TY - JOUR
T1 - Fatigue among Israeli industrial employees
AU - Kristal-Boneh, Estela
AU - Froom, Paul
AU - Harari, Gil
AU - Ribak, Joseph
PY - 1996/11
Y1 - 1996/11
N2 - We examined the prevalence of fatigue and its association with occupational conditions and health-related habits in 3785 industrial employees of six industrial sectors to define modifiable factors. The factors examined included complaints of fatigue during and after work, an ergonomic evaluation of employees' workstations, demographic characteristics, and health-related habits. Eighteen percent of the subjects complained of severe fatigue frequently or very frequently. We were able to identify two major modifiable variables that were independently associated with the presence of fatigue. Logistic regression showed that those workers who did not participate in physical activity at least once a week had a 1.7-fold increase in prevalence of severe fatigue (95% confidence interval = 1.3 to 2.3, P < 0.001). The other major modifiable factor was temperature control, with those workers who worked at non-temperature-controlled workstations having a 50% increase in the prevalence of fatigue (odds ratio = 1.5, 95% CI = 1.1 to 2.1; P = 0.01). Accidents were significantly more frequent in those workers with fatigue. Further studies should focus on intervention programs to modify the factors identified by this study.
AB - We examined the prevalence of fatigue and its association with occupational conditions and health-related habits in 3785 industrial employees of six industrial sectors to define modifiable factors. The factors examined included complaints of fatigue during and after work, an ergonomic evaluation of employees' workstations, demographic characteristics, and health-related habits. Eighteen percent of the subjects complained of severe fatigue frequently or very frequently. We were able to identify two major modifiable variables that were independently associated with the presence of fatigue. Logistic regression showed that those workers who did not participate in physical activity at least once a week had a 1.7-fold increase in prevalence of severe fatigue (95% confidence interval = 1.3 to 2.3, P < 0.001). The other major modifiable factor was temperature control, with those workers who worked at non-temperature-controlled workstations having a 50% increase in the prevalence of fatigue (odds ratio = 1.5, 95% CI = 1.1 to 2.1; P = 0.01). Accidents were significantly more frequent in those workers with fatigue. Further studies should focus on intervention programs to modify the factors identified by this study.
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U2 - 10.1097/00043764-199611000-00015
DO - 10.1097/00043764-199611000-00015
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C2 - 8941905
AN - SCOPUS:0029954166
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 38
SP - 1145
EP - 1150
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 11
ER -