Health Status of Employees in the Meat Industry Under the Agricultural Scheme in Brittany. Relationships with Their Physical, Organizational, and Psychosocial Work-Related Stressors. Epidemiological Survey Report
The objective of this study is to assess the perceived health status of employees in the meat industry (beef, pork, and poultry), in relation to their work-related stressors, which are primarily organizational and psychosocial in nature. The main part of this cross-sectional survey, conducted by mail, covered all 6,000 employees in this sector across the four Breton departments whose companies are covered by the agricultural social security system. Perceived health was measured using the Nottingham Perceived Health Index (NPHI). Psychosocial factors at work were assessed using the Karasek questionnaire (job demands, job autonomy, and social support at work). Overall, the results show high prevalences of self-reported poor health among all employees. It is more prevalent among women and steadily worsens with age. High work demands—both quantitative and qualitative—insufficient resources to perform quality work, and poor promotion prospects are found to be associated with perceived poor health. This study shows that this is a population of employees who are particularly vulnerable in terms of perceived physical and mental health, exposed to significant physical, organizational, and psychosocial work-related stressors. These results, when compared with those from other disciplines involved in this initiative, may help identify preventive measures to be implemented in collaboration with companies. (R.A.)
Author(s): Morisseau P, Cohidon C, Santin G
Publishing year: 2007
Pages: 109 p.
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