Does Job Strain Influence Prolong Fatigue? Survey in Kaohsiung City Using Checklist Individual Strength and Chinese Version New Brief Job Stress Questionnaire

Hsiao-Ching Lai; Chia-Pin Lin; Chun-Ying Lee; Hung-Yi Chuang; Chen-Cheng Yang; Kazuhiro Watanabe; Peng-Ju Huang; Chih-Hsing Hung; Norito Kawakami

doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000003500

Does Job Strain Influence Prolong Fatigue? Survey in Kaohsiung City Using Checklist Individual Strength and Chinese Version New Brief Job Stress Questionnaire

J Occup Environ Med. 2025 Dec 1;67(12):1069-1074. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003500. Epub 2025 Jul 16.

Authors

Hsiao-Ching Lai¹, Chia-Pin Lin, Chun-Ying Lee, Hung-Yi Chuang, Chen-Cheng Yang, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Peng-Ju Huang, Chih-Hsing Hung, Norito Kawakami

Affiliation

¹ From the Department of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (H.-C.L., C.-Y.L.); Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (C.-P.L., C.-C.Y.); Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (H.-Y.C., C.-C.Y.); Department of Public Health and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (H.-Y.C.); Research Center for Precision Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (C.-C.Y., C.-H.H.); Department of Public Health, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan (K.W.); Department of Orthopedic, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (P.-J.H.); and Department of Digital Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan (N.K.).

PMID: 40668125
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003500

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to assess a broader range of psychosocial factors and explore the relationship between fatigue and the Chinese version New Brief Job Stress Questionnaire.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study involving laborers from Occupational Health Services and outpatients at Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital. The self-administered questionnaire included the Checklist Individual Strength and the Chinese version New Brief Job Stress Questionnaire.

Results: The multiple linear regression revealed younger age and nonshift work being associated with a higher score of fatigue. Meanwhile, higher job demand was linked to higher levels of fatigue, while lower job control was linked to higher levels of fatigue.

Conclusions: Younger workers and higher job demands have a higher risk of fatigue. Strategies for improving labor workers' well-being and performance should address these psychosocial factors accordingly.

Keywords: Brief Job Stress Questionnaire; checklist individual strength; fatigue; occupational health; occupational stress.

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Checklist
China
Cross-Sectional Studies
Fatigue* / etiology
Fatigue* / psychology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Stress* / complications
Occupational Stress* / psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Taiwan / epidemiology
Workload / psychology
Young Adult