title: Cross-sectional survey on self-reported health of ambulance personnel.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The high job stress among ambulance personnel is a widely known phenomenon.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  to asses the self reported health status of ambulance workers.
  
  
  METHODS
  An anonym self-fill-in questionnaire applying SF-36 was used among workers from the northern and western regions of Hungarian National Ambulance Service.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Based on the dimensions of the SF-36 questionnaire the respondents considered their "Physical Functioning" the best, while "Vitality" was regarded the worst. The more time an employee have been worked at the HNAS the worse his health was in the first four dimensions like, "Physical Functioning", "Role-Physical", "Bodily Pain", "General Health": p < 0.001. Those working in secondary part-time jobs considered their health in all dimensions worse. The respondents who did some kind of sports hold their health in all dimensions better (p < 0.001). The workers with higher BMI regarded their health status worse, in four dimensions: "Physical Functioning": p = 0.001; "Role-Physical": p = 0.013; "General Health": p < 0.001; "Role-Emotional": p = 0.05.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The workers health status proved to be insufficient according to the subjective perception and measurable parameters. According to the subjective perception of health and measurable parameters of health status of workers proved to be insufficient. Poor physical health can lead indirectly to psychological problems, which may lower the quality of the work and can lead to high turn-over.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Emergency Care and Health Pedagogy, University of Pecs, 4 Vorosmarty street, H-7621, Pecs, Hungary. emese.pek@etk.pte.hu.
authors.forename: Emese
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pek
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Emergency Care and Health Pedagogy, University of Pecs, 4 Vorosmarty street, H-7621, Pecs, Hungary. fugekata@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kata
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fuge
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Emergency Care and Health Pedagogy, University of Pecs, 4 Vorosmarty street, H-7621, Pecs, Hungary. jozsef.marton@etk.pte.hul.
authors.forename: Jozsef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marton
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Emergency Care and Health Pedagogy, University of Pecs, 4 Vorosmarty street, H-7621, Pecs, Hungary. balint.banfai@etk.pte.hu.
authors.forename: Balint
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Banfai
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Sport Sciecnes and Physiotherpy, University of Pecs, 33 Landorhegyi street, H-8900, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary. gabriella.gombos@etk.pte.hu.
authors.forename: Gabriella Csaszarne
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Gombos
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Emergency Care and Health Pedagogy, University of Pecs, 4 Vorosmarty street, H-7621, Pecs, Hungary. betlehem@etk.pte.hu.
authors.forename: Jozsef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Betlehem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D000552:Ambulances; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D008297:Male; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires