Fatigue in the workplace of National Health Service trusts: levels of symptomatology and links with minor psychiatric disorder, demographic, occupational and work role factors

Sought to obtain a systematic estimate of the levels of fatigue in representative samples of the major occupational groups of health care workers; examine the relationship between fatigue and mental health as a function of occupational and work role factors; and to test the proposition that fatigue...

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Published inJournal of psychosomatic research Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 83 - 92
Main Authors Hardy, G E, Shapiro, D A, Borrill, C S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.07.1997
Subjects
Employees
Factors
Fatigue
Mental health
Occupational stress
Relationship
Trust hospitals
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Summary:Sought to obtain a systematic estimate of the levels of fatigue in representative samples of the major occupational groups of health care workers; examine the relationship between fatigue and mental health as a function of occupational and work role factors; and to test the proposition that fatigue arises from a combination of poor mental health and high job stress. Questionnaire data from 7720 NHS Trust staff was used. Both general fatigue and fatigability were associated with high levels of psychological distress. Support was also found for the proposition that fatigue arises from a combination of poor mental health and high work demands. (Original abstract-amended)
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ISSN:0022-3999