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Lifestyle behaviours and perceived well-being in different fire service roles
- Source :
- Turner, P, Siddall, A, Stevenson, R, Standage, M & Bilzon, J 2018, ' Lifestyle behaviours and perceived well-being in different fire service roles ', Occupational Medicine, vol. 68, no. 8, OM-17-OP-207.R4, pp. 537-543 . https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqy110, Turner, P J F, Siddall, A G, Stevenson, R D M, Standage, M & Bilzon, J L J 2018, ' Lifestyle behaviours and perceived well-being in different fire service roles ', Occupational Medicine, vol. 68, no. 8, pp. 537-543 . https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqy110
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press (OUP), 2018.
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Abstract
- Background: Aspects of the work environment influence employee well-being. However, it is unclear how employee lifestyle behaviours, health characteristics and well-being may differ within a broader occupational sector.Aims: To investigate the health characteristics, lifestyle behaviours and well-being of three Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) occupational groups that differ in shift work and occupational demands: operational firefighters (FF), emergency control (EC) and administrative support (AS) workers.Methods: Data were obtained via an online survey using previously validated questionnaires to assess health characteristics, lifestyle behaviours and perceived well-being. Differences between groups were explored, controlling for confounding variables, using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) methods. Effect sizes are reported where appropriate to demonstrate clinical significance.Results: Four thousand five hundred and sixty-four FRS personnel volunteered, with 3333 (73%) completing the survey out of a total workforce of 60000 (8%). FF reported the lowest prevalence of chronic medical conditions (10%), compared with AS (21%) and EC (19%) workers. Total physical activity (PA) was 66% higher among FF compared with EC and AS workers. Components of sleep and self-rated health were independent predictors of well-being irrespective of FRS role.Conclusions: FF reported the highest levels of PA and highest perceptions of well-being, and the lowest prevalence of obesity and chronic medical conditions, compared with other FRS occupational groups. These findings may be used to inform FRS workplace intervention strategies.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Occupational group
Health Status
GV201
Shift work
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Surveys and Questionnaires
Environmental health
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Workplace
Service (business)
occupation
shift-work
wellbeing
health
lifestyle
physical activity
sleep
business.industry
Confounding
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Obesity
Work environment
Firefighters
Well-being
Workforce
H1
Female
Perception
business
Risk Reduction Behavior
B1
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14718405 and 09627480
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Occupational Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4f87f1c2a381c4c6ef5984907f2b4b4b