Health outcomes of psychosocial stress within firefighters: A systematic review of the research landscape.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Much of the research surrounding firefighter health has concerned the hazards intuitively associated with the occupation, such as physical, thermal, and chemical risks. However, an additional aspect of their work environment, psychosocial stressors, has begun to attract a growing level of attention. Work-related psychosocial stress may best be described as mental and emotional strain caused by a combination of workplace events and characteristics, and the objective of our review was to identify the health outcomes associated with these stressors in firefighters.

Methods

A systematic review was performed of studies reporting on the psychosocial stressors and the associated health outcomes experienced by firefighters. Data sources included the MEDLINE

SUBMITTER: Igboanugo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8006668 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature