TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Effects of mento-physical exercises on mental fatigue of a shift work
JO  - International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics
A1  - Nezhad, Vahideh Mohammadi
A1  - Razavi, Hamideh
A1  - Nezhad, Mahdi Mohammadi
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1080-3548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2021.1995225
ID  - ref1
ER  -