International archives of occupational and environmental health
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Int Arch Occup Environ Health · Nov 2006
Randomized Controlled TrialCo-occurrence of musculoskeletal pain among female kitchen workers.
The co-occurrence of musculoskeletal pain symptoms in seven body sites and their combinations among women in kitchen work were studied. ⋯ Widespread co-occurrence of musculoskeletal pain symptoms was common among female kitchen workers with slight predominance in the upper body.
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Int Arch Occup Environ Health · Nov 2006
Psychosocial work environment and burnout among emergency medical and nursing staff.
The prevalence of burnout syndrome is increasing among doctors and nurses. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between the psychosocial work environment and burnout syndrome among emergency medical and nursing staff in Spain. A secondary aim was to determine if the effect of this psychosocial work environment on burnout was different for doctors and nurses. ⋯ The presence of risk factors derived from work organisation within the work place (psychosocial risk factors) increases the probability of presenting burnout syndrome and, above all, EE.