Effects of weight-bearing resistance exercise on physical fitness, musculoskeletal symptoms, and stress indices in female call center employees

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 667-679
Author(s):  
Yoon-Jung Park ◽  
Won-Sang Jung ◽  
Man-Gyoon Lee
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Resistance Exercise ◽  
Call Center ◽  
Weight Bearing ◽  
Musculoskeletal Symptoms ◽  
Stress Indices ◽  
Call Center Employees ◽  
Female Call

scholarly journals Conscientiousness among Call-Center Employees

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonal D. Parmar
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Call Center ◽  
F Test ◽  
Status Effect ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Status Difference ◽  
Female Employees ◽  
Call Center Employees ◽  
Female Call ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the present study was to find out the gender difference in conscientiousness and to study the impact of marital status difference in conscientiousness among call-center employees. The sample for the present study consisted of 200 call-center employees. 100 male employees (50 married & 50 unmarried) and 100 female employees (50 married & 50 unmarried). Call-center employees were selected randomly from various call-center of Vadodara city in Gujarat. Conscientiousness scale constructed by John, Donahue & Kentle, 1991; cited in John & Srivastava, 1999: 122, was used to measure conscientiousness trait among male/female and married/unmarried call-center employees. The data was analyzed in terms of mean, SD, and F-test. The result of F-test revealed significant difference in conscientiousness between male and female call-center employees. Male were conscientious than female call-center employees. Further analysis was carried out to know marital status effect on conscientiousness, result revealed no significant difference between married and unmarried call-center employees.

scholarly journals Risk Factors for Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Call Center Employees

2010 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelo d'Errico ◽  
Patrizia Caputo ◽  
Umberto Falcone ◽  
Lidia Fubini ◽  
Luisella Gilardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Upper Extremity ◽  
Call Center ◽  
Musculoskeletal Symptoms ◽  
Call Center Employees

scholarly journals Registration of Blood Exposure Accidents in the Netherlands by a Nationally Operating Call Center

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (10) ◽  
pp. 1017-1023
Author(s):  
Peter M. Schneeberger ◽  
Annemarie E. Meiberg ◽  
Janet Warmelts ◽  
Sander C. A. P. Leenders ◽  
Paul T. L. van Wijk
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Call Center ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Hepatitis B Vaccination ◽  
Occupational Health Services ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Call Center Employees

Objective.Healthcare providers and other employees, especially those who do not work in a hospital, may not easily find help after the occurrence of a blood exposure accident. In 2006, a national call center was established in the Netherlands to fill this gap.Methods.All occupational blood exposure accidents reported to the 24-hours-per-day, 7-days-per-week call center from 2007, 2008, and 2009 were analyzed retrospectively for incidence rates, risk assessment, handling, and preventive measures taken.Results.A total of 2,927 accidents were reported. The highest incidence rates were reported for private clinics and hospitals (68.5 and 54.3 accidents per 1,000 person-years, respectively). Dental practices started reporting incidents frequently after the arrangement of a collective financial agreement with the call center. Employees of ambulance services, midwife practices, and private clinics reported mostly high-risk accidents, whereas penitentiaries frequently reported low-risk accidents. Employees in mental healthcare facilities, private clinics, and midwife practices reported accidents relatively late. The extent of hepatitis B vaccination in mental healthcare facilities, penitentiaries, occupational health services, and cleaning services was low (<70%).Conclusions.The national call center successfully organized the national registration and handling of blood exposure accidents. The risk of blood exposure accidents could be estimated on the basis of this information for several occupational branches. Targeted preventive measures for healthcare providers and other employees at risk can next be developed.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012;33(10):1017-1023

Work characteristics, musculoskeletal disorders, and the mediating role of psychological strain: A study of call center employees.

2007 ◽  
Vol 92 (5) ◽  
pp. 1456-1466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine A. Sprigg ◽  
Christopher B. Stride ◽  
Toby D. Wall ◽  
David J. Holman ◽  
Phoebe R. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Call Center ◽  
Work Characteristics ◽  
Psychological Strain ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Call Center Employees

scholarly journals Peak force and maximal shortening velocity of soleus fibers after non-weight-bearing and resistance exercise

1997 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey J. Widrick ◽  
Robert H. Fitts
Keyword(s):  
Resistance Exercise ◽  
Elevated Level ◽  
Fiber Diameter ◽  
Weight Bearing ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Peak Force ◽  
Type I ◽  
Shortening Velocity ◽  
Adult Rats ◽  
Cross Sectional

Widrick, Jeffrey J., and Robert H. Fitts. Peak force and maximal shortening velocity of soleus fibers after non-weight-bearing and resistance exercise. J. Appl. Physiol. 82(1): 189–195, 1997.—This study examined the effectiveness of resistance exercise as a countermeasure to non-weight-bearing-induced alterations in the absolute peak force, normalized peak force (force/fiber cross-sectional area), peak stiffness, and maximal shortening velocity ( V o) of single permeabilized type I soleus muscle fibers. Adult rats were subjected to one of the following treatments: normal weight bearing (WB), non-weight bearing (NWB), or NWB with exercise treatments (NWB+Ex). The hindlimbs of the NWB and NWB+Ex rats were suspended for 14 days via tail harnesses. Four times each day, the NWB+Ex rats were removed from suspension and performed 10 climbs (∼15 cm each) up a steep grid with a 500-g mass (∼1.5 times body mass) attached to their tail harness. NWB was associated with significant reductions in type I fiber diameter, absolute force, normalized force, and stiffness. Exercise treatments during NWB attenuated the decline in fiber diameter and absolute force by almost 60% while maintaining normalized force and stiffness at WB levels. Type I fiber V oincreased by 33% with NWB and remained at this elevated level despite the exercise treatments. We conclude that in comparison to intermittent weight bearing only (J. J. Widrick, J. J. Bangart, M. Karhanek, and R. H. Fitts. J. Appl. Physiol. 80: 981–987, 1996), resistance exercise was more effective in attenuating alterations in type I soleus fiber absolute force, normalized force, and stiffness but was less effective in restoring type I fiber V oto WB levels.

A Randomized Trial of Aerobic versus Resistance Exercise in Prostate Cancer Survivors

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Santa Mina ◽  
Shabbir M.H. Alibhai ◽  
Andrew G. Matthew ◽  
Crissa L. Guglietti ◽  
Meysam Pirbaglou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Resistance Training ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Resistance Exercise ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Training Group ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Home Based

Androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer (PCa) has side effects that significantly impair health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Exercise ameliorates many side effects of ADT, but different modalities, particularly in the home-based setting, have not been well studied. In this study the authors randomly assigned 66 PCa survivors receiving ADT to 6 mo of home-based aerobic or resistance training. Psychosocial well-being and physical fitness were measured at baseline, 3 and 6 mo, and then 6 mo postintervention. Intention-to-treat analyses showed that fatigue and HRQOL were not significantly different between groups; however, in a per-protocol analysis the resistance-exercise training group demonstrated clinically significant improvements in HRQOL. Differential within-group effects on physical fitness were also observed at various time points. At all time points, the aerobic-training group engaged in significantly more physical activity than the resistance-training group, a finding that should be further examined given evidence-based guidelines for activity volume in cancer survivors.

scholarly journals Adjustment and Psychological well-being among of Call center employees

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nitin R. Korat ◽  
Mohit M. Pandya
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Call Center ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Call Center Employees

The purpose of present study was to find out correlation between the Adjustment and their Psychological well-being among of Call center employees. The said sample was 240 both males and females in equal numbers was selected through random sampling. Adjustment Inventory &Psychological well-being Inventory are tailor-made instruments, having sufficient reliability and validity. For the purpose of analysis, The Karl-Pearson „r‟ technique was used. Present study reveals the result that there is significant Positive correlation between the Adjustment and Psychological well-being among of Call center employees. The authors suggest that there is a need to explore the rural and the urban correlation in the line of above study.

scholarly journals Stress and Sexual Dysfunction among Call Center Employees

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. V.D. Kasture
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Call Center ◽  
Call Centers ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Work Load ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Positive Thinking ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Female Employees ◽  
Call Center Employees

The call center community often defines itself as an industry, with numerous national and international call centers. But there has some dispute among researchers as to whether it is appropriate to refer such thing as the ‘call center industry’. Bain and Taylor (1999) argue that it is more appropriate to use the term ‘sector’ as call centers are found across a wide range of industries and may be similar primarily in terms of their core technologies. Belt, Richardson and Websler (2000) agreed that call centers are not an ‘industry’ as the term generally defined, but rather represent certain ways of delivering various services using the telephone and computer technologies across traditional industry boundaries. This research results revealed that female employees from international call centers show high stress score and high sexual dysfunction than domestic call center employees, which means the female employees from international call center differed significantly (t=5.26, p=<0.01) than domestic call center female employees. Results obtained from t test showed that female employees from domestic and international call center differed significantly with one another on stress scores and sexual dysfunction. The reason is that international call center employees have more work stress as compare to that with domestic one. This due to heavy work load, not enough time for social interaction and completion of work within a given period of time. The work culture is more strict and systematic as compared to domestic one. International studies in the past have linked stress t sexual dysfunction and infertility among women. The overall results of the present study suggest the need for stress management programs for reducing the stress and developing positive thinking among young female employees working in call centers.

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