A questionnaire study on fatigue symptoms of municipal personnel.

Full Abstract

The following questionnaire surveys were conducted on 390 male personnel who work in one of the public facilities of a certain city. 1) Fatigue surveys:
Using the Fatigue Scale of Industrial Fatigue Research Committee, questionnaire investigations were carried out twice, before work and after work. 2) Health surveys:
Using Cornell Medical Index, the neurotic tendency was examined. When the correlation factors of average complaints frequencies were analyzed, indoor workers showed a type of mental task before and after work, whereas outdoor workers showed a type of mental task before work, but showed a general type after work. The workers in generation below thirty-five years mainly showed a type of mental task, while complaints about physical disintegration were relatively frequent in generation above fifties. We consider such questionnaire researches at each work site will constitute a useful clue for examining and ameliorating workers' fatigued condition which may exist inordinately in daily duties.

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Author information

Author/s: Konishi, Y (Y); Horiguchi, S (S); Miyama, Y (Y); Kawai, T (T);

Affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Osaka city medical journal (Osaka City Med J), published in JAPAN. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1991-Nov; vol 37 (issue 2) : pp 157-62

Dates: Created 1992/04/02; Completed 1992/04/02; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 1686490, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Fatigue
Health Surveys
Humans
Male

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