Methods The Baecke questionnaire for the evaluation of habitual physical activity (HPA), assessment of quality of life (WHOQOL-Bref), and the Fatigue Severity Scale were administered to patients with PPS, poliomyelitis sequelae (PS) and to a control group (CG). Participated in the study 116 individuals (PPS=52,PS= 28,CG=36). Results Patients with PPS tended to increase their HPA from 10 to 20...

Occupational health and safety need to be carried out properly in a job as an effort reduce the occurrence of work fatigue. Work fatigue is condition which person experiences both physical mental deterioration . When someone fatigue, his productivity, efficiency effectiveness can also decrease. Excessive working time from existing rules result PT. United Steel Center has division with very long...

BACKGROUND Prolonged fatigue has recently attracted attention in occupational (mental) health research since it may lead to sickness absenteeism and work disability. To date, little is known about the role of psychosocial work characteristics in the aetiology of fatigue. In this study we examined prospectively a wide range of psychosocial work characteristics as possible risk factors for the on...

Fatigue resulting from sleep deficit can lead to decreased performance in a variety of cognitive domains and can result in potentially serious accidents. The present study aimed to test whether fatigue leads to increased Einstellung (low levels of cognitive flexibility) in a series of mathematical problem-solving tasks. Many situations involving fatigue and problem solving also involve people w...

Occupational stress is a multivariate process involving sources of pressure, psycho-physiological distress, locus of control, work dissatisfaction, depression, anxiety, mental health disorders, hopelessness, and suicide ideation. Healthcare professionals are known for higher rates of occupational-related distress (burnout and compassion fatigue) and higher rates of suicide. The purpose of this ...

BACKGROUND Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms encountered in medical practice. However, little is known about the causal relationship between change in lifestyle and fatigue. AIM To help prevent fatigue-related disorders, we investigated the association between changes in lifestyle and fatigue among employees. METHODS We studied data sets from the High-risk and Population Strategy f...

BACKGROUND Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a controversial disorder with different case definitions, aetiological models and proposed treatments. An epidemiological approach is likely to bring some clarity to the field. AIM The aim of this article is to review the literature on the epidemiology of fatigue, chronic fatigue and CFS. METHOD A literature search was conducted using the databas...

135 General discussion In the general introduction, it was stated that occupational work often involves prolonged sustained low-force repetitive activities and a number of recent trends may further increase the prevalence of this type of work. Although force levels are relatively low, muscle fatigue or physiological signs of localized muscle fatigue may develop during low-intensity work. Locali...

The capacity to work productively is a key component of health and emotional well-being. People who work in health care can be exposed to the fatigue of care. Compassion fatigue has been described as an occupational hazard specific to clinical work related severe emotional distress. In our study, we have evaluated compassion fatigue in a mental health group (47 psychiatric staff) and its relati...

BACKGROUND Trucks represent 6% of all vehicles, but truck crashes account for 20% of road deaths in Israel, even though travel distances are usually short (<200 km) and overnight travel is uncommon. OBJECTIVE To determine occupational and individual predictors of fatigue, falling asleep at the wheel, and involvement in crashes with injuries and deaths in truck drivers. SETTING AND METHODS W...