Assessment of Cardiovascular Load Among Hotel Room Cleaners

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• Personal Author:
  Dinh-Dang D ; Harris-Adamson C ; Khafagy A ; Krause N
• Description:
  Hotel room cleaners are a vulnerable population at risk for cardiovascular disease. To evaluate their workload heart rate (HR), % heart rate reserve (%HRR), blood pressure (BP), metabolic equivalent (MET), and energy expenditure (EE) were measured over two workdays and two off-workdays. The mean age was 45.5 (SD 8.2) years with a mean 10.4 (SD 7.8) years of work experience. Mean average and peak HR, %HRR, MET, and EE were significantly higher during a workday than an off-workday for the entire work shift, first and last hour of work. Mean average HR and %HRR saw the largest increase between the lunch and post-lunch interim. One-fourth of subjects exceeded the recommended 30% HRR threshold for 8-hour shifts. Some workers experienced a substantial increase in HR and DBP over a workday indicating physiologic fatigue and thus may be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease and premature death due to excessive physical work demands. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Ergonomics Household Work Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Hotel Room Cleaners Blood Pressure Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular Strain Heart Rate Housekeeping Personnel Physical Stress Physiological Effects Work Demands Work Intervals
• ISSN:
  0003-6870
• 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:
  106
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067162
• Citation:
  Appl Ergon 2023 Jan; 106:103886
• Contact Point Address:
  Carisa Harris-Adamson, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, 1301 South 46th Street, Bldg. 163, Richmond, CA, 94804, USA
• Email:
  carisa.harris-adamson@ucsf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Berkeley
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Ergonomics
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:909fcd90c22ec7f76a4d004210ab8e5710b1a61613dbaae1db1eb4adebb45447f5e69beb02e6c259fa2ca0a5041c6bc892cabd0f85df2281194578cd847cd487
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/231307/cdc_231307_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.43 MB ]