Association for combined exposure to job strain, shift work on mental health among Chinese railway workers: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of coexposure to job strain and shift work on mental health in railway workers.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

One Railway Bureau Group in China.

Participants

A total of 1270 front-line railway workers.

Outcome measures

The Symptom Checklist-90-Revised questionnaire was used to measure general mental health. Job strain variables were derived from the Job Content Questionnaire. Based on the records of the work schedule 3 months prior to the survey, the following three shift types were identified: fixed day, fixed night and rotating night shifts. Risks associated with mental health were assessed by carrying out logistic regression analysis which was adjusted for age, job tenure, smoking and

SUBMITTER: Jiang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7597467 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature