@article{ref1,
title="Effects of mento-physical exercises on mental fatigue of a shift work",
journal="International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics",
year="2021",
author="Nezhad, Vahideh Mohammadi and Razavi, Hamideh and Nezhad, Mahdi Mohammadi",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PURPOSE: This study aims to investigate whether mento-physical exercises can decrease mental fatigue during shift work.‏. <br><br>METHODS: Research subjects including the control-room staff of an urban-train system were chosen randomly, for whom mental fatigue was assessed before and after rest-breaks for control and experimental groups. A new protocol was applied in the experimental group, including breathing exercises, isometric and isotonic exercises, and progressive relaxation during the inter-shift break. A designed questionnaire and the Stroop test were used to evaluate fatigue and reaction time, respectively. <br><br>RESULTS: Pre and post-test results showed that mental, visual, and physical fatigue and reaction time decreased by 14.48%, 49.22%, 26.85%, and 8.35% in the control group and 36.42%, 48.48%, 76.37%, and 20.56% in the experimental group, respectively. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: At 5% α level, the Student's t test showed that mento-physical exercises effectively decreased mental and physical fatigue as well as reaction time in the experimental group compared to the control group.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1080-3548",
doi="10.1080/10803548.2021.1995225",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2021.1995225"
}