| Document ID (ISN) | 102939 |
| CIS number |
03-1958 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Author(s) |
van Dijk F.J.H., Swaen G.M.H. |
| Title |
Fatigue at work |
| Bibliographic information |
June 2003, Vol.60, Suppl.I, p.i3-i106 (whole issue). Illus. Bibl.ref. |
| Abstract |
Fatigue is a common complaint in the working population. 20% of workers report symptoms of fatigue, and acute and chronic fatigue have an adverse impact on workers' health. Main topics covered in this issue: assessment of fatigue among working persons and comparison of different scales for the measurement of fatigue; fatigue and burnout; epidemiological approach of fatigue; acute and chronic job stressors among ambulance personnel; work schedules and fatigue; need for recovery from work related fatigue; fatigue as a predictor of sickness absence; physiological factors of fatigue (blood pressure, heart rate, cortisol responses); fatigue as a risk factor of occupational accidents; fatigue in employees with diabetes. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
fatigue; risk factors; stress factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
occupational accidents; diabetes mellitus; sickness absenteeism; blood pressure; work time schedules; pulse rate; nervous fatigue |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Netherlands |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Fatigue
Mental stress and burnout
|
