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The Relationship between Workload and Quality of Life among Hospital Staffs
Seyed Abolfazl Zakerian, Marzieh Abbasinia, Farugh Mohammadian, Asad Fathi, Abdolrasoul Rahmani, Iman Ahmadnezhad, Mehdi Asghari,
Volume 1, Issue 1 (Journal of Ergonomics 2013)
Abstract

Introduction: While great efforts have been made to determine the quality of life in hospital staffs, few studies have been conducted to identify the effective factors on the quality of life of these employees. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between workload and quality of life in hospital personnel.

Material and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 200 staffs were selected randomly from two large hospitals of Tehran University of medical sciences (Imam Khomeini and Shariati hospitals). The data collecting tools were three questionnaires including demographic characteristics, quality of life (SF-36), and NASA-TLX workload. SPSS software (version 18.0) was used to analyze the data by descriptive statistics, and Pearson and Spearman correlation tests.

Results: Based on the findings of the study, the mean total scores of the quality of life and the workload were 50±18 and 69.7±13.9, respectively. The results revealed significant reduction in all dimensions of quality of life in nurses compared with laboratory and operating room staffs. Meanwhile the nurses’ workload scores were higher than the two aforementioned groups (p = 0.001). Moreover, there was a significant inverse relationship between workload and quality of life in hospital staffs (P=0.004, r = -.306).

Conclusion: The results of this study highlight the role of managers and supervisors in the implementation of efficient interventions for improving the quality of life and workload. Therefore, further researches are required to identify other factors that affect the quality of life and workload in hospital staffs. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE FA
Evaluation and effect Dimension of quality of work life on job satisfaction in the automotive industry
S.abolfazl Zakerian, Gholam Teymouri, Iman Ahmadnejad, Marziyeh Abbasinia, Abdorasoul Rahmani, Mahdi Asghari,
Volume 1, Issue 3 (Journal of Ergonomics 2014)
Abstract
Introduction: The present study was aimed to investigate the dimensions of quality of work life and its relation to job satisfaction among workers of automotive industry. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 150 workers of an automotive industry in Tehran city were chosen by simple random sampling method. Three questionnaires of demographic characteristics, quality of work life and job satisfaction were employed as data collecting tools. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), correlation and regression tests were used. Results: About 6% of participants evaluated their workload as light, 11.3% as moderate, 60.7% as heavy, and 22% as very heavy. The average of job satisfaction was 55.94± 13.45. 15.3% of subjects had low job satisfaction, 68.7% moderate and 16% reported high job satisfaction. There was a positive and significant relation between quality of work life and job satisfaction (p = 0.001). Meanwhile, general health condition had the highest effect on job satisfaction. Conclusion: In general, there was a positive and significant relation between the quality of work life and job satisfaction, so that the higher the quality of work life, the higher the job satisfaction of workers. The results also emphasize the role and impact of managers and supervisors for effective interventions to improve quality of work life and job satisfaction. Therefore, further studies are proposed for the identification of other effective factors on the quality of work life and job satisfaction.
Ergonomic Evaluation of Exposure to Musculoskeletal Disorders Risk Factors in Welders
- Javad Tayefe Rahimian, - Alireza Choobineh, - Naser Dehghan, - Rana Tayefe Rahimian, - Hadi Kolahi, - Mostafa Abbasi, - Mojtaba Abbaszadeh,
Volume 1, Issue 3 (Journal of Ergonomics 2014)
Abstract
 

Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) represent one of the leading causes of occupational injury and disability in the developed and industrially developing countries. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of MSDs and evaluate the risk of these disorders among welders of a steel manufacturing industry.

 

Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was achieved on all 243 welders employed in a steel manufacturing industry. Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) was used to study the prevalence of MSDs. Meanwhile, QEC technique was employed to evaluate the risk of exposure to these disorders. For data analysis, central statistical indices, T-test and Chi-square test were used.

 

Results: The results suggested the highest prevalence of symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders in low back, trunk and knees, respectively. QEC technique showed a high and very high risk of exposure to MSDs in 64.6 % of welders.

Conclusion: This study demonstrated that the prevalence of WMSDs in welders under study was high. Based on the obtained results, the most significant ergonomic problems in welders were found to be awkward postures, manual material handling and back bending and twisting. Furthermore, the results suggested that QEC can present reliable findings in evaluating the risk level of exposure to WMSDs. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA
Work Limitation and its Related Factors in Patients with Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain Referred to the Rheumatology Clinic of Qazvin Bu-Ali Hospital
Zohreh Yazdi, Mahnaz Abbasi, Freshteh Shamsi,
Volume 4, Issue 1 (Journal of Ergonomics 2016)
Abstract

Introduction: Low back pain is the most common cause of chronic pain syndrome which leads to activity limitation in people younger than 45 years old.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between severity of low back pain and work limitation in patients with acute and chronic low back pain.

Methods: Ninety patients with acute and chronic low back pain who attended the rheumatology Clinic of Booali Hospital were evaluated in this cross-sectional study. A questionnaire containing demographic information and one about the onset and cause of low back pain were asked from patients. Work Limitation Questionnaire was asked from patients. Severity of pain was measured by Visual Analogue Scale. All the data were analysed using SPSS software.

Results: The results showed that the most common cause of low back pain was discopathy with 33 patients (36.7%). There was no significant difference between males and females in terms of work limitation (P = 0.66). Patients with discopathy showed the most severe work limitations (72%). Also, there was a significant relationship between severity of work limitation and patients' age. Older patients had more severity of work limitations (P < 0.001, r = 0.42). There was a significant correlation between work limitation and severity of pain. Patients with increasing pain had more severity of work limitations (P < 0.001).

Conclusions: Our results showed that with increasing age and pain work limitations will increase due to low back pain.


Compare Personal Characteristics, Job Satisfaction and Mental Health of the Personnel of a Car Making Company Who Experienced and Didn’t Experience a Disaster
Mohammadamir Abbasian Fard, Mastooreh Sedaghat,
Volume 5, Issue 3 (Journal of Ergonomics-Fall 2017)
Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to compare personality characteristics, job satisfaction and mental health of the personnel who experienced and didn’t experience a disaster in Zamyad Company.
Methods: This is a casual-comparative study. The population consisted of all company personnel in Tehran (2500). Using random sampling, 120 people were selected, of whom 60 people had already experienced an accident and 60 had never experienced one. To collect the required information the mental health questionnaires GHQ, job satisfaction and Ruth Barry field and 5-factor personality inventory (NEO-FFI) were used. For data analysis, statistical methods, measures of central tendency (ANOVA) and independent t-test and chi-square test were used to compare each variable between personnel were who injured and those who weren’t.
Results: Results showed that there is a significant difference among three characteristic components (agreement F: 23.158, being open to experience F: 6.902, nervousness F: 5.476) of the people who were or were not injured. There is also difference between the two groups in job satisfaction (0.000); those who had never experienced an accident were more satisfied with their jobs. The health components (physical symptoms F: 4.804, stress disorders F: 8.652, depression symptoms F: 7.559) also were significantly different between the two groups.
Conclusion: Planning for control and improvement of mental and psychosocial factors and factors such as job satisfaction, personality traits and mental health in the workplace seems necessary. This can achieve higher levels of health and safety for the staff.

Role of Individual Factors on the Individual Resilience and Productivity of Employees in one of the Oil and Gas Companies in South of Iran in Epidemics Conditions of COVID-19
Saeed Yazdani Rad, Mahsa Jahadi Naeini, Marziyeh Sadeghian, Seyed Mahdi Mousavi, Milad Abbasi,
Volume 8, Issue 4 (Iranian Journal of Ergonomics 2021)
Abstract
 
Background and Objectives: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes mental effects as well as physical effects, which can affect the occupational dimensions of people. The present study was aimed to determine the effect of individual factors on resilience and productivity loss of employees at epidemics conditions of Coronavirus in an occupational environment.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed, in Spring of 2020, on 275 personnel in one of the southern industrial companies of Iran. Data collection instruments included demographic questionnaire, researcher made questionnaire, CD-RSC resilience questionnaire, and Hershey and Gold Smith productivity questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22.
Results: The results of one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that people older than 50 years and more than 20 years of work experience and low and medium experience in using personal protective equipment had a significantly lower resilience score (P<0.05). Also, the results of the analysis revealed that the individuals with experience of COVID-19 had significantly lower score of productivity (P<0.05). Moreover, the results showed that there was a significant positive correlation between resilience and productivity (r=0.249, P<0.05).
Conclusion: COVID-19 disease has reduced the resilience and productivity of workers. Therefore, adherence to health protocols in the workplace is necessary to reduce the risk of developing COVID-19.

The Effect of Active Personality on Job Adaptation with the Role of Mediator of Flourishing in the Work of Employees
Hamideh Abbasi, Mahmood Hoseini Boroojeni,
Volume 10, Issue 4 (Iranian Journal of Ergonomics 2023)
Abstract
Objectives: Proactive personalities, which refer to a person's ability with active behaviors to affect meaningful changes in the environment, are an important factor that affects the formation of job adaptability. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of active personality on job adaptation with the role of mediator of flourishing at work.
Methods: The research has been a descriptive-analytical survey in terms of practical purpose and terms of data collection. The method of collection was using a questionnaire. In the current research, the standard questionnaire measuring flourishing at work, job adaptability, and active personalities have been used. The statistical population studied was all the employees of the Jundishapur University of Ahvaz, numbering 500 people. According to Morgan's table, the sample size is calculated as 271 people. In this research, the reliability of Cronbach's alpha method and the validity of the method has been confirmed through face validity. The method of analysis, description, and inference has been. IMOS software was used to test the hypotheses.
Results: The findings show that active personalities are effective for a job with a mediating role of flourishing at work. The effect of flourishing at work on job adjustment, the effect of active personality on job adjustment, and the effect of active personality on flourishing in the workplace have been confirmed.
Conclusion: The results show what personalities make people progress in the workplace, which in turn improves job adaptability. It is recommended that career counselors design interventions to promote career adjustment.

Measuring the Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment in the Impact of Transformational Leadership on Employee Job Satisfaction
Hamideh Abbasi, Sarah Hajatpour,
Volume 11, Issue 1 (Iranian Journal of Ergonomics 2023)
Abstract
Objectives: One of the best ways to maintain and improve human resources is to increase employee job satisfaction. Managers with a transformational leadership style are also one of the most important factors in improving job satisfaction. The purpose of this research was to investigate the impact of transformational leadership on the job satisfaction of employees with regard to the mediating role of psychological empowerment.
Methods: The statistical population of this research consisted of 1,500 employees of the central headquarters of the Tehran Social Security Organization, Tehran, Iran. The sample size (n=306) was calculated using the random sampling method and using Cochran's formula. Data collection tools were the Avolio and Bass standard transformational leadership questionnaire, Minnesota job satisfaction questionnaire, and Spretitzer psychological empowerment questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaires was measured by face and content validity. The reliability of these tools was assessed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient, whose value was calculated as 0.79 for the transformational leadership questionnaire, 0.83 for the empowerment questionnaire, and 0.82 for the job satisfaction questionnaire. Analysis of research data was done in SmartPLS software using path analysis and the structural equation model.
Results: Based on the findings, all research hypotheses were confirmed. The results obtained from the Sobel test showed that the indirect effect of transformational leadership style on job satisfaction through employee empowerment was 0.556; the positive value of beta (0.556) indicated the positive intensity of the effect.
Conclusion: The results of the research demonstrated that the role of transformational leadership by the managers of the organization would be effective in the feeling of job satisfaction and its improvement through creating working conditions that provide the empowerment of employees.

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