Health status, job stress and work-related injury among Los Angeles taxi drivers

Associations between daily‐on‐the job hassles with perceived mental exertion and depression symptoms in taxi drivers

“…Our sociodemographic and work factor findings are similar to previous studies of taxi drivers in the United States and in Australia, demonstrating long work hours, lack of health insurance and financial insecurity in taxi drivers. High perceived mental exertion (≥5 out of 10) was reported by 38.5% of our sample, signifying hard, very hard to very, very hard mental effort while driving a taxi in San Francisco; the participants reported higher mental exertion as compared to physical exertion while driving.…”

“…Perceived mental exertion was significantly associated with perceived physical exertion and depression symptoms. Higher levels of stress and psychological distress were found among taxi drivers in Australia and in Los Angeles . In this study, per self‐report of current health history, 14% reported that they were told they had depression by their health care provider/doctor.…”

“…Wang and Delp, in their study exploring stress, self‐perceived health status and 12‐month injury prevalence in 309 Los Angeles taxi drivers, found drivers worked, on average, 72 h/wk, 18 h/d, with 54% reporting high stress (as defined by the high median split of a 10‐item stress index). They found that poor/fair self‐reported health status, in the presence of high stress, was significantly associated with higher self‐reported injury rates in the prior 12 months ( P = .003) …”

Relación entre estrés laboral y Síndrome de Burnout en conductores de taxi de la ciudad de Trujillo. Perú, 2019.

“…1,3 La informalidad laboral constituye desde hace muchas décadas un problema creciente, sobre todo en choferes de taxi, quienes aparte de trabajar en forma independiente, no siempre son dueños de los vehículos que conducen y carecen con cierta regularidad de la licencia correspondiente. 4 Con particularidades como no contar con aportes para jubilación, carencia de seguro médico y gastos propios del mantenimiento de su unidad móvil, este grupo humano presenta una percepción de activos económicos variable, sujeta a extensas y extenuantes jornadas de trabajo, las cuales contemplan inclusive, las noches y los días feriados. [5][6][7] Existen investigaciones que han hecho evidente la íntima relación entre la conducción de vehículos y el estrés.…”

Work-related stress and role of personality in a sample of Italian bus drivers

“…These working conditions require a high, continuous level of attention from drivers, who are unable to control external factors, such as interference with other vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians, and possible roadway obstacles [4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. Long-term exposure to these factors in susceptible subjects may induce a distress condition that can lead to dysregulation of various hormone and neurotransmitter levels, such as cortisol and catecholamine, as well as increased susceptibility for negative cardiovascular and neuro-muscular effects [11].…”