job stress among iranian prison employees

Job stress among Iranian prison employees.

BACKGROUND Exposure to job stress causes deleterious effects on physical and mental health of employees and productivity of organizations. OBJECTIVE To study work-related stressors among employees of prisons of Ilam, western Iran. METHODS In a cross-sectional study conducted from July to October 2013, 177 employees of Ilam prisons and security-corrective measures organization were enrolled ...

Job demand-control and job stress at work: A cross-sectional study among prison staff

INTRODUCTION Job stress can impose significant costs to the workplaces and organizations due to some issues such as absenteeism, less productivity, and medical costs. Job overload and lack of decision latitude can lead to job stress. The current study aimed to investigate the job demands and control as predictor of job stress and its relationship, with some of the demographic characteristics of...

Relationship between occupational stress and job satisfaction among Iranian obstetricians

Introduction: Positive consequences of job satisfaction promote prosperity, physical and mental health and increase rate of training and qualifications. The present study intends to evaluate relationship between occupational stress and job satisfaction among obstetrician. Methods: The assessed populations in this descriptive study consist of obstetrician. 130 samples, using convenience sampling...

1212Coccidioides Exposures and Coccidioidomycosis among Prison Employees in California

Coccidioides Exposure and Coccidioidomycosis among Prison Employees, California, United States

Responding to a request by corrections agency management, we investigated coccidioidomycosis in prison employees in central California, a coccidioidomycosis-endemic area. We identified 103 cases of coccidioidomycosis that occurred over 4.5 years. As a result, we recommended training and other steps to reduce dust exposure among employees and thus potential exposure to Coccidioides.

Investigating The Effect Of Job Stress On Performance Of Employees

This study is conducted to investigate the effect of job stress on job performance. A random sampling technique is used to collect primary data of 120 employees of four telecommunication companies of Mongolia i.e. Mobicom, Unitel, Skytel and G-mobile. A well-structured questionnaire is utilized to collect relevant data; descriptive and logistic analysis is used to estimate and describe the find...