Background and aim: Air traffic control has known as a complex cognitive task, which requires controller to focus on task for long time. Mental workload plays an important role in the performance of controllers. The aim of this study was to assess the workload of air traffic controller on the basis of task load factors. Methods: The present descriptive-analytical study was conducted among fo...

Introduction and purpose: Workload can be defined as the worker’s required capacity to fulfill a special level of performance while doing a task. Workload depends on the type of occupation and its task repetition, intensity, duration, and psychological factors. The increase in workload can result in the enhancement of musculoskeletal disorders. Regarding this, the aim ...

Introduction: In many sensitive and sophisticated workplaces, human errors are very important. Many events occur annually around the world is evidence to confirm error due to the data processing operators. The main goal of this study was to investigate human information processing models and workload demands on human operators, then developing a regression model for this purpose. Materi...

  Background and Aim: One of the most important problems in intensive care unit is high nursing workload. High workload may lead to increased human errors, compromised quality and safety of care, and reducing quality of working life. The purpose of this study provides valid and reliable tools to assess the mental workload of the ICU nurses and also identify inducing factors that will create wor...

Introduction: Housekeeping is one of the occupations that have a variety of physical and psychological stresses. On the other hand, the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDS) is intensified by factors such as high physical and mental workload. Therefore, this study was aimed in order to investigate the relation between prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders with mental workload and gen...

Background: Mental workload and job stress are important factors which can threaten the health and compatibility of employees in every organization and cause problems and work accidents. The aimed of this studding was effect of mental workload on job stress in healthcare workers. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study conducted on 158 healthcare workers from different sector...

Introduction: Faculty and staff are the pillars of any university. Any impairment in the function of these elements would undoubtedly decrease the quality of education and training services provided. The present study aimed to assess the relationship between subjective workload and job satisfaction in faculty and staff members of universities of medical sciences and universities affiliated to t...

Background and aims: The outbreak of COVID-19 is currently a major concern, and timely understanding of peoplechr('39')s mental health status in the workplace has become an important issue. Physical-psychological parameters such as mental workload and job stress are among the most important components in determining the job performance of employees in work environments. This study aimed to eval...