Association of Occupational Stress with Tinnitus Among Career Firefighters in the United States

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• Personal Author:
  Chin DL ; Hong O ; Li J ; Odes R
• Description:
  Objective: This study explores the relationship between occupational stress and tinnitus among firefighters, a group often exposed to two tinnitus risk factors: high stress and noise. Methods: This cross-sectional study includes 240 firefighters in the U.S. Data describing demographic characteristics, occupational stress, noise exposure, and tinnitus were collected by survey. Occupational stress was measured using the short version of the Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire (S-ERI). Results: Forty-three percent of participants reported experiencing tinnitus within the past month. For occupational stress, higher effort (OR=1.25, 95% CI: 1.05-1.49), and higher effort-reward ratio (OR=12.28, 95% CI: 3.08-48.86), were associated with increased odds of tinnitus, after adjustment for demographic characteristics and noise exposure. Conclusions: Occupational stress may increase the likelihood of tinnitus for firefighters, an already at-risk group of workers. Health providers should incorporate stress assessment into tinnitus management programs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Firefighters Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Stress Cross Sectional Studies Effort-reward Imbalance Exposure Assessment Firefighter Fire Fighters Hearing Loss Job Stress Noise Exposure Tinnitus
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  65
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066307
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2023 Feb; 65(2):e30-e35
• Contact Point Address:
  OiSaeng Hong, RN, PhD, FAAN, FAAOHN, Professor and Director, Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Graduate Program, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), 2 Koret Way, Room N 531D, San Francisco, CA 94143-0608, USA
• Email:
  oisaeng.hong@ucsf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Berkeley
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f53605a2c2947d8683d08f1982ab5e752f6f1d738c57f0d54cae440615e91a2f127a1394fbe5379443846c4a2236a8a128c8debbf241f3777c14fd5bee8333d3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212779/cdc_212779_DS1.pdf
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