[Factors associated with fatigue in the employees of internet companies]

Objective: To explore factors associated with fatigue in employees working in Internet companies. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 3603 employees from 35 internet companies. A self-conducted questionnaire was used to assess employees' fatigue and related factors. Results: The scores of body fatigue, mental fatigue and total fatigue were (4.53±2.56) , (2.37±1.64) , and (6.90±3.55) respectively. The body fatigue is positively correlated with job burnout and musculoskeletal disorders (r=0.426, 0.485) ; the mental fatigue is positively correlated with job burnout (r=0.429) . JDC and ERI occupational stress, burnout and high level of musculoskeletal disorders increased the risk of body fatigue of which odds ratios are 1.58, 1.72, 4.08 and 5.91; odds ratios for the risk of mental fatigue are 1.73, 1.37, 2.61 and 2.08. Sleep time over 7 hours reduces the risk of fatigue (P<0.05) with odds ratio of 0.61 and 0.62. Conclusion: Employees of Internet companies is facing fatigue issues. To protect employee's physical and mental health is highly important for employers to alleviate fatigue and improve work performance.