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the purpose of the present study was to assess job stress in medical records personnel. 117 females and 78 males were assessed by osipow et al.'s job roles inventory. data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and chi-square test. the findings indicated that the physical environment was the main source of stress for the staff of the four different units of the medical records department,...

BACKGROUND Hospital workers are at high risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs), but outcomes following such injuries have not been well studied longitudinally. AIMS To ascertain functional recovery in hospital workers following incident WRMSDs and identify predictors of functional status. METHODS Cases (incident WRMSD) and matched referents from two hospitals were studied a...

To investigate the impact of overtime work, sleep duration, and perceived job characteristics on physical and mental status, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 377 workers (average age; 28 years old) in an information-technology (IT) company, engaged in consultation, system integration solution, and data management relevant to IT system. The psychophysical outcomes of overtime work were a...

This study analyzed the relation and discrimination between five forms of job satisfaction (stabilized, progressive and resigned satisfaction; constructive and fixated dissatisfaction) regarding health, work-related determinants of health and demographic variables. Job satisfaction was assessed with a forced-choice survey item in 10 Swiss companies (768 employees). Significant differences betwe...

This paper explores the relationship of social capital to self-rated health status in Japan, and how this is affected by the labor market. Data of 3075 adult participants in the 2000 Social Policy and Social Consciousness (SPSC) survey were used. Controlling for endogenous bias, the main finding is that social capital has a significant positive influence on health status for people without a jo...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To examine the relation between work stress, as indicated by the job strain model, and the effort-reward imbalance model, and smoking. SETTING Ten municipalities and 21 hospitals in Finland. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS Binary logistic regression models for the prevalence of smoking were related to survey responses of 37,309 female and 8881 male Finnish public sector employees ag...

The main objective of this study is to investigate how employees perceive their level job involvement in the financial sector Nepal. Descriptive and analytical research designs have therefore been used study. To achieve goals, a set questions are created elicit opinions employees. A total 240 questionnaires—40 each 6 institutions, which include 3 commercial banks insurance companies—are distrib...