| Document ID (ISN) | 78820 |
| CIS number |
02-740 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0022-443X - Journal of Science of Labour - Rōdō Kagaku |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Nakaseko M., Hirabayashi M. |
| Title |
Risk factors for occupational health impairments among Japanese elementary school teachers |
| Original title |
Shōgakkō-kyōin no kenkō-shōgai no risuku yōin ni tsuite [in Japanese] |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 2001, Vol.77, No.3, p.97-109. Illus. 8 ref. |
| Abstract |
Risk factors associated with adverse health effects were investigated by means of a questionnaire survey of 283 elementary school teachers in Kyoto, Japan. 64% of the teachers complained of ill-health or unsatisfactory well-being, 89% had complaints of severe or moderate mental fatigue and 84% reported severe or moderate physical fatigue resulting from work. The most frequently identified risk factors due to work included overtime work done after returning home (79.9%), special tasks for classes (73.5%) and management of pupils' problems (68.9%). As risk factors leading to voice disturbances and throat pain, the need to talk loudly and/or continuously was mentioned by 73.0%, the lack of time for resting the throat by 56.2% and long hours of talking by 43.9%. These complaints were more frequent in classes with larger numbers of pupils and in lower-grade classes. Many of the frequently reported complaints were found to relate to long hours of work as well as to short rest breaks, on the average only 24min per day. Abstract in English. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational diseases; teaching; women; risk factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
larynx; Japan; work-rest schedules; hours of work; fatigue |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Japan |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Teaching and educational institutions
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