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ArticleAnnals of occupational and environmental medicine2021

Relationship between fatigue severity scale and occupational injury in Korean workers.

Hyeonwoo Ju, Hwan-Cheol Kim, Sung Wook Jang, Youna Won, Shin-Goo Park, Jong-Han Leem

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Article in Annals of occupational and environmental medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hyeonwoo JuDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5296-2808
Hwan-Cheol KimDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3635-1297
Sung Wook JangDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4747-1400
Youna WonDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5924-2712
Shin-Goo ParkDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1544-4486
Jong-Han LeemDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3292-6492
Inha University · KRInha University Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between fatigue and occupational injury.

methodsThis study was conducted at a university hospital in 2014 and 2015. In 2014, the fatigue severity scale (FSS) was used to evaluate workers' fatigue levels. Later, when the same workers were examined in 2015, a questionnaire survey was conducted to determine whether they had experienced absences or treatment for work-related accidents. The χ

resultsIn 2014, 19,218 workers were screened during health examination and their fatigue level were evaluated using FSS questionnaires. in 2015, workers' occupational injury was evaluated. In result, men in the moderate- and high-fatigue groups, after adjusting for age, smoking and drinking habits, chronic diseases, and occupational factors such as size of company industrial classification and type of work (shift or non-shift), adjusted ORs for hospital treatment due to occupational injury were 1.76 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.39-2.24) and 2.61 (95% CI:1.68-4.06), respectively. Among men in the medium- and high-fatigue groups, the adjusted ORs for absence due to occupational injury were 2.06 (95% CI: 1.52-2.80) and 3.65 (95% CI: 2.20-6.05), respectively. No significant association was observed between fatigue and occupational injury in women.

conclusionsMale workers with high fatigue levels have a higher risk of experiencing work injuries. This study suggests that active intervention be considered to prevent injuries in workers with high scores on workplace fatigue evaluation scales.

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DiseaseFatigueFatigue severity scaleKorean workerOccupational injury

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