Work-related fatigue among medical personnel in Taiwan

Ho, Jung Chun; Lee, Ming-Been; Chen, Ruey Yu; Chen, Chiou-Jong; Chang, Wushou P.; Yeh, Ching Ying; Lyu, Shu Yu

doi:10.1016/j.jfma.2013.05.009

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“…Interestingly, when it comes to the comparison with the prevalence of fatigue among HCWs in the non-epidemic period, the results were inconsistent. Considerable studies found the lower prevalence of fatigue ranging from 21.6 to 45.5% [43][44][45][46], whereas Da Silva et al [47] reported the overall incidence rate of fatigue among nursing workers in Brazil was 52%, which is in line with our ndings. Moreover, several research observed higher incidence rates of fatigue ranging from 83.7 to 91.9% [38,48,49].…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Our results found there were signi cant differences in fatigue among different age groups. Speci cally, the 30-39 years group HCWs reported signi cant higher level of fatigue in comparison to 20-29 years and 50 − 49 years groups, which is congruent with the previous literature [45,50]. The older HCWs with richer working experience and stronger professional skills usually worked as group leaders to make decisions, whereas the 30-39 years group implemented the decisions with physical labor.…”

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confidence: 87%

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Self-efficacy and fatigue among health care workers during COVID-19 outbreak: A moderated mediation model of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and negative coping

Hou

Dong²,

Zhang³

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Background. Health care workers (HCWs) fighting Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) are not immune to fatigue. Self-efficacy has been suggested as a protective factor for fatigue. Nonetheless, less is known regarding the underlying mechanisms behind the association. This research aimed to explore the prevalence of fatigue among HCWs during the pandemic, investigate the mediating effect of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and moderating effect of negative coping in the association between self-efficacy and fatigue.Methods. The cross-sectional study employed a sample of 527 HCWs from Anhui Province, China. Self-efficacy, PTSD symptoms, negative coping and fatigue were measured by General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version (PCL-C), Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (CSCQ) and 14-item Fatigue Scale (FS-14) respectively.Results. The prevalence of fatigue among HCWs was 56.7%. The effect of self-efficacy on fatigue was partially mediated by PTSD symptoms. Additionally, negative coping moderated both the direct effect of self-efficacy on fatigue and the mediating effect of PTSD symptoms. As revealed by Johnson-Neyman technique, when the standard score of negative coping enhanced to 1.49 and over, the direct association between self-efficacy and fatigue was not significant. Likewise, the effect of self-efficacy on PTSD symptoms had no statistical significance when the standard score of negative coping was − 1.40 and lower.Conclusions. More than half HCWs suffer from fatigue during the COVID-19. For HCWs during the COVID-19 epidemic, especially those with higher levels of negative coping, it might be crucial to design program combining the enhancement of self-efficacy and interventions for PTSD to reduce fatigue.

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confidence: 91%

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confidence: 87%

Self-efficacy and fatigue among health care workers during COVID-19 outbreak: A moderated mediation model of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and negative coping

Hou

Dong²,

Zhang³

et al. 2020

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“…In the present study, the status of fatigue was determined among nurses. Fatigue is quite a common condition among employees working in the health sector (14,23). Fatigue prevalence was found to be different among studies conducted using different measurement tools.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The well-being of healthcare workers is important for the health and safety of patients they serve. When the health of medical staff is not considered important, the cost of healthcare services increases (9,13,14). Fatigue in nurses is related to unfavorable hospital working conditions and personal factors.…”

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Work-related fatigue and related factors among nurses working at the Adnan Menderes University Hospital

Özvurmaz

Mandıracıoğlu

2018

Medical Science and Discovery

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“…Work-related fatigue is a common problem in the workplace. The prevalence of work-related fatigue ranges from 10% to 40% (Ho et al, 2013). It is very important to be solved immediately because it has an impact on the occurrence of workplace accidents.…”

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Relationship between Work Climate and Physical Workload with Work-Related Fatigue

Mustofani

Dwiyanti

2019

IJOSH

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Introduction: Work-related fatigue is a common problem in the workplace that must be solved because it has an impact on the occurrence of workplace accidents, reduces productivity and affects workers’ health. A survey conducted by the National Safety Council on 2010 workers in 2017 stated that 69% of them experienced work-related fatigue and 13% of them could be attributed to workplace accidents. Other studies conducted by O'Neill and Panuwatwanich in 2013 stated the loss that could arise due to work-related fatigue is averaged around $ 1,000/week. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between work climate and physical workload with work-related fatigue on workers in the 5th warehouse of fabrication area of Bangun Sarana Baja Company. Metods: This study is an observational analytic with a cross-sectional approach with 30 respondents who were randomly selected using the simple random sampling method. Measurements of the work climate used heat stress apparatus by calculating the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature, and measurement of physical workload is carried out by observations referring to Indonesian national standard No. 7269 in 2009. Meanwhile, work-related fatigue is measured objectively by using reaction timer. Results: This study indicates the average work climate is exceeding TLV (28.4° C), and the majority of workers got a moderate physical workload (53.3%) and experience mild work-related fatigue (50%). Conclusion: There was no relation between work climate and work-related fatigue (p-value = 0.192) and there was a significant relationship between physical workload and work-related fatigue (p-value = 0.028, r = 0.400). Keywords: physcal workload, work climate, work-related fatigue

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Work-related fatigue among medical personnel in Taiwan

Abstract: We identified factors associated with work-related fatigue among hospital workers in Taipei City. These findings can be applied toward on-the-job training and the development of preventive measures for occupational safety in general hospitals.

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Self-efficacy and fatigue among health care workers during COVID-19 outbreak: A moderated mediation model of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and negative coping

Self-efficacy and fatigue among health care workers during COVID-19 outbreak: A moderated mediation model of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and negative coping

Work-related fatigue and related factors among nurses working at the Adnan Menderes University Hospital

Relationship between Work Climate and Physical Workload with Work-Related Fatigue

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