Interaction of Physical Exposures and Occupational Factors on Sickness Absence in Automotive Industry Workers
Autor: | Seyed Farzin Mircheraghi, Saber Mohammadi, Alireza Abdi, Mirsaeed Attarchi, Mostafa Ghaffari, Fateme Valirad |
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Rok vydání: | 2015 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study Poison control Disease Iran Occupational safety and health Risk Factors Occupational Exposure Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health Absenteeism Injury prevention Humans Medicine blue collar business.industry Human factors and ergonomics physical exposure Articles General Medicine Middle Aged sickness absence Occupational Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies shift work Sick leave Physical therapy Female Sick Leave business Automobiles |
Zdroj: | Global Journal of Health Science |
ISSN: | 1916-9744 1916-9736 |
Popis: | Introduction: Increased sickness absence in recent years has been a trouble making issue in industrial society. Identify the causes of sickness absence and its influencing factors, is an important step to control and reduce its associated complications and costs. The aim of this study was to evaluate main factors associated with the incidence of sickness absence. Procedure: In 2012, a cross-sectional study on 758 employees of a car accessories producing company was applied and relevant information about the number of days and episodes of sickness absence, Disease resulting in absence from work, personal features, occupational factors and physical exposures were collected. To determine risk factors associated with sickness absence, Logistic regression analysis was used. Results: The most common diseases leading to sickness absence in order of frequency were Respiratory diseases, musculoskeletal disorders, gastrointestinal diseases and injuries at work. Musculoskeletal disorders increased the danger of long term absence by 4/33 times. Blue collar and shift works were the most important occupational factors associated with the incidence of sickness absence. The main physical factors that affect incidence of sickness absence were frequent bending-twisting and heavy lifting. Conclusion: Identifying controllable factors of sickness absence and trying to prevent and modify them such as compliance of ergonomic principals to decrease physical can be effective in reducing sickness absence. |
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