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标题：Stress at Work among Electric Utility Workers
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作者：Maria Carmen MARTINEZ ; Frida Marina FISCHER
期刊名称：Industrial Health
印刷版ISSN：0019-8366
电子版ISSN：1880-8026
出版年度：2009
卷号：47
期号：1
页码：55-63
DOI：10.2486/indhealth.47.55
出版社：National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
摘要：In the last decades there was an increase in stress at work and its effects on workers' health. These issues are still little studied in the electric utility sector. This study aims to evaluate factors associated with stress at work and to verify its associations with health status among workers of an electric company in São Paulo State, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 474 subjects (87.5% of the eligible workers). Data were collected using self-reported questionnaires. A descriptive analysis, a multiple linear hierarchical regression analysis and a correlation analysis were performed. The majority of participants were males (91.1%) and the mean age was 37.5 yr. The mean score of stress level was 2.3 points (scale ranging from 1.0 to 5.0). Hierarchical multiple analyses showed that: regular practice of physical activities ( p =0.025) and individual monthly income ( p =0.002) were inversely associated with stress level; BMI was marginally associated with the stress level ( p =0.074). The demographic characteristics were not associated with stress. Stress at work was significantly associated with physical and mental health status ( p <0.001). To improve health of electric utility workers, actions are suggested to decrease stress by remuneration and an appropriate practice of physical activity aiming reduction of BMI.
关键词：Occupational health;Stress at work;Psychosocial job factors;Workload;Mental health;Electric utility workers