Somayeh Bolghanabadi; Seyed Hojat Mousavi Kordmiri; Atefe Mahmodi; Saide Mehdiabadi
Volume 26, Issue 5 , November and December 2019, , Pages 547-553
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AbstractIntroduction: Firefighting is due to high physical demand and activities such as running, rising, and responding quickly to a variety of different situations, endure high mental workload And these sudden make changes in work situations will put a lot of psychological stress on the firefighters. ...
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AbstractIntroduction: Firefighting is due to high physical demand and activities such as running, rising, and responding quickly to a variety of different situations, endure high mental workload And these sudden make changes in work situations will put a lot of psychological stress on the firefighters. The purpose of this study was investigating the level of mental health in firefighters.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 65 randomly selected firefighters in Khorasan Razavi Province. The data were collected using the NASA Task Load Index (NASA-TLX), stress and quality of life questionnaire. Data analysis was performed in SPSS, version 20, using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, ANOVA, and independent samples t-test. Results: The results of stress, NASA-TLX and quality work life demonstrated that the mean scores of were 169.2, 66.4 and 84.3 respectively, stress and mental workload were at a high level and quality of work life was low. A significant relationship was found between stress, mental workload and quality of work life(p
Physical Education
Amir Delshad; Amir Hossein Haghighi; Seyed Alireza Hosseini kakhak
Volume 25, Issue 4 , September and October 2018, , Pages 461-472
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Introduction:. The purpose of this study was to investigate the comparison of the effectiveness of two methods of operational-skills and combined exercises training of immunity systems in male firefighters. Materials and methods: 36 men firefighters were selected voluntarily. The participants of first ...
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Introduction:. The purpose of this study was to investigate the comparison of the effectiveness of two methods of operational-skills and combined exercises training of immunity systems in male firefighters. Materials and methods: 36 men firefighters were selected voluntarily. The participants of first experimental group were participated in one program of operational-skills training about eight weeks. This program was consisted of stair climb, equipment carry, victim rescue, ladder heel and raise, forcible entry, and hose drag. The treatment of the combined training program was included 15 minutes of aerobic running with 60 to 70 percent of maximum heart rate and five selected strength training for upper and lower parts of the body. Blood test was obtained with all the samples in fasted stated to determine the parameters of IL6, CD40 and cortisol before starting the training period and 48 hours after the last training sessions. The collected data were analyzed according to paired-samples t and analysis of variance with the significant level of P< 0.05. Results: The collected data revealed that the level of cortisol and serum IL6 were decreased significantly in two experimental groups in comparison with the control group. But the level of soluble CD40 had significantly differences in the first experimental group in contrast with the other groups, and there were no differences between two other groups. Conclusions: the results of this study suggested that, it is better the male firefighters use operational- skills training to strengthen the immune system and reduce risk factors in cardiovascular disease