Job strain is an important risk factor for industrial and service sectors. Among developing countries including Turkey there are not enough stud ies conducted in tertiary sector. The objectives of this study are to determine job strain and the factors affecting it in food service workers of the Dokuz Eylul University, Directorship of Health, Culture and Sports HCS . In this cross-sectional study, all of the food service workers n=96 were chosen to be the target group and 77 80.2% were reached. The demand-control model was used to assess job strain. Socio-demographic and economic factors, working conditions and environment and health status were the independent factors. Job strain distribution according to each working unit was evaluated. There were 20 26.0% workers who had high level of job strain. Socio-demographic factors and working conditions were found not to affect job strain significantly; whereas low income and having any chronic disease increased job strain significantly. The workers in the older units and closer ones to the center had a lower control over their jobs. Those who served more people were exposed to higher job demand. In order to increase job control, the workers should be motivated by achieving their participation in the decision making process and each unit should be better organized for aiming lower job strain.
İş gerilimi gerek sanayi gerekse hizmet sektörlerinde çalışanlar için önemli sağlık sorunlarına yol açabilecek bir etmen olarak kabul edilmektedir. Gelişmekte olan ülkelerde ve Türkiye’de hizmet sektöründe iş geriliminin incelendiği çalışmalar sayıca yetersizdir. Bu çalışmanın amacı Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi SKS Dairesi Başkanlığı’na bağlı mutfak ve servis çalışanlarda iş gerilimini etkileyen etmenlerin saptanmasıdır. Kesitsel tipte yapılandırılan bu çalışmada SKS’ye bağlı mutfaklarda görev yapan 96 çalışana ulaşılması planlanmıştır. İş gerilimi, iş yükü-kontrol modeli ile değerlendirilmiş, etkileyen etmenler olarak sosyo-demografik değişkenler, gelir durumu, çalışma koşulları ve çalışma ortamı ve sağlık durumu sorgulanmıştır. Birimlere göre iş geriliminin yoğunluğu gösterilmiştir. Sonuç olarak 77 %80.2 çalışan değerlendirilmiş, çalışanların 20’sinde %26.0 iş gerilimi yüksek bulunmuştur. Sosyo-demografik değişkenler ve çalışma koşulları iş gerilimini anlamlı olarak etkilemezken, gelir düşüklüğü ve süregen hastalık varlığında iş gerilimi anlamlı olarak artmaktadır. Merkeze yakın olan ve görece eski mutfaklarda karar serbestliğinin düşük olduğu, hizmet sunulan kişi sayısının çok ya da çalışanın az olduğu mutfaklarda iş yükünün yüksek olduğu saptanmıştır. Çalışanların karar serbestliğinin artırılması için alınan kararlara katılımının sağlanması, hizmet verilen kişiye göre çalışan sayısının yeniden düzenlemesi, çalışma koşullarının düzeltilmesi iş gerilimini azaltıcı girişimler olarak düşünülmüştür.Anahtar sözcükler: İş gerilimi, psikososyal etmenler, mutfak çalışanları, hizmet işkoluAbstract Job strain is an important risk factor for industrial and service sectors.Among developing countries including Turkey there are not enough studies conducted in tertiary sector. The objectives of this study are to determine job strain and the factors affecting it in food service workers of the Dokuz Eylul University, Directorship of Health, Culture and Sports HCS . In this cross-sectional study, all of the food service workers n=96 were chosen to be the target group and 77 80.2% were reached. The demand-control model was used to assess job strain. Socio-demographic and economic factors, working conditions and environment and health status were the independent factors. Job strain distribution according to each working unit was evaluated. There were 20 26.0% workers who had high level of job strain. Socio-demographic factors and working conditions were found not to affect job strain significantly; whereas low income and having any chronic disease increased job strain significantly. The workers in the older units and closer ones to the center had a lower control over their jobs. Those who served more people were exposed to higher job demand. In order to increase job control, the workers should be motivated by achieving their participation in the decision making process and each unit should be better organized for aiming lower job strain.Keywords: Job strain, psychosocial factors, kitchen workers, service workers
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | August 1, 2010 |
Published in Issue | Year 2010 Volume: 10 Issue: 37 |