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Job-related stress and work ability of Dispatchers in a metropolitan fire department. / Oldenburg, Marcus; Wilken, Dennis; Wegner, Ralf; Poschadel, Bernd; Baur, Xaver.

in: J OCCUP MED TOXICOL, Nr. 9, 2014, S. 31.

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Oldenburg, M, Wilken, D, Wegner, R, Poschadel, B & Baur, X 2014, 'Job-related stress and work ability of Dispatchers in a metropolitan fire department', J OCCUP MED TOXICOL, Nr. 9, S. 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12995-014-0031-8

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Oldenburg, M., Wilken, D., Wegner, R., Poschadel, B., & Baur, X. (2014). Job-related stress and work ability of Dispatchers in a metropolitan fire department. J OCCUP MED TOXICOL, (9), 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12995-014-0031-8

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Oldenburg M, Wilken D, Wegner R, Poschadel B, Baur X. Job-related stress and work ability of Dispatchers in a metropolitan fire department. J OCCUP MED TOXICOL. 2014;(9):31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12995-014-0031-8

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title = "Job-related stress and work ability of Dispatchers in a metropolitan fire department",
abstract = "Background: Our aim was to assess psychomental stress and strain among dispatchers in fire departments, particularlyduring emergency instructions by phone and to evaluate their work ability.Methods: 27 dispatchers and 20 controls were examined. In a protocol, participants recorded 1. phone instructionscausing mental stress (event) 2. working time without phone instructions (non-event) 3. breaks. Continuous heart rate(variability), urine catecholamine, salivary cortisol and lymphocytes were measured. To assess the job-related burden,the Work Ability Index (WAI) was applied.Results: Dispatchers demonstrated significantly higher heart rates and reduced standard deviation of all NN(heartbeat-to-heartbeat) intervals (SDNN) than the controls in all phases. WAI of dispatchers was significantly lower thanthat of the controls. Within the dispatchers, there was a significantly higher rate of inability to work during the past year.Conclusions: The increased heart rate and reduced SDNN of examined dispatchers indicate chronic stress effectsas a possible preliminary stage of a health disorder. In respect of the reduced work ability among dispatcherspreventive measures are required to reduce the stress situation during their job-performance",
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T1 - Job-related stress and work ability of Dispatchers in a metropolitan fire department

AU - Oldenburg, Marcus

AU - Wilken, Dennis

AU - Wegner, Ralf

AU - Poschadel, Bernd

AU - Baur, Xaver

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - Background: Our aim was to assess psychomental stress and strain among dispatchers in fire departments, particularlyduring emergency instructions by phone and to evaluate their work ability.Methods: 27 dispatchers and 20 controls were examined. In a protocol, participants recorded 1. phone instructionscausing mental stress (event) 2. working time without phone instructions (non-event) 3. breaks. Continuous heart rate(variability), urine catecholamine, salivary cortisol and lymphocytes were measured. To assess the job-related burden,the Work Ability Index (WAI) was applied.Results: Dispatchers demonstrated significantly higher heart rates and reduced standard deviation of all NN(heartbeat-to-heartbeat) intervals (SDNN) than the controls in all phases. WAI of dispatchers was significantly lower thanthat of the controls. Within the dispatchers, there was a significantly higher rate of inability to work during the past year.Conclusions: The increased heart rate and reduced SDNN of examined dispatchers indicate chronic stress effectsas a possible preliminary stage of a health disorder. In respect of the reduced work ability among dispatcherspreventive measures are required to reduce the stress situation during their job-performance

AB - Background: Our aim was to assess psychomental stress and strain among dispatchers in fire departments, particularlyduring emergency instructions by phone and to evaluate their work ability.Methods: 27 dispatchers and 20 controls were examined. In a protocol, participants recorded 1. phone instructionscausing mental stress (event) 2. working time without phone instructions (non-event) 3. breaks. Continuous heart rate(variability), urine catecholamine, salivary cortisol and lymphocytes were measured. To assess the job-related burden,the Work Ability Index (WAI) was applied.Results: Dispatchers demonstrated significantly higher heart rates and reduced standard deviation of all NN(heartbeat-to-heartbeat) intervals (SDNN) than the controls in all phases. WAI of dispatchers was significantly lower thanthat of the controls. Within the dispatchers, there was a significantly higher rate of inability to work during the past year.Conclusions: The increased heart rate and reduced SDNN of examined dispatchers indicate chronic stress effectsas a possible preliminary stage of a health disorder. In respect of the reduced work ability among dispatcherspreventive measures are required to reduce the stress situation during their job-performance

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DO - 10.1186/s12995-014-0031-8

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