Bazazan Ahmad, Rasoulzadeh Yahya, Dianat Iman, Safaiyan Abdolrasoul, Mombeini Zohreh
Department of Occupational Health and Ergonomics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IR Iran.
Work. 2019;62(2):309-317. doi: 10.3233/WOR-192865.
Shift working is unavoidable in many industries with continual material processing such as petrochemical plants. So, the adverse effects of shift working on workers should be seriously considered.
This cross-sectional study evaluated occupational fatigue and mental health complaints and their relationship in rotating 8-hour shift workers.
In this study, 287 shift workers participated. The Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) were used to evaluate the level of fatigue and mental health, respectively.
A relatively high prevalence of mental health complaints (particularly social dysfunction) and fatigue (especially general fatigue) were found among the study population. In general, 43.4% of participants reported a mental health problem. A moderate correlation was found between fatigue and mental health (r = 0.58). The stepwise regression model revealed that fatigue was significantly related only to "anxiety and insomnia" and "severe depression".
This study revealed that the 8 h shift workers in studied areas are exposed to a considerable risk of mental health and fatigue. So, improving the ergonomics and health aspects of the workplace is recommended to reduce related risk factors.
在许多诸如石化厂等持续进行物料加工的行业中，轮班工作是不可避免的。因此，应认真考虑轮班工作对工人的不利影响。
这项横断面研究评估了8小时轮班工人的职业疲劳和心理健康问题及其关系。
本研究中，287名轮班工人参与。多维疲劳量表（MFI-20）和一般健康问卷（GHQ-28）分别用于评估疲劳程度和心理健康状况。
研究人群中发现心理健康问题（尤其是社交功能障碍）和疲劳（尤其是全身疲劳）的患病率相对较高。总体而言，43.4%的参与者报告有心理健康问题。疲劳与心理健康之间存在中度相关性（r = 0.58）。逐步回归模型显示，疲劳仅与“焦虑和失眠”以及“重度抑郁”显著相关。
本研究表明，研究区域内的8小时轮班工人面临相当大的心理健康和疲劳风险。因此，建议改善工作场所的人机工程学和健康状况，以降低相关风险因素。
