title: Burn and cut injuries related to job stress among kitchen workers in Japan.
abstract: To clarify the correlation between kitchen work-related burns and cuts and job stress, a self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted involving 991 kitchen workers among 126 kitchen facilities. The demographics, condition of burns and cuts, job stress with the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire (BJSQ), health condition, and work-related and environmental factors were surveyed. Multiple logistic regression models and trend tests were used according to quartiles (Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4) of each sub-scale BJSQ. After adjustment for potential confounding variables, burns/cuts were associated with a higher score category (Q4) of job demands (OR: 2.56, 95% CI: 1.10-6.02/OR: 2.72, 95% CI: 1.30-5.69), psychological stress (OR: 4.49, 95% CI: 2.05-9.81/OR: 3.52, 95% CI: 1.84-6.72), and physical stress (OR: 2.41, 95% CI: 1.20-4.98/OR 2.16, 95% CI: 1.16-4.01). The ORs of the burn/cut injures increased from Q1 to Q4 with job demands (p for trend = 0.045/0.003), psychological stress (p for trend<0.001/0.001), and physical stress (p for trend = 0.006/0.005), respectively. These findings suggest that kitchen work-related burns and cuts are more likely to be correlated with job stress, and the higher the job stress score, the higher the frequency of burns and cuts among kitchen workers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Haruyama
authors.forename: Hiroe
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuzuki
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muto
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Haratani
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muto
authors.forename: Akiyoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003296:Cooking / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005521:Food Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D022125:Lacerations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D012147:Restaurants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult