Citation

Obelenis V, Gedgaudiene D, Vasilavicius P. Medicina (Lithuania) 2003; 39(11): 1103-1109.

Affiliation

Department of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine, Kaunas University of Medicine, A. Mickeviciaus 9, 3000 Kaunas, Lithuania. aplink@kmu.lt

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Lietuvos Gydytoju Sajunga Lithuania)

DOI

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PMID

14646466

Abstract

A questionnaire was used for investigation of 788 workers from three transport enterprises. The questionnaire was used for evaluation of occupational environment, lifestyle, psychosocial factors and self-evaluation of health. The most harmful occupational factors are unsatisfactory microclimatic conditions, diesel fuel, cooling oil, vibration, musculoskeletal load, and mental tension. Worker's lifestyle isn't healthy: 46% of them are smoking, 83% are drinking alcohol, 53% are physically inactive, 82% have bad nutrition regimen, 27% are everyday suffering from stressful situations. Main health impairments are musculoskeletal (46.2%), respiratory tract (22.2%), gastrointestinal (17.3%) and central nervous system (32.2%) diseases. Musculoskeletal disorders are statistically related to bad ergonomic work conditions, long workday hours, aged employees and long work experience of workers (p<0.05-0.002).

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