1.Epidemiological investigation on college student' periostitis caused by fatigue in Anhui province.
Qian-chun YU ; Wei-juan MA ; Yan-feng ZOU ; Gui-mei CHEN ; Dong-qing YE
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2012;33(1):127-128
Adult
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Athletic Injuries
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epidemiology
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China
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epidemiology
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Fatigue
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epidemiology
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Periostitis
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epidemiology
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Students
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Young Adult
3.Study on the social factors of patients with genital herpes relapsing.
Ji-Feng LIU ; Ai-E XU ; Yong-Wei LI ; Di-Min ZHANG
National Journal of Andrology 2006;12(5):391-393
OBJECTIVETo investigate the social factors of patients with genital herpes (GH) relapsing and guide GH patients to avoid the related social factors.
METHODSTo select 96 case of patients with recurrent genital herpes of final diagnosis and detailedly record the related social factors before relapsing. The social factors were compared between male and female GH patients, and compared between frequently recurrent (> 6/year) and non-frequently recurrent GH patients (< or = 6/year) too.
RESULTS65.6% (63/96) of recurrent GH patients have certain social factors before relapsing. The main social factors are overtiredness, mental stress and excessive sexual contact. Staying up late and excessive drinking are common social factors, too. There was no significant difference of social factors between male and female GH patients (P >. 05), and also no significant difference between frequently recurrent and non-frequently recurrent GH patients (P > 0.05), too.
CONCLUSIONOvertiredness, mental stress and excessive sexual are the main social elements during inducing genital herpes relapsing. It is important to reduce GH relapsing and spreading of HIV and syphilis by guiding recurrent genital herpes patients to avoid related social elements.
Adult ; Fatigue ; epidemiology ; Female ; Herpes Genitalis ; epidemiology ; etiology ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Recurrence ; Sexual Behavior ; Stress, Psychological ; epidemiology
4.Relationship of personality with job burnout and psychological stress risk in clinicians.
Lei HUANG ; Dinglun ZHOU ; Yongcheng YAO ; Yajia LAN
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2015;33(2):84-87
OBJECTIVETo analyze the job burnout and mental health status of clinicians and the relationship of personality with job burnout and psychological stress, and to investigate the direct or indirect effects of personality on psychological stress.
METHODSMaslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised Short Scale (EPQ-RSC), and Kessler 10 Scale were administered to 775 clinicians.
RESULTSOf all clinicians, 29.5% had mild burnout, with a score of 22.7 ± 8.18 for psychological stress risk. The effect of personality on emotional exhaustion and cynicism was greater than that on personal accomplishment. Clinicians with a personality of introversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism suffered a higher risk of psychological stress. Personality had both direct and indirect effects on psychological stress. Neuroticism had the strongest effect on psychological stress, with an effect size of 0.55.
CONCLUSIONClinicians have a high level of both job burnout and mental psychological stress risk. Personality is significantly correlated with job burnout and psychological stress risk. Measures depending on personality should be taken for effective intervention.
Anxiety Disorders ; Burnout, Professional ; epidemiology ; psychology ; Fatigue ; Humans ; Neuroticism ; Personality ; Physicians ; psychology ; Risk ; Stress, Psychological ; epidemiology ; psychology ; Surveys and Questionnaires
5.The Concept, Status Quo and Forensic Pathology of Karoshi.
Bo Fan YANG ; Jing Zhuo SHI ; Qian Jing LI ; Liang Ci XIA ; Fu ZHANG ; Yan Geng YU ; Ning XIAO ; Dong Ri LI
Journal of Forensic Medicine 2019;35(4):455-458
"Karoshi" originates from Japan's economic take-off period in the 1960s and 1970s. It is generally believed that overwork lead to the accumulation of fatigue, which triggers the outbreak of potential diseases, and results in sudden death. Karoshi causes great harm to both the community and families because it occurs primarily in 30 to 60 year old young adults. Japan put Karoshi into the category of industrial injury for the first time in 2001 and started to undertake a series of studies in the sociological and pathological fields. However, there is a tremendous gap in the forensic pathological diagnosis domain. In China, research on Karoshi started from the 1990s and is closely related to the reform and opening up policy as well as economic development. According to the incomplete statistics, 600 thousand people die from overwork each year in China, the highest in the world. Karoshi has become one of the most serious social problems in China at the present stage, thus a systematic study in the sociology and forensic pathology fields is urgently required. This paper summarizes the past and present status of Karoshi, and puts forward the problems that need attention during the judicial expertise of Karoshi from forensic pathology perspective.
Adult
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China
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Death, Sudden/etiology*
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Fatigue/epidemiology*
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Forensic Pathology
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Occupational Stress/epidemiology*
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Risk Factors
6.Prevalence of Chronic Fatigue and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Korea: Community-Based Primary Care Study.
Cheol Hwan KIM ; Ho Cheol SHIN ; Chang Won WON
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2005;20(4):529-534
There have been many epidemiological and clinical researches on chronic fatigue (CF) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) since the 1990s, but such studies have been quite limited in Korea. The aim of this study was to investigate the point prevalence of CF and CFS in patients who visited community-based eight primary care clinics in Korea. The study subjects were 1,648 patients aged 18 yr and over who visited one of eight primary care clinics in Korea between the 7th and 17th of May 2001. The physicians determined the status of the subjects through fatigue-related questionnaires, medical history, physical examination, and laboratory tests. The subjects were categorized into no fatigue, prolonged fatigue, CF and then CF were further classified to medically explained CF (Physical CF and Psychological CF) and medically unexplained CF (CFS and idiopathic chronic fatigue). The point prevalence of CF and CFS were 8.4% (95% CI 7.1-9.7%) and 0.6% (95% CI 0.2-1.0%). Medically explained CF was 80.5% of CF, of which 57.1% had psychological causes. The clinical characteristics of CFS were distinguished from explained CF. CF was common but CFS was rare in community-based primary care settings in Korea.
Adolescent
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Adult
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Age Distribution
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Chronic Disease
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Community Health Services/statistics & numerical data
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Comparative Study
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Fatigue/*epidemiology
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Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic/*epidemiology
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Female
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Humans
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Korea/epidemiology
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Multivariate Analysis
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Prevalence
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Sex Distribution
7.Analysis of work-related fatigue characteristics and its influencing factors in scientific and technical personnel.
Ting YANG ; Dinglun ZHOU ; Mingying SONG ; Yajia LAN
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2015;33(2):100-103
OBJECTIVETo investigate the current status and characteristics of work-related fatigue among scientific and technical personnel and its associated factors, and to provide a scientific basis for further interventions.
METHODSA cross-sectional survey was conducted in the staff from a single scientific institution, using a self-administered questionnaire. Basic information of participants, Fatigue Scale-14, and Job Content Questionnaire were collected.
RESULTSThe prevalence of work-related fatigue among the scientific and technical personnel was 54.6%; work-related fatigue was positively correlated with occupational stress (rs = 0.384, P < 0.05). Significant differences in the scores, proportions, and types of fatigue were found between different types of occupational stress. The associated factors of work-related fatigue included occupational stress profiles, social support, and educational status. A higher risk of work-related fatigue was found in the staff under high stress, compared with those under low stress (OR = 8.5, 95%CI = 3.9∼18.7). Social support served as a protective factor for work-related fatigue, while a higher level of education was correlated with more severe work-related fatigue.
CONCLUSIONWork-related fatigue is common and serious among scientific and technical personnel, especially in those under high stress. Effective interventions according to occupational stress are of great importance to reduce work-related fatigue.
Cross-Sectional Studies ; Fatigue ; epidemiology ; Humans ; Occupational Diseases ; epidemiology ; Prevalence ; Research Personnel ; psychology ; Risk Factors ; Social Support ; Stress, Psychological ; epidemiology ; Surveys and Questionnaires
8.The tendency of physiological and psychological change of the armored vehicle drivers working continuously in hot environment.
Xiang-Yang HAO ; Hong-Tao LIU ; Shao-Bo YANG ; Shu-Zhi FANG ; Qiang MA ; Xiao-Yu ZHAO ; Wei ZHANG ; Gao-Tian PAN
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2004;22(4):257-260
OBJECTIVETo probe the tendency of physiological and psychological change of armored vehicle drivers working continuously in hot environment.
METHODSTen cross-designed standard subjects were divided into control group and driver group. The driver group worked continuously in 32 degrees C approximately 38 degrees C and RH 50% approximately 80% environment. Heart rate, body temperature, systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure were synchronously and dynamically determined during work. Psychological parameters such as profile of mood states (POMS) questionnaire, serial addition/subtraction (SAS) and two-digit search (TDS) selected from neurobehavioral evaluation system (NES) before and after work were also tested.
RESULTSThe curves of the four main physiological parameters rapidly synchro-rose to a peak at (36 +/- 3) min, whereafter the curves descended smoothly. At (144 +/- 8) min, the curves climbed up to the second peak. The determination of the behavioral psychology revealed that the degree of fatigue of the drivers increased gradually when the working time prolonged, and the grip descended by great extent, excitement reduced markedly after work, but the negative mood, such as confusion and depression were increased, error of visual apperceive-operation was increased, right decreased, intelligence reduced, rapidity and delicacy of movement reduced.
CONCLUSIONThe physiological parameters of armored vehicle drivers working continuously in the hot condition appeared double-peak effect, the 1st peak was at (36 +/- 3) min, and the body was in mobilizing stage. Whereafter, the body was in smooth stage. And at (144 +/- 8) min, when the 2nd peak appeared, the body then was in physiological tolerance limit stage.
Adaptation, Physiological ; Adult ; Affect ; Automobile Driving ; psychology ; Body Temperature ; Fatigue ; epidemiology ; etiology ; Heart Rate ; Hot Temperature ; Humans ; Male
9.Estimation on the reliability and validity of the fatigue self-assessment scale.
Xiao-Lin XUE ; Tian-Fang WANG ; Chun-Guang YU
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine 2008;28(6):550-554
OBJECTIVETo analyze the reliability and validity of the Fatigue Self-assessment Scale (FSAS).
METHODSThe scale was applied among the participants assigned to 4 groups, the differences in types, degrees and characteristics of fatigue of them were compared, and the reliability and constitutional validity of ESAS were assessed by internal consistency analysis, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis using the statistical software of SPSS and LISREL.
RESULTSStatistical differences of types, degrees and characteristics of fatigue presented in the participants of the 4 groups. The Cronbach's alpha of various factors in the scale were 0.772-0.908; the indexes for the section of assessing type, and degree of fatigue were RMSEA=0.065, NNFI=0.95, CFI=0.96; and those for the section of assessing characteristics of fatigue were: RMSEA=0.10, NNFI=0.93, CFI=0.96.
CONCLUSIONThe FSAS has good differentiability, reliability and constitutional validity for assessing the type, degree and characteristics of fatigue in various populations. In order to explore the relationship of TCM syndrome patterns with the type, degree and characteristics of fatigue, its future application for evaluation of fatigue and intervention effect of anti-fatigue should be combined with TCM syndrome differentiation.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Fatigue ; diagnosis ; epidemiology ; physiopathology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Models, Statistical ; Self-Examination ; Software ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Young Adult