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KMID : 0365220150520010075
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Korean Journal of Public Health
2015 Volume.52 No. 1 p.75 ~ p.85
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The Relationship between Worker"s Job Stress and Musculoskeletal Workload in the Super-supermarket Workers
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Jung Hye-Jung
Park Dong-Jin
Kang Sung-Chan
Ko Ye-Ji
Kim Jong-Bo
Kim Tae-Sub
Jeon Jin-Yeong
Kim Sung-Kyoon
Yoon Chung-Sik
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Abstract
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Objectives: Along with the development of a number of Super-super markets in a short time in Korea, the workers in those were also increased. Due to distinctive characteristics, i.e., standing posture for a long time, deal with heavy and bulky material or iteration working or deal with customer, employment forms, shift, of Super-super market workers, they have been exposed to job stress and musculoskeletal disorders. The purposes of this study were to identify the level of job stress and musculoskeletal symptoms of workers in Super-super market and to investigate the relationship of general characteristics, work-related characteristics and the level of job stress with musculoskeletal symptoms.
Methods: A cross-sectional study, targeted the workers in One Super-super market in Seoul, was performed using a KOSHA(Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency) GUIDE questionnaire. A total of 237 workers were participated. Using KOSHA GUIDE, general characteristics, work-related characteristics, job stress and musculoskeletal symptoms was investigated.
As a result, there were differences in Job stress score by the existence of musculoskeletal symptoms in five variables, including age group, marriage group, regularity of job, rest duration, work division.
Results: The mean of job stress scores in the category of physical environment, interpersonal conflict were more than 50 % of korea laborer. Several factors, i.e., age and shift as a physical environment stressor, age as a job demand stressor, smoking and division as an insufficient of job control stressor, and hobby as an interpersonal conflict and job insecurity stressor, significantly affect each job stress. Odd ratio of musculoskeletal symptoms in the high job stress score groups categorized as physical environment, job demand, insufficient job control, interpersonal conflict, job insecurity, occupational climate were larger than one but all the confidence intervals lay from 0.37 to 2.91 which meant statistically non-significant.
Conclusion: We found that the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms at interpersonal conflict were higher when
adjusted occupational-related characteristics such as regular job and division. This study suggest that some job stressors such as interpersonal conflict and occupational-related characteristics in supermarket workers could associate with the musculoskeletal symptoms.
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KEYWORD
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Job, Stress, Musculoskeletal, Super-super market
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