Lifestyle behaviours and perceived well-being in different fire service roles
| Autor: | Andrew G. Siddall, Richard D.M. Stevenson, Martyn Standage, James L. J. Bilzon, Philip J. F. Turner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male Occupational group Health Status GV201 Shift work 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Workplace Service (business) occupation shift-work wellbeing health lifestyle physical activity sleep business.industry Confounding Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged medicine.disease Obesity Work environment Firefighters Well-being Workforce H1 Female Perception business Risk Reduction Behavior B1 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Turner, P, Siddall, A, Stevenson, R, Standage, M & Bilzon, J 2018, ' Lifestyle behaviours and perceived well-being in different fire service roles ', Occupational Medicine, vol. 68, no. 8, OM-17-OP-207.R4, pp. 537-543 . https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqy110 Turner, P J F, Siddall, A G, Stevenson, R D M, Standage, M & Bilzon, J L J 2018, ' Lifestyle behaviours and perceived well-being in different fire service roles ', Occupational Medicine, vol. 68, no. 8, pp. 537-543 . https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqy110 |
| ISSN: | 1471-8405 0962-7480 |
| Popis: | Background: Aspects of the work environment influence employee well-being. However, it is unclear how employee lifestyle behaviours, health characteristics and well-being may differ within a broader occupational sector.Aims: To investigate the health characteristics, lifestyle behaviours and well-being of three Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) occupational groups that differ in shift work and occupational demands: operational firefighters (FF), emergency control (EC) and administrative support (AS) workers.Methods: Data were obtained via an online survey using previously validated questionnaires to assess health characteristics, lifestyle behaviours and perceived well-being. Differences between groups were explored, controlling for confounding variables, using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) methods. Effect sizes are reported where appropriate to demonstrate clinical significance.Results: Four thousand five hundred and sixty-four FRS personnel volunteered, with 3333 (73%) completing the survey out of a total workforce of 60000 (8%). FF reported the lowest prevalence of chronic medical conditions (10%), compared with AS (21%) and EC (19%) workers. Total physical activity (PA) was 66% higher among FF compared with EC and AS workers. Components of sleep and self-rated health were independent predictors of well-being irrespective of FRS role.Conclusions: FF reported the highest levels of PA and highest perceptions of well-being, and the lowest prevalence of obesity and chronic medical conditions, compared with other FRS occupational groups. These findings may be used to inform FRS workplace intervention strategies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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