title: Working conditions and health of the employees of public bus and trolleybus transport in Lithuania.
abstract: A questionnaire was used for investigation of 788 workers from three transport enterprises. The questionnaire was used for evaluation of occupational environment, lifestyle, psychosocial factors and self-evaluation of health. The most harmful occupational factors are unsatisfactory microclimatic conditions, diesel fuel, cooling oil, vibration, musculoskeletal load, and mental tension. Worker's lifestyle isn't healthy: 46% of them are smoking, 83% are drinking alcohol, 53% are physically inactive, 82% have bad nutrition regimen, 27% are everyday suffering from stressful situations. Main health impairments are musculoskeletal (46.2%), respiratory tract (22.2%), gastrointestinal (17.3%) and central nervous system (32.2%) diseases. Musculoskeletal disorders are statistically related to bad ergonomic work conditions, long workday hours, aged employees and long work experience of workers (p<0.05-0.002).
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine, Kaunas University of Medicine, A. Mickeviciaus 9, 3000 Kaunas, Lithuania. aplink@kmu.lt
authors.forename: Vytautas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Obelenis
authors.forename: Daiva
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gedgaudiene
authors.forename: Paulius
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vasilavicius
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008097:Lithuania / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018986:Motor Vehicles; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016272:Occupational Health; D009790:Occupations; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors