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The Interaction Effects of Burnout and Job Support on Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) among Firefighters and Policemen

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  • Ping-Yi Lin

    (Transplant Medicine and Surgery Research Centre, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50006, Taiwan
    Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
    Department of Nursing, Da-Yeh University, Changhua 51591, Taiwan)

  • Jong-Yi Wang

    (Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan)

  • Dann-Pyng Shih

    (International Medical Department, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50006, Taiwan
    Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan)

  • Hsien-Wen Kuo

    (Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Yang Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
    School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan)

  • Wen-Miin Liang

    (Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan)

Abstract

Policemen and firefighters encounter numerous emergency events that frequently lead to high burnout and low job support, resulting in adverse health effects. A number of studies reported the correlation between job characteristics and the risk of peptic ulcer diseases (PUD) across various industries. However, there is very little research on evaluating the interaction effects of burnout and job support on the prevalence of PUD among firefighters and policemen. The objective of this study was to assess the interactional effects between burnout and job support on the prevalence of PUD among firefighters and policemen. This was a cross-sectional quantitative study. Registered, full-time police officers and firefighters in Taiwan were anonymously interviewed by a mail-delivered questionnaire. All female workers were excluded due to different job characteristics and a limited sample size. A total of 9328 firefighters and 42,798 policemen completed the questionnaire, with a response rate of 78.7%. Overall, prevalence rates of self-reported and self-reports of physician-diagnosed PUD were 8.3% and 6.5% for policemen and 7.1% and 5.5% for firefighters, respectively. There was a 22% reduced odds ratio of PUD as diagnosed by physicians for the group with low burnout and high job support, but an increased odds ratio of 53% for the group with high burnout and low job support, after adjusting for lifestyle and demographic variables. There must be an increase of job support and reduction of burnout through the modification of work structure and setting up of counseling services to reduce workplace stress and the prevalence of PUD among policemen and firefighters.

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  • Ping-Yi Lin & Jong-Yi Wang & Dann-Pyng Shih & Hsien-Wen Kuo & Wen-Miin Liang, 2019. "The Interaction Effects of Burnout and Job Support on Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) among Firefighters and Policemen," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(13), pages 1-11, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:13:p:2369-:d:245478
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    1. Sonnenberg, A. & Everhart, J.E., 1996. "The prevalence of self-reported peptic ulcer in the United States," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 86(2), pages 200-205.
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