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Hogh A, Borg V, Mikkelsen KL. Work Stress 2003; 17(2): 182-194. |
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(Copyright © 2003, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group) |
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Abstract |
The main purpose of this study was to analyse work-related violence as a predictor of fatigue. In 1990 and 1995, 5001 Danish employees (a representative sample of the Danish workforce) were interviewed by telephone. The response rates were 90% in 1990 and 84% in 1995. The interviews included questions on fatigue and violence in 1990 and the SF-36 Vitality Scale (energy level and fatigue) in 1995. We found an association between exposure to work-related violence (both actual and threatened) in 1990 and fatigue in 1995. Employees who had been subjected to work-related violence in 1990 were approximately three times as likely to be fatigued in 1995 as non-exposed respondents. Violence predicted fatigue independently of a number of covariates, such as gender and age, social support, interpersonal conflict, type of contact at work with people other than colleagues, fatigue at baseline, and social class. We also found that exposure to violence in 1990 strongly predicted exposure to violence in 1995. Fatigue may result in a lower quality of life, a reduced ability to cope with the workload, and it may also reduce commitment towards clients. This may have an impact on the workplace and co-workers, who may have to cope with a higher workload. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Work & Stress, 2003. Copyright © 2003 by Taylor & Francis) |