Responses of the autonomic nervous system during periods of perceived high and low work stress in younger and older female teachers

Ritvanen, Tiina; Louhevaara, Veikko; Helin, Pertti; Väisänen, Sari; Hänninen, Osmo

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2005.06.013

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“…Note that some of these occupational populations have been identified to have some of the highest MSD incidence and lost workday rates for lower back, neck, and upper-and lower-limb disorders [32,70,71,72,73,74,75]. Psychosocial constraints found in home caring tasks are similar to those found in primary school teaching and day care, which are associated with very high risks for stress [47,76,77,78]. However, it is possible, even probable, that tasks called by the same name, such as laundry, differ in biomechanical and psychosocial content according to whether they are performed by a mother of five, a childless married woman who lives with a disabled relative, an elderly woman living alone, a paid household worker, or a worker in a commercial laundry.…”

Section: Comparison Between Housework and Selected Paid Occupationssupporting

confidence: 51%

Full-Time Homemakers: Workers Who Cannot “Go Home and Relax”

Habib

Fathallah

Messing

2010

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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Section: Comparison Between Housework and Selected Paid Occupationssupporting

confidence: 51%

Full-Time Homemakers: Workers Who Cannot “Go Home and Relax”

Habib

Fathallah

Messing

2010

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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“…Prevalence of neck and shoulder problems among single women has been found to be positively associated with caring for children (Fredriksson et al 1999, Bjo¨rkste´n et al 2001, Yun et al 2001. Similar studies of other occupational groups involved in childcare reveal that work with children can be very stressful and may be a contributing risk factor to the development of MS symptoms (Messing et al 1997, Ritvanen et al 2004, Ritvanen et al 2006. Fredriksson et al (1999) found that an increase in the number of dependants leads to increased responsibilities, higher levels of stress and a reduction in women's leisure time, which all may contribute to the presence of MS symptoms.…”

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Hard work at home: musculoskeletal pain among female homemakers

2011

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This study explores the relationship between housework and musculoskeletal symptoms among homemakers, adjusting for social, demographic and economic factors. A cross-sectional survey was carried out on 435 women from Nabaa, a low-income community in Lebanon. In total, 77% of women reported having musculoskeletal pain in the previous 12 months. Both psychosocial and physical factors showed significant associations with musculoskeletal symptoms. Related psychosocial factors included feelings of stress associated with homemaking and homemakers' number of children and self-rated health. The physical factors associated with musculoskeletal pain were feeling fatigued at the end of a housework day, working long hours and working in awkward postures or frequently engaging in repetitive hand movements. Ergonomic stressors were also associated with pain in the back and upper and lower extremities. Women from this community engage in a large number of hours of housework that, alongside other factors, were associated with high prevalence of musculoskeletal pain.Practitioner Summary: This study contributes to the literature by studying women's housework activities in association with musculoskeletal pain. The role of women in homemaking activities is explored together with physical exposures leading to reported symptoms. This study adds a perspective of a Middle Eastern context to the literature of women's musculoskeletal health.

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“…HRV recordings have been used to study the autonomic nervous system in clinical research studies [6], and now with the development of cost-effective wristop computers, the HRV analysis area has expanded to cover everyday life situations. HRV seems to be an effective method for studying work-related stressors [7,8]. HRV, which is known as a noninvasive measure for cardiovascular autonomic regulation [9], also offers opportunities to study, among others, associations between psychological processes and physiological reactions [10,11].…”

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Perceived Mental Stress and Reactions in Heart Rate Variability—A Pilot Study Among Employees of an Electronics Company

Orsila

Virtanen²,

Luukkaala

et al. 2008

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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In this study perceived mental stress during occupational work was compared to heart rate variability (HRV) using a traditional questionnaire and a novel wristop heart rate monitor with related software. (r = -.73 and r = -.60, respectively). The analysis shows that as the RMSSD and TINN value differences increase from night to morning, the stress decreases. The aim was to find HRV parameters useful for mental stress detection. We found the highest correlation between perceived mental stress with the differences between the values of triangular interpolation of rythm-to-rythm (RR) interval histogram (TINN) and the root mean square of differences of successive RR intervals (RMSSD) obtained in the morning and during the workdaywork stress wristop computer heart rate variability o o 276

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Responses of the autonomic nervous system during periods of perceived high and low work stress in younger and older female teachers

Cited by 69 publications

References 42 publications

Full-Time Homemakers: Workers Who Cannot “Go Home and Relax”

Full-Time Homemakers: Workers Who Cannot “Go Home and Relax”

Hard work at home: musculoskeletal pain among female homemakers

Perceived Mental Stress and Reactions in Heart Rate Variability—A Pilot Study Among Employees of an Electronics Company

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