Effects of Environmental and Organizational Factors on the Health of Shiftworkers of a Printing Company

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• Personal Author:
  Cesar CLG ; Colacioppo S ; Fiorini AC ; Fischer FM ; Gozzoli L ; Krieg EF ; Latorre MR ; Lieber R ; Morata, Thais C. ; Padrao MA ; Wallingford, Kenneth M. ; Zavariz C
• Description:
  This study explored the effects of environmental and organizational stressors on the health of shiftworkers in a printing company (n = 124). A questionnaire was used to gather data on work history, organizational factors, psychosocial characteristics, medical history, present health, occupational and non-occupational exposures, and lifestyle factors. The perception of environmental and organizational conditions was associated (P < 0.05) with chronic back pain (odds ratio [OR], 1.29), varicose veins (OR, 1.35), allergic rhinitis (OR, 1.27), depression (OR, 1.45), and gastritis (OR, 1.15). Anxiety scores were associated with allergic rhinitis (OR, 1.14) and skin allergy (OR, 1.09). Shiftwork was a significantly risk factor for conjunctivitis (OR, 3.68), depression (OR, 0.23), cardiac arrhythmia (OR, 7.13), and gastritis (OR, 4.38). Other associations included tenure and chronic back pain (OR, 4.89), toluene exposure and skin allergy (OR, 3.76), worksite and conjunctivitis (OR, 7.0), and worksite and dermatitis (OR, 1.24 to 4.95). The number of hours of exercise per week was associated with varicose veins (OR, 4.33), and alcohol intake was associated with cardiac arrhythmia (OR, 6.74). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Health Occupational Health Printing Safety Shift Work Schedule Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Environmental-factors Exposure-methods Occupational-health Printing-industry Questionnaires Shift-workers Work-performance Worker-health Workers
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  43
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20021731
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2001 Oct; 43(10):882-889
• Contact Point Address:
  Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Sau Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715, 01246-904 Sao Paulo SP, Brazil
• Email:
  fmfische@usp.br
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:91ef7644df5d7cdbea2fca9f60e3b594822ad52534b014357ed263e1f71e05057380d4d20bbe6983be2642c71bb6bffba4303b5c1993749f36d3813f9ea45149
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198843/cdc_198843_DS1.pdf
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