Work-related stress by robot.

Work-related Stress Management by Finnish Enterprises

Work-related stress has become one of the major problems in working societies and it increases employees' risk of disease. Its importance has been emphasized also due to its' great socio-economic consequences. Different stress management and worksite interventions have been implemented, however, the actual practices in companies have been assessed little. The purpose of this study was to examin...

[Stress and work-related injuries].

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate in scientific literature the more frequent work injuries among the occupational categories examined (construction workers, healthcare workers, night workers and shift work, drivers) and to identify occupational stressors that increase the risk of injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS The research was conducted through review of the scientific literature...

Management of work-related stress by Finnish occupational physicians.

BACKGROUND Occupational stress is a serious threat to the well-being of employees and organizations and may cause ill-health and loss of productivity. Determining the methods that occupational health (OH) services and employers use to manage work-related stress can help to detect both barriers and facilitating factors for effective stress management. AIMS To examine stress management methods ...

An economic model of work-related stress

In this paper we present an economic model of optimal consumption and labour supply where we assume that working may generate stress which affects the wellbeing of the representative individual. As to stress we posit that it is influenced by cumulated past labour and capital. The latter reflects the fact that work-related stress evolves gradually over time and that it is more likely to occur in...

Advanced Knowledge Work and Stress-related Symptoms