Effects of job-related stress and burnout on asthenopia among high-tech workers

Ergonomics

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 854-862

  Ostrovsky, Anat ^a   Ribak, Joseph ^a   Pereg, Avihu ^b   Gaton, Dan ^a,c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

bank employees; computer vision syndrome; eye strain; job stress; ocular complaints

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER USERS; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; CONTROL GROUPS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; EYE STRAIN; HIGH-TECH FIRMS; OCULAR COMPLAINTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; STUDY GROUPS; WORKING ENVIRONMENT;

COMPUTER VISION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; SURVEYS;

JOB SATISFACTION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHENOPIA; BURNOUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHENOPIA; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84864553922     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2012.681808     Document Type: Article

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