dc.contributor.author
Oldenburg, Marcus
dc.contributor.author
Wilken, Dennis
dc.contributor.author
Wegner, Ralf
dc.contributor.author
Poschadel, Bernd
dc.contributor.author
Baur, Xaver
dc.date.accessioned
2018-06-08T03:31:36Z
dc.date.available
2014-12-16T09:51:33.315Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/15373
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-19561
dc.description.abstract
Background Our aim was to assess psychomental stress and strain among
dispatchers in fire departments, particularly during emergency instructions by
phone and to evaluate their work ability. Methods 27 dispatchers and 20
controls were examined. In a protocol, participants recorded 1. phone
instructions causing mental stress (event) 2. working time without phone
instructions (non-event) 3. breaks. Continuous heart rate (variability), urine
catecholamine, salivary cortisol and lymphocytes were measured. To assess the
job-related burden, the Work Ability Index (WAI) was applied. Results
Dispatchers demonstrated significantly higher heart rates and reduced standard
deviation of all NN (heartbeat-to-heartbeat) intervals (SDNN) than the
controls in all phases. WAI of dispatchers was significantly lower than that
of the controls. Within the dispatchers, there was a significantly higher rate
of inability to work during the past year. Conclusions The increased heart
rate and reduced SDNN of examined dispatchers indicate chronic stress effects
as a possible preliminary stage of a health disorder. In respect of the
reduced work ability among dispatchers preventive measures are required to
reduce the stress situation during their job-performance.
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dc.rights.uri
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
dc.subject.ddc
100 Philosophie und Psychologie::150 Psychologie::152 Sinneswahrnehmung, Bewegung, Emotionen, Triebe
dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit
dc.title
Job-related stress and work ability of dispatchers in a metropolitan fire
department
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology. - 9 (2014), 1, Artikel Nr. 31
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.1186/s12995-014-0031-8
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
http://www.occup-med.com/content/9/1/31
refubium.affiliation
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
de
refubium.mycore.fudocsId
FUDOCS_document_000000021471
refubium.note.author
Der Artikel wurde in einer Open-Access-Zeitschrift publiziert.
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
no
refubium.mycore.derivateId
FUDOCS_derivate_000000004285
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access