Self-reported chronic diseases and occupational health risks among bank employees of southern Karnataka city, India

Kumar, Sunil; Unnikrishnan, Bhaskaran; Nagaraj, K

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“…Considering prevalence of stress level as 60% and relative precision at 12% level, minimum required sample size was found to be 185. [ 1 ]…”

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“…There is evidence that long-term mental stress associated with chronic diseases among bank employees. [ 1 2 ] Bank employees cannot afford the time to relax and they are faced with work variety, discrimination, favoritism, delegation, and conflicting tasks. The association of substance use such as alcohol and smoking among employees were found to play a significant role in determining the levels of occupational stress.…”

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“…Very few studies have been conducted at the global level to assess the stress level among Bank employees[ 3 5 6 7 ] and in India. [ 1 8 ] Hence, such a study group has been chosen as the target of this study. A study of such nature will be helpful to understand the problem of stress level and its associated factors, so that appropriate interventions can be initiated for the benefit of such a vulnerable group.…”

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Prevalence of stress level among Bank employees in urban Puducherry, India

Kumar

Sundaram

2014

Ind Psychiatry J

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Background and Objective:Stress is an important health area of concern among bank employees. The study aims to assess the stress level and its associated factors among bank employees.Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted among 192 bank employees in urban Puducherry, India. Stress level was assessed by Cohen's Perceived Stress scale and classified into low (0-11), average (12-15), high (16-20), and very high (21 and above) based on the stress scores. Collected data were analyzed by using univariate analysis.Results:Majority of them had high and very high level of stress (75.5%, confidence interval: 69.4-81.6%). The variables that include age group, sex, category of work, smoking and alcohol use were not found to be significantly associated with the stress level (P > 0.05). With respect to question items, handling personal problems and things were going their way were answered as fairly often and very often by the majority of the subjects.Conclusion:Stress level among bank employees is high, which necessitates intervention measures for this vulnerable group.

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“…Considering prevalence of stress level as 60% and relative precision at 12% level, minimum required sample size was found to be 185. [ 1 ]…”

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Sundaram

2014

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“…It is seen from the [17][18][19][20][21][22][23] This special variation could be because of the fact that hypertension is a life style disease and the prevalence is more when there is risk behaviour.…”

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Prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among the bank employees of Western Maharashtra – a cross sectional study

Brahmankar

Prabhu

2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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INTRODUCTIONHypertension, the -silent killer‖ -is a modern day's epidemic and is an increasingly important medical and global public health issue due to its role in causation of coronary heart disease, stroke and other vascular complications.1 It is defined as systolic blood pressure measuring more than or equal to 140 mm of mercury and diastolic blood pressure measuring more than or equal to 90 mm of mercury recorded in an individual according to JNC 7.2 The global prevalence of raised blood pressure in adults aged 18 years and over was around 22% in 2014. 3 Approximately 9.4 million deaths and 7% of disease burden as measured in DALYs (disability -adjusted life years) are caused by raised blood pressure in 2010. Higher the blood pressure, higher the risk of both stroke and coronary events. 4 Overall prevalence for hypertension in India was found to be 29.8%. About 33% urban and 25% rural Indians have hypertension. 5ABSTRACT Background: Hypertension, the -silent killer‖ -is a modern day's epidemic and is becoming a public health emergency worldwide, especially in the developing countries. Sedentary life-style and stress are important risk factors for hypertension. The job of bank employees is both sedentary in nature and accompanies high levels of mental stress, thereby at a higher risk of developing hypertension. Hence the present study was conducted to study the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among the bank employees in Western Maharashtra. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during January 2014 to December 2015 to assess the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among the bank employees in Western Maharashtra. By using multistage sampling method, total 340 bank employees from 40 branches were included in the study after fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria. After all ethical considerations, the data were collected by using pre-designed, pre-tested and semistructured questionnaire and then analysed using MS Excel, SPSS-22 and Primer of Biostatistics. Results: Overall prevalence of hypertension was 39.7% and that of pre-hypertension was 41.8% among the study population. Socio-demographic factors like age, male gender, family history of hypertension, mode of travel, physical activity, overweight, years of service, intake of coffee and smoking had shown significant association with hypertension. Conclusions: Prevalence of hypertension was found as significantly higher in bank employees than the general population of India. Among the non-hypertensives large part was pre-hypertensives which are also at high risk of developing hypertension in the future.

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“…Working in a banking environment is a sedentary job arrangement, often with high demand and low control features (Lima, et al, 2013), generating significant amounts of distress (McBride et al, 2015). This working environment has been associated with higher risks of chronic disease (Kumar et al, 2013), including cardiovascular conditions (Ganesh and Deivanai, 2014) and predisposition towards development of risk factors such as obesity (Kumar et al, 2013) and alcohol and tobacco consumption (Kornitzer et al, 1993).…”

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Working conditions may affect employees' lifestyles by triggering certain psychological symptoms like depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and others. This study intends to provide an in-depth insight to the risk factors involved in triggering the aforementioned manifestations, therefore, adding new facts to the current literature about the topic. Thus, we intend to assess the associations between workplace factors and minor psychological disorders in a sample of Romanian bank employees. This research is quantitative in nature using a structured questionnaire filled in by 349 respondents belonging to two banking networks active in various regions of Northern Romania. The questionnaires were administered in person with full instructions for the completion. Upon completion, the questionnaires were retrieved for collection of data and statistical analysis. Our study showed statistically significant associations between various psychological conditions (anxiety, depression, sleep disorders) with factors such as: relationships with superiors (for respondents with no history of psychological complaints; p=0.04), exposure to workplace related toxins (for respondents with history of psychological complaints; p<0.001), work rhythm (for responders with history of psychological complaints; p=0.001), decision making power (for people without history of psychological complaints; p=0.047) and several other similar factors. This study highlights quantitatively selected stressors and their effects on a population of Romanian bank employees, justifying the need for implementing protocols at work in order to prevent psychological distress and physical illness.

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Self-reported chronic diseases and occupational health risks among bank employees of southern Karnataka city, India

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Prevalence of stress level among Bank employees in urban Puducherry, India

Prevalence of stress level among Bank employees in urban Puducherry, India

Prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among the bank employees of Western Maharashtra – a cross sectional study

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