Document ID (ISN) | 77477 |
CIS number |
01-1566 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0025-7818 - Medicina del lavoro |
Year |
2000 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Basso A., Urbano M.L., Soleo L., Serio G., Trerotoli P., Scianaro S., Di Candia O., Ambrosi L. |
Title |
Fatiguing work, ageing and health: A cross-sectional study of a group of anaesthesiologists |
Original title |
Lavoro usurante, invecchiamento e salute: studio trasversale in un gruppo di anestesisti [in Italian] |
Bibliographic information |
July-Aug. 2000, Vol.91, No.4, p.354-365. Illus. 22 ref. |
Abstract |
A general discussion of the fatigue concept, based on criteria retrieved from Italian laws, is presented. The results are then reported of a questionnaire survey in which 1438 Italian anaesthesiologists and resuscitators (mean age: 45.5 years) were asked if they considered their occupation as fatiguing. A high incidence of stress-related conditions and joint diseases was found, with a positive correlation with age. Other organic diseases did not appear to occur earlier than expected. Overall, the principal risk in this occupational group was that of neuropsychic disease due to physical and mental stress. This paper was presented at an International Seminar on Ageing and Work, held in Verona (Italy) on 7 Apr. 2000. |
Descriptors (primary) |
neuropsychic stress; fatigue; joint diseases; groups of persons; hospitals; ageing; special health services; operating theatres |
Descriptors (secondary) |
Italy; conference; questionnaire survey |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Italy |
Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
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Browse category(ies) |
Mental stress and burnout Diseases of the musculoskeletal system Health care services Fatigue Occupational health services
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