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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2021.22.2.496

Association Between Job Stress and Fatigue Symptoms Among Fire-Fighting Officials  

Lee, Kwang-Sung (Department of Radiological Technology, Daejeon Health Institute Technology)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.22, no.2, 2021 , pp. 496-506 More about this Journal
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This study examined the relationship between job stress and fatigue symptom of fire-fighting officials. The study subjects were 330 fire-fighting officials working at five fire stations in the D metropolitan city. The study survey was a structured self-administered questionnaire from September 1 to October 31, 2019. The level of fatigue symptoms and job stress were significantly higher (p<.0.001). By the sub-region, the level of fatigue symptoms and job demand were significantly higher (p=0.046), but the decision latitude, the supervisor support, and co-worker support were lower (p=0.006, p<0.001, and p<0.001, respectively). The level of fatigue symptom showed a significant positive correlation with the total score of job stress (r=0.348, p<0.05) and the job demand (r=0.301, p<0.05). In contrast, it showed a significant negative correlation with the decision latitude (r=-0.306, p<0.05), supervisor support (r=-0.340, p<0.05), and co-worker support (r=-0.355, p<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression showed that the odds ratio of the high-risk fatigue group was significantly higher in the high-risk group of job stress than in the low group of job stress (ORs=3.03, 95% CI=1.13~8.12). These findings suggest that the level of fatigue symptoms of fire-fighting officials is related significantly to job stress.
Keywords
Fire-fighting official; Fatigue symptom; Job stress; Job demand; Decision latitude; Social support;
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