[Purpose] This study investigated factors that affect the health of police officers by
analyzing job stress, psychosocial stress, and fatigue faced by police officers in order
to provide basic data for the efficient management of police officers and future
comparative research. [Subjects and Methods] Police officers admitted to the National
Police Hospital from March to May 2013 were surveyed to investigate their degree of
stress. The questionnaire consisted of 4 areas related to patient characteristics: general
and demographic characteristics factors, job stress, psychosocial stress, and fatigue.
[Results] The analysis of the relationships among job stress, psychosocial health, and
fatigue showed the 0%, 44.7%, and 82% of those with healthy, potential, and high risks of
stress had high job stress, respectively. Meanwhile, 40.8% and 77.9% of subjects with
normal and high risks of fatigue had high job stress. [Conclusion] The studies can be used
as basic and comparative data for the prevention and early control of job-related diseases
for police officers.