Relationship between fatigue severity scale and occupational injury in Korean workers.
Ann Occup Environ Med
; 33: e15, 2021.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between fatigue and occupational injury.METHODS:
This study was conducted at a university hospital in 2014 and 2015. In 2014, the fatigue severity scale (FSS) was used to evaluate workers' fatigue levels. Later, when the same workers were examined in 2015, a questionnaire survey was conducted to determine whether they had experienced absences or treatment for work-related accidents. The χ2 test was used to analyse the relationship between demographic characteristics, fatigue levels, and occupational injuries. After controlling for confounders, a logistic regression analysis was performed to calculate the odds ratios (ORs).RESULTS:
In 2014, 19,218 workers were screened during health examination and their fatigue level were evaluated using FSS questionnaires. in 2015, workers' occupational injury was evaluated. In result, men in the moderate- and high-fatigue groups, after adjusting for age, smoking and drinking habits, chronic diseases, and occupational factors such as size of company industrial classification and type of work (shift or non-shift), adjusted ORs for hospital treatment due to occupational injury were 1.76 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.39-2.24) and 2.61 (95% CI1.68-4.06), respectively. Among men in the medium- and high-fatigue groups, the adjusted ORs for absence due to occupational injury were 2.06 (95% CI 1.52-2.80) and 3.65 (95% CI 2.20-6.05), respectively. No significant association was observed between fatigue and occupational injury in women.CONCLUSIONS:
Male workers with high fatigue levels have a higher risk of experiencing work injuries. This study suggests that active intervention be considered to prevent injuries in workers with high scores on workplace fatigue evaluation scales.
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Ann Occup Environ Med
Year:
2021
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