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Prevalence of Common Health Problems in Business Executives


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Background: Business executives comprises of the sophisticated class of individuals working as managers and chief executive officers(CEO) of various public and private sector firms or companies. These individuals are prone to a lot of work related stresses leading to a variety of psychological, cardiac, musculoskeletal problems etc. However, very less is known and done about these issues. It has also been seen that though these upper middle class individuals are aware about the various stress related health issues, they are not adequately aware of the life style and work station modifications that are required which could be practiced to prevent these problems.

Objectives:

1. To find out prevalence of common health problem in business executives.

2. To bring awareness about the same.

3. To make appropriate recommendations.

Method:

DESIGN: Cross Sectional Survey Study

Study Population: 100 Business Executives, aged 30-75 yrs with more than 5 yrs of work experience.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Business executives greater than 30 yrs of age.

2. Work experience of more than 5 yrs and working for more than 5 days a week.

3. Individual who are on managerial post.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Individuals on other working post like sales man, cashier etc.

2. Individuals less than 30 yrs&more than 75 yrs of age.

STUDY FACTORS: The data was collected by the help of a self administered pre-validated questionnaire which consisted of 29 questions. Data was collected by direct method and represented in descriptive form.

Results: Results show that most common health problems in business executives in each domain are

Psychosocial problems - Tiredness&lack of energy (65%)

Respiratory problems - Cold&cough (65%)

Gastrointestinal problems - Epigastric burning (acidity) (61%)

Medical problems - Hypertension (53%)

Musculoskeletal problems -Low back pain (41%)

67% of executives experienced Mild to moderate stress and the executives who exercised regularly had less health problem compared to those who did not exercise.

Conclusion: The most common health problems in business executives were due to faulty and poor life style and hence there is a need to modify their lifestyle, working environment and need to exercise regularly in order to protect themselves from any major health risk and improve their quality of life.


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Business Executives, Stress, Health Problems
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Authors

Pooja Akhtar
Pad.Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Physiotherapy, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India
Deepti Gada
Pad.Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Physiotherapy, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India
Sujata Yardi
Pad.Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Physiotherapy, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India

Abstract


Background: Business executives comprises of the sophisticated class of individuals working as managers and chief executive officers(CEO) of various public and private sector firms or companies. These individuals are prone to a lot of work related stresses leading to a variety of psychological, cardiac, musculoskeletal problems etc. However, very less is known and done about these issues. It has also been seen that though these upper middle class individuals are aware about the various stress related health issues, they are not adequately aware of the life style and work station modifications that are required which could be practiced to prevent these problems.

Objectives:

1. To find out prevalence of common health problem in business executives.

2. To bring awareness about the same.

3. To make appropriate recommendations.

Method:

DESIGN: Cross Sectional Survey Study

Study Population: 100 Business Executives, aged 30-75 yrs with more than 5 yrs of work experience.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Business executives greater than 30 yrs of age.

2. Work experience of more than 5 yrs and working for more than 5 days a week.

3. Individual who are on managerial post.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Individuals on other working post like sales man, cashier etc.

2. Individuals less than 30 yrs&more than 75 yrs of age.

STUDY FACTORS: The data was collected by the help of a self administered pre-validated questionnaire which consisted of 29 questions. Data was collected by direct method and represented in descriptive form.

Results: Results show that most common health problems in business executives in each domain are

Psychosocial problems - Tiredness&lack of energy (65%)

Respiratory problems - Cold&cough (65%)

Gastrointestinal problems - Epigastric burning (acidity) (61%)

Medical problems - Hypertension (53%)

Musculoskeletal problems -Low back pain (41%)

67% of executives experienced Mild to moderate stress and the executives who exercised regularly had less health problem compared to those who did not exercise.

Conclusion: The most common health problems in business executives were due to faulty and poor life style and hence there is a need to modify their lifestyle, working environment and need to exercise regularly in order to protect themselves from any major health risk and improve their quality of life.


Keywords


Business Executives, Stress, Health Problems

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