Mental Symptoms and the Use of New Technical Equipment

• Autorzy: Korpinen L. , Paakkonen R.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of this paper was to present how mental symptoms are connected to the use of desktop, portable or minicomputers (communicators and hand-held computers), mobile phones, and background information such as age and gender in the Finnish working-age population. The study was carried out as a cross-sectional study by posting a questionnaire to 15 000 working-age (18–65) Finns. The mental symptoms of 6 121 respondents were analysed using the model factors age, gender, the use of computers and the use of mobile phones. In all data, the use of desktop computers was related to mental symptoms. However, the results of our data are not highly reliable, because the nonresponse rate was over 50%. Nevertheless, it may be essential to take into account in the future that working with computers can increase workers’ mental symptoms, and it is important to observe their mental health.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

mental symptoms; questionnaire study; computer

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: Vol. 15, No. 4
• Strony: 385--400
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 19 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Korpinen L.

• Environmental Health, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland

autor

Paakkonen R.

• Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Tampere, Finland

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