Assessment of work-related stress utilizing the Find My Stress mobile application among university students and adult workers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate work-related stress and the efficacy associated with the newly developed Find My Stress mobile application. The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly influenced the quality of life, transcending geographical boundaries and inducing stress that has detrimentally affected health and work efficiency.

Methods: A total of 440 male and female participants, comprising university students and adult workers, were enrolled in the study.

Assessing the physiological strain of physical therapists according to work experience: A cross-sectional study.

Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the physiological response of physical therapists to compare the physiological workload within three groups of varying work experience and their comparative physiological responses during a 15-min recovery period.

Methods: Thirty therapists participated in the present study. They were divided into three groups with varying levels of work experience based on the number of years they had been in active employment: 1) Early Career (EC) group = 2-6 years); 2) Mid-Career (MC) group = 7-11 years), and 3) Late career (LC) group = over 11 years).

Thai traditional massage: efficiency-assessment of three traditional massage methods on office workers: an explorative study.

Thai Traditional Massage (TTM) is popular and widely spread in Thailand. This project is aimed at studying the physiological efficiency of three popular TTM methods based on acupressure Meridian basal lines: the Sen Sib(SS) ten lines, Ratchsamnak (RS), Royal style; and Chaloeysak (CS), Folk style. Thirty healthy female administrative employees participated as patients.

Musculoskeletal disorders: a new approach.

Musculoskeletal disorders are still a major problem in daily occupational life. Despite the high incidence rates and important consequences for employees, employers and society, efficient preventive strategies seem to fail in efficiency. The reason may be found in approaching the issue via the classic post-factum analysis.

Evaluation of a step-test for assessing the cardiorespiratory capacity of workers in Thailand: a pilot study.

The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the accuracy of a simple step-test procedure supplemented by the measurement of heart rate (HR) (STEP1) to assess the cardiorespiratory capacity i.e., maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) of Thai workers.

Cardiorespiratory capacity of Thai workers in different age and job categories.

The objective of this study was to assess the cardiorespiratory capacity of Thai male and female blue-collar workers in different age and occupational categories. The maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) of 70 men and 56 women was assessed using a submaximal bicycle-ergometer test supplemented with ventilatory gas analyses. The age of the subjects varied from 16 to 55 years.

Ergonomics in practice: physical workload and heat stress in Thailand.

This study consists of assessments of the thermal environment and physiological strain in tasks associated with airport, construction, and metal jobs. The number of male and female participants was 108. Environmental heat stress was evaluated with the WBGT index.