ASSESSMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG RADIOGRAPHERS IN SOUTHERN IRAN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Mahboubeh Masoumbeigi; Omolbanin Delashoub; Shima Nikzat; Reza Afzalipour

doi:10.46903/gjms/22.4.suppl.1446

ASSESSMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG RADIOGRAPHERS IN SOUTHERN IRAN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Mahboubeh Masoumbeigi, Omolbanin Delashoub, Shima Nikzat, Reza Afzalipour

Abstract

Background: Occupational stress is known to affect the working performance, physical and mental health of employees. Meanwhile, due to the well-known effects of x-ray, radiographers deal with a substantial degree of inherent risk and stress in their job. The aim of this study was the assessment of occupational stress in radiographers working in southern, Iran.

Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on population of radiographers in Bandar Abbas city, Iran. The participants were asked to fill-out Osipow or Stress Inventory-Revised questionnaire, which is based on three distinct sections designed for collection of demographic, occupational and stress-related data. Statistical analysis was performed on SPSS 16.0.

Results: A total of 43 participants (12 males and 31 females) with a mean age of 31.16±8.48, were enrolled. We found a significant inverse linear correlation between stress score, and daily and weekly working hours with Pearson’s correlation coefficients of –0.37 and –0.36, respectively. Participants receiving incomes higher than the baseline were found to achieve significantly higher scores in the questionnaire, compared with participants on baseline income (P-value=0.002). Female participants were found to experience significantly higher levels of occupational stress than their male counterparts (P-value<0.05).

Conclusion: Daily/weekly working hours, income, and the sex of individuals working as radiographers are strong determinants of occupational stress, and since employees working in this profession are subject to higher levels of stress, due chiefly to occupational hazards associated with imaging modalities, programs aimed at alleviating occupational stress in this particular community are strongly recommended to take these factors into account.

Keywords

Occupation; stress; Psychological; health; Work; Employee; Radiographer.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46903/gjms/22.4.suppl.1446