Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of California, Irvine, California.
Am J Ind Med. 2017 Nov;60(11):991-1002. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22760. Epub 2017 Aug 18.
Urban transit operators have high rates of obesity, hypertension, and other cardiovascular risk-factors compared to other occupations. There have been few qualitative studies exploring the interrelationships between the organization of transit work, stress, and health including obesity, from the perspective of operators.
Five focus groups were conducted at five Divisions in a transit authority in Southern California and included 65 bus and rail operators.
Operators reported a great deal of stress related to their work, including 1) time pressures and lack of recovery time; 2) long work shifts and overtime; 3) feeling unsafe when dealing with the public; 4) lack of respect from supervisors and management. Operators believed stressful working conditions negatively impacted their health and weight.
This qualitative study yielded new as well as confirmatory data about stress and transit work organization, health, and weight in operators. This study will add to future survey research and interventions in this population.
与其他职业相比，城市交通运营商的肥胖、高血压和其他心血管风险因素的发病率较高。很少有定性研究从运营商的角度探讨过境工作、压力和健康（包括肥胖）之间的相互关系。
在加利福尼亚南部的一个交通管理局的五个分部进行了五次焦点小组讨论，参与者包括 65 名公共汽车和铁路运营商。
运营商报告了与工作相关的很大压力，包括 1）时间压力和缺乏恢复时间；2）长时间轮班和加班；3）与公众打交道时感到不安全；4）主管和管理层缺乏尊重。运营商认为有压力的工作条件对他们的健康和体重有负面影响。
这项定性研究提供了关于运营商的压力和过境工作组织、健康和体重的新数据以及证实性数据。这项研究将为未来在这一人群中的调查研究和干预措施提供依据。
