BACKGROUND Stress-related health problems (e.g., work-related exhaustion) are a societal concern in many postindustrial countries. Experience suggests that early detection and intervention are crucial in preventing long-term negative consequences. In the present study, we benchmark a new tool for early identification of work-related exhaustion-the Lund University Checklist for Incipient Exhaust...

OBJECTIVE The present study examined the buffering effect of social support in the workplace on job strain and depressive symptoms by conducting a cross-sectional survey using a self-report. METHODS The subjects were 712 employees (male, over 40 yr old) who worked at a precision machine factory. The questionnaire determined the subjects, ages, types of occupation, scores of depressive symptom...

Introduction Work ability can be influenced by numerous factors, particularly psychosocial ones. These latter individual factors but also at the workplace. Objectives This study aimed to explore determinants of work among workers in a Tunisian electricity and gas company. Methods We conducted cross-sectional survey 83 male used self-administered questionnaire that included socio-demographic pro...

background: there is little data available on job stress dimensions and their relationship to musculoskeletal disorders (msds) among iranian nurses. the aims of this study were to investigate job stress dimensions and examine their relationship to msds among nurses of hospital affiliated to shiraz university of medical sciences (sums). methods: 385 randomly selected nurses of sums participated ...

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence and associated factors of work-related depression among the employees of a shoe manufacturing factory in Haiphong City, Vietnam. MATERIAL AND METHODS We carried out this cross-sectional study among 420 workers in 2012 in Le Lai II Shoe Manufacturing Factory in Haiphong City, Vietnam using Karasek's Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) and the Diagnostic and S...

AIMS The aim of this study was to investigate age-related differences in the relationship between work-related factors and heavy drinking. METHODS This study in 3,398 male workers at a factory in Japan examined data on heavy drinking, defined as an alcohol consumption >40 g/day, and work-related factors including occupation, shift work, and job stress evaluated using the Japanese version of t...

Nurses are known to be exposed to occupational stress. However, occupational stress is not well documented for nurses in psychiatric institutions in Taiwan. A cross-sectional study was conducted to explore the work-related stress and risk factors of nurses in psychiatric institutions in Taiwan. A structured questionnaire was distributed to nurses at five state-owned psychiatric hospitals in Tai...