Twenty-four-hour shift work, depressive symptoms, and job dissatisfaction among Japanese firefighters

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 380-391

  Saijo, Yasuaki ^a   Ueno, Takeji ^b   Hashimoto, Yoshihiro ^c  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Sapporo Fire Bureau   (Japan)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Firefighter; Job dissatisfaction; Job stress; Shift work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; JAPANESE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SELF ESTEEM; SHIFT WORKER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FIRES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 42349096836     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20571     Document Type: Article

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