The Relationship between Job Stress and the Common Cold

Kim, Dong Hyun; Park, Shin Goo; Kim, Hwan Cheol; Lee, Eui Cheol; Kim, Jeong Hoon; Leem, Jong Han

doi:10.35371/kjoem.2008.20.2.74

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“…In this study, the occupational stress of the broadcasting actors was 47.96 ± 9.2 points. In a study performed by Kim with the shortened version of the KOSS13 ) , the occupational stress of police officers was 60.02 ± 2.49 points, while in the study of Son et al14 ) , who also used the KOSS, the average score was 2.42 points out of 4, which is equivalent to 60.5 out of 100 points. The differences between these studies are related to the characteristics of the subjects.…”

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Analysis of stress, musculoskeletal disorders, and fatigue among broadcasting actors

2016

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[Purpose] The purpose of the study was to assess the health effects of broadcasting actors through a comprehensive research on their job stress, psychosocial stress, and fatigue and to investigate those factors having an impact on their health condition to present a basis for comparative studies and effective human resource management in the future. [Subjects and Methods] A survey was performed to analyze the relevance of the general features, job stress, psychosocial stress, and fatigue. [Results] Analysis of job stress, one of the characteristics of individuals, revealed that 32.4% of the subjects with less than 5 years of service, 55.5% of those with 6 to 10 years of service, and 52.4% of those with more than 10 years of service showed a high level of stress. Analysis of psychosocial stress, another characteristic of individuals, revealed that 13.4% of the nonsmokers had a high level of psychosocial stress, while 37.7% of smokers had a high level of psychosocial stress based on analysis of chronic disease and psychosocial health. [Conclusion] Based on this study of the stress and fatigue of broadcasting actors, it is expected that improvements can be made to promote their mental health conditions and, organizational safety and to promote effective human resource management.

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confidence: 95%