scholarly journals Prevalence of Organizational Stress, Burnout and Work-Related Musculoskeletal Discomfort (WMSD) among Civil Engineers - An Observational Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Himali S. Gajjar ◽  
T. Kanna Amarnath
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Organizational Stress ◽  
Mild Stress ◽  
Musculoskeletal Discomfort ◽  
Work Demand ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Civil Engineers

Introduction: Organizational stress is an emotional, behavioral, physiological response to aggressive & harmful aspect of work, work environment and organization climate. Burnout is state of mental exhaustion caused by excessive & prolonged stress. High work demand, poor work control and weak social support may create circumstances for development of stress among Civil engineers. Purpose: The construction industry as a whole has been suffering from mental stress due to range of stressors imposed on the work force, resulting in behavioral habits which are not conductive to a healthy lifestyle; physical symptoms signalling burnout, chronic stress and depression which should be managed on time. Here arises the need to find Prevalence of organizational stressor, burnout and Work-related MSD among Civil Engineers. Methodology: 110 Participants of both genders were asked to fill Standardized scales “organizational stressor scale”, “burnout questionnaire” & “Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaires (CMDQ)” by personal interview from construction sites of Ahmedabad. Datasheet compiled in Microsoft Excel. Result: Organizational stressor shows:- 18.18% mild stress, 76.36% moderate stress & 5.45% severe stress. On burnout scale 60.9% has fair chance of burning out, 5% has begun to burnout & 3% has advanced stage of burnout. CMDQ shows maximum affection of pain in knee & neck. Conclusion: Civil engineers have moderate level of organizational stress and have moderate to high amount of job related stress which have begun to burnout, they are susceptible for Work related MSD with significant prevalence for knee pain. Key words: Burnout, Civil engineers, organizational stressor, work-related musculoskeletal disorder.

scholarly journals PREVALENCE OF OBESITY RELATED TO STRESS IN POLICE WORKERS- A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Somesh Raju ◽  
Rina Kumari ◽  
Sunita Tiwari ◽  
NS Verma
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Mild Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Stressful Environment ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Stress Burden

Background: Despite the prevalence of obesity and its increases in associated diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, no studies have addressed the spread of obesity among police officers working in stressful environment. Therefore, the present study conducted to access the prevalence of work related stress in police personnel.  Aims and Objective: To access the prevalence of obesity and stress burden among police workers and to see association of stress burden of police workers with their obesity.   Material and Method: This cross-sectional observational study done on 245 police workers in PAC, Sitapur, India. Subjects having more than ten years of working experience were included in study. Anthropometric measurements of subject recorded by following standard protocol. Standardized stress scale was used to access the degree of stress in police workers. Available data analyze and expressed in percentage, mean with SD and chi square test to see the significance of association.   Results: According to result of body mass index 77.14% of subjects were obese and 9.8% of subject was overweight. According to waist circumference 82.04% of subjects were obese. Result of stress score showed that 31.84% of subjects having mild stress and 16.73% of subjects having moderate stress. 30.35% of subjects having abdominal obesity were suffered from mild stress and there association was highly significant (p=0.02).   Conclusion: The study recommends health education programs to combat obesity and overweight. Regular counseling should be conducted to alleviate work related stress.

scholarly journals Work-related stress and intention to leave among midwives working in Swiss maternity hospitals – a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Anne Peter ◽  
Barbara Meier-Kaeppeli ◽  
Jessica Pehlke-Milde ◽  
Susanne Grylka-Baeschlin
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Intention To Leave ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Maternity Hospitals ◽  
Related Stress

Abstract Background Health systems around the globe are struggling to recruit qualified health professionals. Work-related stress plays an important role in why health professionals leave their profession prematurely. However, little is known about midwives’ working conditions and intentions to leave their profession, although this knowledge is key to work force retention. Therefore, we aimed to investigate work-related stress among midwives working in Swiss maternity hospitals, as well as differences between midwives and other health professionals and the stressors associated with midwives’ intention to leave the profession. Methods We conducted a data analysis of two cross-sectional studies encompassing midwives working in labour, postpartum and/or gynaecology wards of 12 public Swiss maternity hospitals. Data was collected by self-report questionnaire assessing potential stressors and long-term consequences of stress at work. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Kruskal Wallis tests and logistic regression modelling. Results A total of 98 midwives took part in the study and one in three midwives reported doing overtime sometimes-always. Also, the score for work-private life conflicts was significantly higher among midwives than among other health professionals, with the exception of physicians (M = 37.0 versus 50.2, p < .001). Midwives’ meaning of work score (M = 89.4) was significantly higher than that of other health professionals (e.g. nurses (M = 83.0, p < .001) or physicians (M = 82.5, p < .01)). Generation Y midwives showed a significantly higher intention to leave their organisation than did the baby boomers (Mean scores 29.3 versus 10.0, p < .01). Results of the regression model revealed that if midwives could compensate for their overtime in the same month, their intention to leave the profession was lower (OR = 0.23, p < .05). Additionally, the more midwives were affected by work-private life conflicts (OR = 3.01, p < .05) and thoughts about leaving their organisation (OR = 6.81, p < .05), the higher was their intention to leave their profession prematurely. Conclusions The comparison with other health professions and the higher intention to leave the profession of younger midwife generations are important findings for heads of institutions as well as policy makers, and should stimulate them to develop strategies for keeping midwives on their staff. More extensive studies should implement and test interventions for reducing work-related stress and increasing the job and occupational satisfaction of midwives.

Musculoskeletal discomfort and work-related stress in New Zealand dentists

Work & Stress ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. Palliser ◽  
H. M. Firth ◽  
A. M. Feyer ◽  
S. M. Paulin
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Musculoskeletal Discomfort ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress

Work-Related Stress among Occupational Therapists in Sweden

1998 ◽  
Vol 61 (10) ◽  
pp. 467-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Wressle ◽  
Birgitta Öberg
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Work Satisfaction ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Positive Feelings ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
High Work

The purpose of this study was to describe work-related stress among occupational therapists and to identify the specific stress factors that contributed to work-related stress and their influence on the individual. Two hundred active occupational therapists in Sweden, selected at random from the membership registry of the Swedish Association of Occupational Therapists, received a postal questionnaire. One hundred and sixty-two responses were included in the study. An instrument introduced by Sweeney was used, which included 49 stressors, and a secondary aim was to conduct a factor analysis on the Swedish population of occupational therapists. In addition to this instrument there were questions about emotional and physical symptoms and discomfort, feelings about work and perceived satisfaction. The results showed that only two of the 49 stressors were graded as high in affecting stress levels, both concerning lack of resources and lack of time. The factor analysis indicated 15 dimensions of stress relevant to the sample, and a second-order analysis gave four factors with high reliability both for the whole stress instrument and for each of the four factors. The factors were named ‘Resources and demands’, ‘Professional value’, ‘Rewards' and ‘Interaction with patients and colleagues’. The Swedish study showed that lack of resources and lack of time were graded high as stress factors while the English population was concerned about patient contact to a greater extent than the Swedish. The most commonly reported symptoms were headache, poor concentration and feeling restless. There were significant correlations showing that high work satisfaction was correlated with low frequency of emotional and physical symptoms (r = 0.47–0.61). Work satisfaction was not correlated with discomfort from musculoskeletal disorders. Positive feelings about the job correlated with rare occurrence of symptoms (r = 0.17–0.51), and there were also relationships between positive feelings about work and fewer musculoskeletal problems like pain and headache. It was concluded that a low level of stress existed among the Swedish occupational therapists. They felt that they had a strong professional role and identity but that financial conditions had not kept pace with the status of the profession. The feeling of high work satisfaction was related primarily to fewer emotional or physical discomforts or symptoms. The factor analysis indicated that the work situation in Sweden was different from the situation in England.

scholarly journals Proof of concept and feasibility of the app-based ‘#SWPMoveMore Challenge’: Impacts on physical activity and well-being in a police population

2021 ◽  
pp. 0032258X2110246
Author(s):  
Helen Oliver ◽  
Owen Thomas ◽  
Robert James Copeland ◽  
Ian Hesketh ◽  
Matt Jukes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Intervention ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Negative Coping ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Direct Measures

An app-based physical activity intervention (#SWPMoveMore Challenge) was completed by 239 workers from one UK police force using a quasi-experimental design. Impacts were assessed against minutes of movement, individual difference and work-related stress variables using quantitative and qualitative approaches. The concept was feasible and translatable to a UK police population and the intervention significantly benefited direct measures of physical activity and perceptions of vitality, job stress, job satisfaction, negative coping strategy use and engagement at work. The intervention was also motivational in helping individuals take-up and maintain physical activity and positively impacted morale and comradery within the work-force.

Mobbing nei luoghi di lavoro: rassegna della letteratura sugli aspetti definitori e sulle conseguenze

2009 ◽  
pp. 101-128
Author(s):  
Cristian Balducci
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Organizational Stress ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Risks ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Personal Consequences ◽  
Psychological Harassment ◽  
Related Stress

- Mobbing is a work-related psychosocial risk that consists of psychological harassment conducted against a worker by colleagues or supervisors, rarely by subordinates. In the present paper a review of the psychological literature is carried out, with a focus on defining aspects and consequences of the phenomenon. Results suggest that mobbing may be viewed as a long lasting conflict, which polarizes progressively and which may also be fuelled by the victimized worker. Intentionality of the hostile behaviours is not considered a defining aspect of mobbing. The personal consequences of mobbing appear to be more severe than those usually observed in organizational stress-research. Organizational and societal consequences are also of relevance. One of the most important limitation of research in this area is that studies on the causes of the phenomenon integrating both organizational and personal factors and using robust research designs, are almost totally absent.Key words: mobbing, workplace bullying, psychosocial risks, work-related stress.Parole chiave: mobbing, bullismo lavorativo, rischi psicosociali, stress lavoro-correlato.

scholarly journals Stress at Work and the Role of Physical Activity in Its Management and Reduction

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Zenel Orhani ◽  
Marsela Shehu
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Workplace Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Stress At Work ◽  
Microsoft Office ◽  
Activity Survey ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Work related stress is thought to affect an individual’s psychological and physical health in different ways. The aim of the study is to identify the level of stress at work and the impact that the involvement in Physical Activity has for the overall psychological well-being and healthy lifestyle. The sample of the study includes 416 subjects aged 25 - 64 years old, 177 males and 239 females from different professions in Tirana. Instruments used are “Workplace Stress Survey” by The American Institute of Stress (AIS) and “Employee Physical Activity Survey” by EDB Sonoma County, California. The second questionnaire was modified and adapted by the authors for the purposes of this study. For statistical data processing and qualitative descriptions SPPS statistical software package, version 20, Microsoft Office Excel 2007 has been used. The data show that subjects are at a moderate level of stress at work (60.1%), thus stress is present. The dominant gender with work stress is represented by females (60.8%). Referring to the type of profession favoring PA, subjects claim that they cannot be involved in PA in the workplace (78.1%). The subjects are characterized by a low level of PA performance even in their free time; on average they spend 1 - 2 hours/week for 1 - 2 days. As a conclusion, we can say that involvement in PA for managing and reducing stress in the workplace and not only, it is considered as one of the most important factors, it mainly focuses on reducing anxiety and irritability, and increased concentration in individuals′ professional tasks.

scholarly journals Artificial Intelligence a Revolution for HR in Talent Management in IT Sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4S) ◽  
pp. 163-171
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Employee Motivation ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Talent Acquisition ◽  
Management Career

This research paper is based on the idea that artificial intelligence can do wonders for the HR sector of the company in terms of Talent Management. People tend to have a wrong notion of artificial intelligence being a threat to human beings in terms of jobs. This is not true as it is mankind who has created machines and not vice versa. This research will help clear out the fear in people’s mind in terms of artificial intelligence and would prove that artificial intelligence is such a revolution for human being and when handled properly, can prove to be a boon for HRM. In today’s world most of the IT companies are multinational, fully automated and undergo constant technology change and the work force is of distinct cultures and diverse mindsets. It becomes difficult for the HR Manager to cope up with so much change and go for effective Talent Management. Through artificial intelligence HR Manager can have help in developing effective Talent Management in terms of Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, Career Development and Retention of employees and this in turn would lead to employee satisfaction and employee motivation which is critical in the IT sector. The IT sector workers undergo so much work-related stress that it is the need of the hour that their morale should be always boosted. This can be achieved when artificial intelligence joins hands with HR.

scholarly journals Health literacy and physical activity as buffers to counter act work related stress

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
L Saboga-Nunes ◽  
P Madaleno ◽  
T Ferreira ◽  
R Guerra ◽  
I Mata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Literacy Survey ◽  
Related Stress

Abstract Background Stress health problems affect 47.8% of the work force in Portugal. It is predicted that, in the next decade, these problems will overcome musculoskeletal disorders, the first cause of employee’s withdrawal from work. Research indicates connections between stress and dimensions of the work place (like job satisfaction). Nevertheless the conceptual understanding of these relationships is sparse. In order to better understand these relationships, this research focus on the use of job–specific models of stress, associating them with health literacy (HL) - in the context of the European Health Literacy Survey framework (HLS-EU) - and physical exercise. Methods A total of 748 participants from the different offices of a company in the financial sector (Portugal, main land and autonomous territories) participated in a cross sectional survey (CAWI). Age ranged from 25 to 65 years and HL was measured using the HLS-EU instrument validated to Portuguese (HLS-EU-PT). Each participant was allocated to one of the groups, either of satisfactory HL (when scores ≥30) or insufficient HL (when scores &lt;30). Results Out of the 748 participants (58.7% males, average age of 39 years), 80.4% sometimes and very often experience stress and tension in the workplace. Less than one in every two (44.4%) practice physical activity several times a week. Of the participants, 7.1% have inadequate, 39.0% problematic, 36.6% sufficient and 17.3% excellent HL (HLS-EU-PT). Employees that are more active are those who experience lower levels of stress. Conclusions The research of the effects of HL combined with physical exercise, as buffer variables to problems related to the effects of work stress, is a new area of research that may help understand patterns of adherence to activities that can help workers deal with everyday working conditions. More research is needed to integrate HL strategies in the work place.

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