scholarly journals Workplace stress and associated factors among vehicle repair workers in Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. e0249640
Author(s):  
Hailemichael Mulugeta ◽  
Aiggan Tamene ◽  
Tesfaye Ashenafi ◽  
Steven M. Thygerson ◽  
Nathaniel D. Baxter
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Workplace Stress ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress

Introduction Workplace stress is a public health problem worldwide. Studies focusing on work-related stress among vehicle repair workers are scarce in African countries. The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of self-reported workplace stress and associated factors among vehicle repair workers in Hawassa City, South Ethiopia. Methods and findings A cross-sectional study design was employed among 347 vehicle repair workers from January 25 to February 22, 2019. Questionnaires were administered using interviews. Additional tools were used for weight and height measurements. The main findings were analyzed using descriptive statistics, bivariable, and multivariable logistic regression. The strength of association of variables was presented by odds ratio along with its 95% CI. The statistical assessments were considered significant at p<0.05. A total of 344 workers participated in the study. The prevalence of workplace stress among participants was 41.6% with 95% CI: (36.3–47.1). Factors associated with workplace stress were more than 10 years of work experience [AOR: 2.40; 95% CI (1.29–4.50)], work-related musculoskeletal disorder [AOR: 3.39; 95% CI (1.99–5.78)], squatting and lying work posture [AOR: 4.63; 95% CI (1.61–13.3)] and servicing large vehicles [AOR: 1.96; 95% CI (1.14–3.38)]. Conclusion and recommendations This study showed that the overall prevalence of work-related stress was substantially high. The independently associated factors were workers’ service years, symptoms of body pain, and the work environment. Preventive measures need to be implemented in vehicle repair workshops by focusing on work environment improvements.

scholarly journals WORK-RELATED STRESS EVALUATION AMONG THE NURSES AT REFERRAL HOSPITALS IN MONGOLIA. /DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PERIOD/

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (8(77)) ◽  
pp. 6-8
Author(s):  
D Otgonbaatar ◽  
Ts Lkhagvasuren ◽  
N Naranbaatar ◽  
J Munkhkhand
Keyword(s):  
Workplace Stress ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Stress Evaluation ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Referral Hospitals ◽  
Related Stress

Background: Occupational or work-related stress is defined as a person's response to cope with situations that make it impossible for them to perform normally due to colleagues or co-workers' relationships and the working environment. Nursing, itself, is a stress-prone profession, we cannot eliminate the stressors, but teaching nurses effective ways to deal with stress and avoid stress will allow them to focus on their work and work energetically and satisfactorily. Thus we saw the need to figure out the workplace stress among the nurses who worked in the referral hospitals in Mongolia.

Work Related Stress and its Effect on Mental Health among employees of Ain Shams University Hospitals

QJM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 114 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Noha M Ibrahim ◽  
Mohsen A Gadallah ◽  
Sahar K Kandil ◽  
Dina A. Gamal El-Din
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Workplace Stress ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress

Abstract Background Work related stress reduces the overall mental and physical wellbeing of employees. Workers in health industry are more prone to work stress than any other workplace. Many researches were conducted among health-care professionals, but not among hospital employees who are not involved in the direct patient’s care. Objectives This study was aiming to measure the prevalence of work related stress among employees of Ain Shams University Hospitals, to determine its risk factors and to measure its effect on the occurrence of depression, anxiety and stress. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted upon a sample of employees in Ain Shams University Hospitals, working in the same job for at least one year and not involved in direct patient’s care. Employees were interviewed using the “workplace stress scale”, the “Depression Anxiety Stress Scale DASS-21”, and the “socioeconomic status scale for health research in Egypt” by El-Gilany. Results The study included 462 participants, their age ranged from 18 to 59 years (mean ± SD: 43.4 ± 10.9), 171(37%) were males and 291 (63%) were females, and the majority were in the middle and high social class (79.2% and 16.9%) respectively). Most of the employee experienced work-related stress: 40 (87.7%) of them, the moderate, severe, and dangerous levels were 32.3%, 22.5% and 7.6% respectively. Work-related stress was significantly associated with job category with engineers were the least stressed (50%) and workers were the most (94.1%). The majority of participants suffered any of the three mental ill-health and the frequency of depression, anxiety and stress (312 (67.5), 319 (69.0) and 239 (51.7) respectively). Severe/extremely severe levels of depression, anxiety and stress were observed among 20.8%, 34.6% and 17.6% of participants respectively. Work related stress was significantly associated with the three mental ill-health status. Conclusion This study revealed a high level of workrelated stress among hospital employee who are not involved in patient’s care with around fifth of them suffered severe levels of mental ill-health. Occupational stress resulted mainly from inadequate control over work duties and unpleasant or unsafe work conditions.

Improvement of the Work Environment and Work-Related Stress

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhiro Watanabe ◽  
Takahiro Tabuchi ◽  
Norito Kawakami
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress

scholarly journals The effects of compensatory workplace exercises to reduce work-related stress and musculoskeletal pain

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 629-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabiana Cristina Taubert de Freitas-Swerts ◽  
Maria Lúcia do Carmo Cruz Robazzi
Keyword(s):  
Exercise Program ◽  
Pain Reduction ◽  
Workplace Stress ◽  
Public Institution ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Significant Pain ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Related Stress

OBJECTIVES: to assess the effect of a compensatory workplace exercise program on workers with the purpose of reducing work-related stress and musculoskeletal pain.METHOD: quasi-experimental research with quantitative analysis of the data, involving 30 administrative workers from a Higher Education Public Institution. For data collection, questionnaires were used to characterize the workers, as well as the Workplace Stress Scale and the Corlett Diagram. The research took place in three stages: first: pre-test with the application of the questionnaires to the subjects; second: Workplace Exercise taking place twice a week, for 15 minutes, during a period of 10 weeks; third: post-test in which the subjects answered the questionnaires again. For data analysis, the descriptive statistics and non-parametric statistics were used through the Wilcoxon Test.RESULTS: work-related stress was present in the assessed workers, but there was no statistically significant reduction in the scores after undergoing Workplace Exercise. However, there was a statistically significant pain reduction in the neck, cervical, upper, middle and lower back, right thigh, left leg, right ankle and feet.CONCLUSION: the Workplace Exercise promoted a significant pain reduction in the spine, but did not result in a significant reduction in the levels of work-related stress.

scholarly journals Associations Between Resilience, Psychological Well-Being, Work-Related Stress and Covid-19 Fear in Forensic Healthcare Workers Using a Network Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Bogaerts ◽  
Marianne van Woerkom ◽  
Yasemin Erbaş ◽  
Elien De Caluwé ◽  
Carlo Garofalo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Workplace Stress ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Related Stress

Forensic healthcare workers deal with patients with severe psychiatric and behavioral problems that put them at an increased risk of developing work-related stress and burnout. Working with this target group of patients during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic with far-reaching restrictive measures can negatively affect the psychological well-being of forensic workers. Research suggests that resilience can buffer workplace stress and contribute positively to psychological well-being. However, research on resilience, psychological well-being and work-related stress among forensic healthcare workers is still lacking. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the interrelations between psychological well-being and resilience on the one hand and work-related stress and Covid-19 fear-related symptoms on the other hand. Self-report data were obtained from 318 healthcare workers (73.9% women) working in three Forensic Psychiatric Centers (M age = 44.20, SD = 14.31) and are in direct contact with forensic patients. The data were analyzed using network analysis. Consistent with previous research, the results showed that workplace stress and fear associated with the Covid-19 pandemic can be detrimental to workers' psychological well-being, while resilience can serve as a protective factor against being personally attacked or threatened by patients at the workplace. Last but not least, we identified highly central symptoms, namely tremors due to the fear of the coronavirus and anxiety when other people coughing, which would be the best candidates for future treatment targets. This knowledge can help clinicians optimize interventions to reduce workplace stress and fear due to the pandemic. Future studies should aim to replicate our findings in a larger and more representative sample of forensic healthcare workers.

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