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Psychosocial factors associated with fatigue in mining work
Amanda Sorce Moreira1, Sergio Roberto de Lucca1
1Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Summary
High work demands and low social support significantly contribute to fatigue in mining sector workers. Driving heavy vehicles did not increase fatigue risk, but workplace psychosocial factors are key.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Psychosocial Factors in the Workplace
- Industrial Hygiene
Background:
- Fatigue is a prevalent issue in the corporate environment, influenced by lifestyle and working conditions.
- Organizational factors, work type, and social support can exacerbate fatigue and its dimensions, including sleepiness, indisposition, concentration difficulties, and physical discomfort.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the prevalence of fatigue among heavy vehicle drivers in the mining sector.
- To investigate the association between fatigue and biosocial characteristics, job demands, and perceived fatigue risk.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study was conducted with 111 workers.
- Data were collected using the biosocial and organizational questionnaire, the Job Stress Scale, and the Yoshitake Fatigue Assessment Questionnaire.
Main Results:
- Fatigue prevalence was linked to marital status, education, lifestyle, and workplace psychosocial factors.
- Workers experiencing the most fatigue reported passive work environments with inadequate social support.
Conclusions:
- Operating heavy vehicles in the mining sector was not found to be an independent risk factor for fatigue.
- High job demands and low social support emerged as the primary psychosocial factors associated with various dimensions of fatigue.
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