The effect of mental workload on stress and Quality of Work Life firefighters

Bolghanabadi, Somayeh; Mousavi Kordmiri, Seyed Hojat; Mahmodi, Atefe; Mehdiabadi, Saide

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Instructor, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran

² M.Sc., Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

³ Students Research Committee, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran

Abstract

Abstract
Introduction: 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

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The effect of mental workload on stress and Quality of Work Life firefighters

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Volume 26, Issue 5
November and December 2019
Pages 547-553

The effect of mental workload on stress and Quality of Work Life firefighters

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Volume 26, Issue 5November and December 2019Pages 547-553

Volume 26, Issue 5
November and December 2019
Pages 547-553