ASSESSMENT OF WORK-RELATED STRESS AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG MANAGERIAL STAFF IN AN INDUSTRY LOCATED IN BANGALORE CITY
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 0
Abstract
Introduction: Stress acts in a synergistic manner with other Non-Communicable disease risk factors. Effects of stress on individual workers would lead to various health problems and will also impact the organization with decreased performance and productivity. Managers and supervisory staff are expected to be stressed due to target demands and attribution of responsibility of people in their span of control. Hence this study looked at the same, contributing to risk reduction in workplaces for NCDs. Objectives: 1. To estimate prevalence of stress among managers and supervisory staff in a selected industry. 2. To assess the level of stress and its associated factors among those identified to have stress. Material & methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 176 managers & supervisors currently employed and working, in a conveniently selected industrial unit, located in the periphery of Bangalore city. The above industry involved processes viz. production, maintenance etc. in manufacturing automobile parts. Each manager was contacted in person and information was collected using a self-administered questionnaire during their leisure time at work. Stress was assessed by using ‘Tool to assess and classify work stress and associated symptoms’, developed by Centre for public health, NIMHANS. Results: Prevalence of work-related stress was 22.2% with 95% CI (18.04 - 26.36). The prevalence of stress was high among managers (33.3%) when compared to supervisors (20.9%) & the difference in prevalence of stress between two categories was statistically significantly (p<0.05). Alcohol and tobacco consumption were found to be significantly associated with Work-related stress (p<0.05). Conclusions: In order to alleviate the occupational stress of staff, strategies to reduce stress, both at macro level and at micro level are to be designed & testified.
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Basavakumar S. Anandi, Dinesh Rajaram, Aravind B A, Gautham M S, Radhika K
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