Investigation of Job Fatigue, Quality of Life and Sleep of shift staff working in the electric distribution company of Ilam Province

A Azizi; M Jalilian; Z Bahrami; H Kakaei; M Kamalvandi

doi:10.18502/tkj.v14i3.11369

A Azizi BSc of Occupational Health Engineering, Student Research Committee, School of Public Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
M Jalilian Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
Z Bahrami BSc of Occupational Health Engineering, Student Research Committee, School of Public Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
H Kakaei Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
M Kamalvandi MSc of Occupational Health Engineering, Safety Group, Ilam Electric Distribution Company, Ilam, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/tkj.v14i3.11369

Keywords: Insomnia, Job Fatigue, Quality of Life, Shift Work, Job Stress, Electric Distribution Company.

Abstract

Introduction: Shift work is one of the social phenomena that has its roots in the history of human origin and still exists today for economic and technological reasons. Due to the complications of shift work, the present study was conducted to investigate job fatigue, quality of life, and sleep of shift staff working in Ilam Electric Distribution Company.

Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, all shift workers of Ilam Electric Distribution Company were selected. Data collection tools included the Swedish Job Exhaustion Questionnaire, Quality of Life (SF-36), the Insomnia Assessment Questionnaire, and the Survey of shift workers (SOS). SPSS software version 26 was used to analyze data using independent sample T-Test, One-way ANOVA, and Chi-square tests.

Results: Pearson correlation test showed that there was a direct and positive correlation between age and physical function (r = 0.439; p = 0.022), smoking and sleep problems (r = 0.528; p = 0.006), and education and limitation of the role of emotional problems (r = 0.382; p = 0.049). Also, the was a significant indirect correlation was found between age and physical role limitation (r = - 0.501; p = 0.008), shift work with satisfaction with individual life (p <0.045), social life (p <0.038), family life (p <0.023) and family dissatisfaction.

Conclusion: shift working has adverse effects on family satisfaction, circadian rhythms, digestive performance, and mental health. It is suggested that managers be more careful about working hours, work shifts, and rest times