was administered and those who have satisfactory health have been considered as further samples. Mental health, stress level, and attitude towards mental illness were analyzed. The results shows that psychiatric nursing staff scored higher in overall occupational stress index and in the subs-domains of role overload, role ambiguity, role conflict, role unreasonable group and political pressure compared to general nursing staff. Also the mental health inventory total score is negatively correlated with role overload sub-domain of occupational stress index scale. Present study implicates the need of comprehensive psycho-social management plans for the professionals working in psychiatric hospitals.

scholarly journals Research on the Effects of Occupational Stress and the DRD2 Gene on the Psychological Health of Workers in the Xinjiang Desert Oil Field

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Jiang ◽  
Gulijianati Wumaier ◽  
Xue Li ◽  
Xu Yang ◽  
Jiwen Liu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Psychological Disorders ◽  
Oil Field ◽  
Desert Environment ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Oil Workers ◽  
Arid Desert ◽  
Personal Strain ◽  
The Relationship

Background: This study investigated the relationship between occupational stress and the mental health of people working in oil fields in the arid desert environment of Xinjiang, and revealed the causal relationship between occupational stress and psychological disorders, while furthermore exploring the relationship between psychological disorders and genetic levels.Methods: The participants of this study included oil field company workers from the Xinjiang Petroleum Administration of Karamay City, Xinjiang, who underwent occupational health examinations. The Occupational Stress Inventory Revised Edition (OSI-R) was used to measure the occupational stress of the oil workers. The mental health status of oil workers was evaluated using the Symptoms Checklist-90.Results: Occupational tasks: The total scores of the personal strain and mental health questionnaires were positively correlated with somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, terror, paranoia, and psychosis (P < 0.05). Individual coping resources and the mental health total score was negatively correlated with somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, interpersonal sensitivity, anxiety, hostility, terror, paranoia, and psychosis. The following factors were identified as mental health risk factors: female gender; age 45 and above (relative to ≤30 years old); high scores on the personal strain questionnaire; occupational stress; external effort; internal investment; and high effort-low return. The following factors were identified as protective factors for mental health: Han nationality; oil transportation (relative to drilling); individual resilience; and work returns. In respect to the abnormal psychological group and the normal psychological group, statistically significant differences were found in the distribution of genotypes and allele frequencies at the rs1800497 locus (P < 0.05). The depression and paranoia scores observed between different genotype groups at the rs1800497 locus were statistically significant (P < 0.05).Conclusions: This study shows that occupational stress and the D2 dopamine receptor (DRD2) gene have an impact on the mental health of oil field workers in the arid desert environment of Xinjiang. Effort-reward imbalance and occupational stress were identified as risk factors for mental health, while rewards for work were protective factors. Higher levels of occupational stress may lead to depression and other psychological disorders, adversely affecting mental health. In oil field operators in the arid desert environment of Xinjiang, the AA genotype of the DRD2 gene in the rs1800497 locus was identified as a genotype specific to susceptibility to mental health problems, and a correlation was found between the A allele and an increased risk of psychological problems. Therefore, it is necessary to devise relevant measures to alleviate occupational stress among oil workers and increase their job rewards, so as to improve their mental health.

scholarly journals Complementary Therapy as an Approach in Managing Occupational Stress

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-62
Author(s):  
Nur Aishah Nor Hashim ◽  
Florianna Lendai Michael Mulok ◽  
Helmi Sumilan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Complementary Therapies ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
Holistic Treatment ◽  
Natural Way

Occupational stress is caused by various reasons, such as, workload and long working hours. This leads to occurrence of trend in using wellness activities to treat physical and psychological illness that is known as complementary therapy, which is Yoga, Aromatherapy, Qi gong, and Islamic Medical Practices (Ruqyah). Therefore, this research offered a perspective on the use of complementary therapies as a tool in improving and maintaining mental health condition of employees located in Penang, Malaysia. Qualitative method was used where 5 complementary therapy practitioners were interviewed to identify the perceptions towards the use of complementary therapy and to identify the type of therapy that can be practiced to reduce stress, as well as, discuss the benefits of complementary therapies. It was found that complementary therapy is very beneficial as it acts as a holistic treatment, natural way of healing and more empowering, as it helps to improve employee’s mental, emotional and physical health.Keywords: occupational stress; complementary therapy; mental health; holistic; conventional

Stress and productivity in workers of textile companies

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-29
Author(s):  
Carlos Ramos-Galarza ◽  
Pamela Acosta-Rodas
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Psychological Treatment ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Textile Production ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between two psychological factors which are occupation stress and productivity, that influence workers immerse into textile production labor context. Design/methodology/approach This study has a quantitative methodology, is cross-sectional, nonexperimental and with an explicative scope. Findings The results of this research allow to identify that occupational stress levels cause a negative impact on worker’s productivity in the textile production area. Research limitations/implications There are two limitations in this study, first is the participant’s subjectivity when filling the questionnaires because it was self-reported and the second limitation is that the sample is specifically from a city of a South American country. Practical implications The results of this investigation show as an evidence the need for psychological intervention within companies for occupational stress, because it will impact in a negative way the textile production of a company, which will guide future research making possible to develop and apply psychological treatment programs pro employee’s mental health. Social implications A textile company with low productivity will bring strong economic losses and even bankruptcy, although, thanks to this study it was possible to identify that occupational stress will have a negative impact in productivity, drawing an important based line to future research, looking to improve worker’s performance and hence, companies’ profits contributing to social economic processes. Originality/value In general, companies of textile industry (as many others from capitalist economic system), make substantial investments in technology instruments, specialized workers, machines’ maintenance and reparation, marketing, etc. to improve their production standards, however, there is a low investment on worker’s mental health, as it has been found in this study it generates a strong negative impact on its productivity.

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