Evaluation the Relationship between Mental Workload and Fatigue in Shahroud Bank Employees

Introduction: Mental workload has been raised as one of the most important issues in the workplace. In jobs where there is a lot of workload, due to fatigue and improper scheduling, efficiency is reduced, causing decreased memory, impairs thinking, and decreased learning. Tired people are more likel...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vahid VASILOUEE, Azim KARIMI, Seyedeh Solmaz TALEBI
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences 2022-07-01
Series:بهداشت کار و ارتقای سلامت
Subjects:
Online Access:http://ohhp.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-368-en.html
_version_ 1828109118887428096
author Vahid VASILOUEE
Azim KARIMI
Seyedeh Solmaz TALEBI
author_facet Vahid VASILOUEE
Azim KARIMI
Seyedeh Solmaz TALEBI
author_sort Vahid VASILOUEE
collection DOAJ
description Introduction: Mental workload has been raised as one of the most important issues in the workplace. In jobs where there is a lot of workload, due to fatigue and improper scheduling, efficiency is reduced, causing decreased memory, impairs thinking, and decreased learning. Tired people are more likely to choose risky behaviors, such as taking shortcuts to perform their tasks. This study aims to determine the relationship between mental workload and fatigue in bank employees. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was carried out on 190 employees of Shahroud Bank in 2019. In order to collect data, the questioning method was done using NASA task load index (NASA TLX) for measuring mental workload and multidimensional fatigue inventory (MFI). Data analysis was performed by SPSS 22 at the significance level of 0.05 using Spearman statistical test. Results: Bank employees had a degree of mental workload with mean score of 75.06, and two factors of mental stress and efficiency were relatively more important than other subscales. In terms of fatigue, bank employees had an overall degree of fatigue with mean score of 52.46, and two factors of general and mental fatigue were more important in their job. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the overall mental workload is directly related to the activity reduction component. The decrease in activity also has the highest correlation with efficiency, mental, and time subscales, which reduces the activity and productivity of bank employees.
first_indexed 2024-04-11T10:57:20Z
format Article
id doaj.art-5b3a924dbdaf410e990d776f32811bb0
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2588-2643
2588-3062
language fas
last_indexed 2024-04-11T10:57:20Z
publishDate 2022-07-01
publisher Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences
record_format Article
series بهداشت کار و ارتقای سلامت
spelling doaj.art-5b3a924dbdaf410e990d776f32811bb02022-12-22T04:28:43ZfasShahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciencesبهداشت کار و ارتقای سلامت2588-26432588-30622022-07-0162208219Evaluation the Relationship between Mental Workload and Fatigue in Shahroud Bank EmployeesVahid VASILOUEE0Azim KARIMI1Seyedeh Solmaz TALEBI2 Occupational Health and Safety Engineering Department, School of Public Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran Occupational Health and Safety Engineering Department, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran Introduction: Mental workload has been raised as one of the most important issues in the workplace. In jobs where there is a lot of workload, due to fatigue and improper scheduling, efficiency is reduced, causing decreased memory, impairs thinking, and decreased learning. Tired people are more likely to choose risky behaviors, such as taking shortcuts to perform their tasks. This study aims to determine the relationship between mental workload and fatigue in bank employees. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was carried out on 190 employees of Shahroud Bank in 2019. In order to collect data, the questioning method was done using NASA task load index (NASA TLX) for measuring mental workload and multidimensional fatigue inventory (MFI). Data analysis was performed by SPSS 22 at the significance level of 0.05 using Spearman statistical test. Results: Bank employees had a degree of mental workload with mean score of 75.06, and two factors of mental stress and efficiency were relatively more important than other subscales. In terms of fatigue, bank employees had an overall degree of fatigue with mean score of 52.46, and two factors of general and mental fatigue were more important in their job. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the overall mental workload is directly related to the activity reduction component. The decrease in activity also has the highest correlation with efficiency, mental, and time subscales, which reduces the activity and productivity of bank employees.http://ohhp.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-368-en.htmlergonomicsmental workloadnasa workload index
spellingShingle Vahid VASILOUEE
Azim KARIMI
Seyedeh Solmaz TALEBI
Evaluation the Relationship between Mental Workload and Fatigue in Shahroud Bank Employees
بهداشت کار و ارتقای سلامت
ergonomics
mental workload
nasa workload index
title Evaluation the Relationship between Mental Workload and Fatigue in Shahroud Bank Employees
title_full Evaluation the Relationship between Mental Workload and Fatigue in Shahroud Bank Employees
title_fullStr Evaluation the Relationship between Mental Workload and Fatigue in Shahroud Bank Employees
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation the Relationship between Mental Workload and Fatigue in Shahroud Bank Employees
title_short Evaluation the Relationship between Mental Workload and Fatigue in Shahroud Bank Employees
title_sort evaluation the relationship between mental workload and fatigue in shahroud bank employees
topic ergonomics
mental workload
nasa workload index
url http://ohhp.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-368-en.html
work_keys_str_mv AT vahidvasilouee evaluationtherelationshipbetweenmentalworkloadandfatigueinshahroudbankemployees
AT azimkarimi evaluationtherelationshipbetweenmentalworkloadandfatigueinshahroudbankemployees
AT seyedehsolmaztalebi evaluationtherelationshipbetweenmentalworkloadandfatigueinshahroudbankemployees