Risk Factors for Work-related Fatigue in Students With School-Year Employment
| Autor: | Marco Gaudreault, Chloé Thuilier, Michel Perron, Luc Laberge, Suzanne Veillette, Michaël Gaudreault, Élise Ledoux, Julie Auclair |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Employment
Male Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Cross-sectional study Poison control Work related Occupational safety and health Sleep debt Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Injury prevention medicine Chronic fatigue syndrome Humans Psychiatry Fatigue business.industry Quebec Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Chronic fatigue Achievement medicine.disease Occupational Diseases Psychiatry and Mental health Cross-Sectional Studies Acute Disease Chronic Disease Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Regression Analysis Female Educational Measurement business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Adolescent Health. 48:289-294 |
| ISSN: | 1054-139X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.07.003 |
| Popis: | Purpose To explore potential risk factors for acute and chronic work-related fatigue in students working at a paid job while pursuing school studies. Although work-related fatigue was identified as a potential hazard for youth health, academic achievement, and occupational safety, very few studies have specifically addressed its correlates and possible predictors. Methods Cross-sectional data from an ongoing prospective cohort study of health risk behaviors in adolescents was used to identify factors associated with increased levels of acute and chronic fatigue in 209 students aged 17–18 years working during the school year. Multiple stepwise regression analyses were performed with acute and chronic fatigue levels as dependent variables, and demographic, work, and health factors as potential explanatory variables. Results Average hours worked per week by students was 14.7 hours. It was observed that higher psychological distress, poorer health perception, greater sleep debt, and higher exposure to physical work factors were associated with higher levels of acute fatigue. Also, it was observed that higher psychological distress, poorer health perception, higher exposure to physical work factors, and holding multiple jobs were associated with higher levels of chronic fatigue. The number of hours worked weekly was associated with neither acute nor chronic work-related fatigue. Conclusions Findings suggest that prevention strategies devised to minimize work-related fatigue in students should consider exposure to physical work factors. Results also re-emphasize the importance of obtaining sufficient sleep so as to prevent high levels of acute work-related fatigue. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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