{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,3]],"date-time":"2026-06-03T21:45:32Z","timestamp":1780523132048,"version":"3.54.1"},"reference-count":58,"publisher":"Wiley","issue":"11","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2017,8,18]],"date-time":"2017-08-18T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1503014400000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/termsAndConditions#vor"}],"funder":[{"DOI":"10.13039\/100000030","name":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["T42OH008412"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["T42OH008412"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/100000030","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["American J Industrial Med"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2017,11]]},"abstract":"<jats:sec><jats:title>Background<\/jats:title><jats:p>Urban transit operators have high rates of obesity, hypertension, and other cardiovascular risk\u2010factors compared to other occupations. There have been few qualitative studies exploring the interrelationships between the organization of transit work, stress, and health including obesity, from the perspective of operators.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Five focus groups were conducted at five Divisions in a transit authority in Southern California and included 65 bus and rail operators.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Operators reported a great deal of stress related to their work, including 1) time pressures and lack of recovery time; 2) long work shifts and overtime; 3) feeling unsafe when dealing with the public; 4) lack of respect from supervisors and management. Operators believed stressful working conditions negatively impacted their health and weight.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This qualitative study yielded new as well as confirmatory data about stress and transit work organization, health, and weight in operators. This study will add to future survey research and interventions in this population.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ajim.22760","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,8,18]],"date-time":"2017-08-18T12:56:41Z","timestamp":1503061001000},"page":"991-1002","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Work organization, health, and obesity in urban transit operators: A qualitative study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"60","author":[{"given":"Marnie","family":"Dobson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Occupational and Environmental Health University of California Irvine California"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"BongKyoo","family":"Choi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Occupational and Environmental Health University of California Irvine California"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Peter L.","family":"Schnall","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Occupational and Environmental Health University of California Irvine California"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,8,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_13_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2105\/AJPH.2004.050112"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/JOM.0b013e318256f675"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/140349488100900205"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/ije\/20.1.82"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/ije\/26.5.989"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_7_1","first-page":"37","article-title":"Occupational profile and cardiac risk: possible mechanisms and implications for professional drivers","volume":"11","author":"Belkic K","year":"1998","journal-title":"Int J Occup Med Environ Health"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/1076-8998.3.2.172"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/0001-4575(94)90088-4"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_10_1","first-page":"149","article-title":"Coronary heart disease risk factors in urban bus drivers","volume":"46","author":"Wang PD","year":"2001","journal-title":"Public Health"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/01.EDE.0000057141.91012.80"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_12_1","unstructured":"GillespieR WangX. Developing best\u2010practice guidelines for improving bus operator health and retention. Part I: a transit workplace health protection and promotion practitioner's guide Part II: final research repor Transportation Research Board Business Office. Available from:http:\/\/onlinepubs.trb.org\/onlinepubs\/tcrp\/tcrp_rpt_169.pdf"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_13_1","first-page":"89","article-title":"Bus driver well\u2010being review: 50 years of research","volume":"9","author":"Tse JLM","year":"2006","journal-title":"Transportation Res"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00406-008-5024-0"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12889-015-1954-4"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_16_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2105\/AJPH.2012.301153"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_17_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5271\/sjweh.3390"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_18_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/jech-2014-204914"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_19_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(12)60994-5"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_20_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.e4800"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_21_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1161\/STROKEAHA.114.008019"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_22_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(15)60295-1"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_23_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0020731416664687"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_24_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/aje\/kws336"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_25_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0067323"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_26_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2478\/v10001-010-0029-0"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_27_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/ajim.22572"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_28_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2796.2011.02482.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_29_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5271\/sjweh.3364"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_30_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5271\/sjweh.3363"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_31_1","volume-title":"Qualitative Methods in Health Research. Opportunities and Considerations in Application and Review","year":"1999"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_32_1","first-page":"399","article-title":"Integrating qualitative research into occupational health: a case study among hospital workers","volume":"4","author":"Gordon DR","year":"2004","journal-title":"J Occup Environ Med"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_33_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/1753-6405.12214"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_34_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1479-5868-7-91"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_35_1","volume-title":"Participatory Research in Health: Issues and Experiences","author":"De Koning K","year":"1996"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_36_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2190\/HTDX-22GE-NVNP-DM79"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_37_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/BF00988593"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_38_1","volume-title":"Basics of Qualitative Research","author":"Strauss A","year":"1990"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_39_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/a0022170"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_40_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5271\/sjweh.1417"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_41_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/BF02688619"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_42_1","first-page":"1","article-title":"The workplace and cardiovascular disease","volume":"15","author":"Schnall PL","year":"2000","journal-title":"Occup Med"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_43_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/archinte.165.19.2245"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_44_1","first-page":"428","article-title":"Injustice at work and health: causation, correlation, or cause for action","volume":"64","author":"Ferrie JE","year":"2007","journal-title":"Occup Environ Med"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_45_1","first-page":"B5","article-title":"Organizational justice and health; review of evidence","volume":"32","author":"Elovainio M","year":"2010","journal-title":"G Ital Med Lav Erg"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_46_1","unstructured":"SaadL. The \"40\u2010Hour\" workweek is actually longer \u2212 by seven hours. Gallup Annual Work and Education Survey.2014; Available from:http:\/\/www.gallup.com\/poll\/175286\/hour\u2010workweek\u2010actually\u2010longer\u2010seven\u2010hours.aspx[4\/28\/2015 2:42:32 PM]"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_47_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s40557-017-0171-2"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_48_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"HammerLB DemskyCA.Chapter 5. Introduction to Work Life Balance. In: Arla Day E. Kevin Kelloway Joseph J. Hurrell Jr. eds.Workplace Well\u2010being: How to Build Psychologically Healthy Workplaces. 1st ed. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 2014.","DOI":"10.1002\/9781118469392.ch5"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_49_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/0021-9010.76.5.658"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_50_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1207\/s15327558ijbm0504_2"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_51_1","first-page":"5","article-title":"The association between long working hours and health: a systematic review of epidemiological evidence","volume":"40","author":"Bannai A","year":"2014","journal-title":"Scand J Public Health"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_52_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S2213-8587(14)70178-0"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_53_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1006\/jvbe.2001.1815"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_54_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/oem.55.8.554"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_55_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ypmed.2010.01.002"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_56_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/1076-8998.3.2.161"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_57_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/1076-8998.5.1.11"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_58_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/09650790601151228"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_59_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/oby.2000.75"}],"container-title":["American Journal of Industrial Medicine"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.wiley.com\/onlinelibrary\/tdm\/v1\/articles\/10.1002%2Fajim.22760","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1002\/ajim.22760","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,26]],"date-time":"2024-06-26T10:39:51Z","timestamp":1719398391000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/ajim.22760"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2017,8,18]]},"references-count":58,"journal-issue":{"issue":"11","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2017,11]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1002\/ajim.22760"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ajim.22760","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{},"ISSN":["0271-3586","1097-0274"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0271-3586","type":"print"},{"value":"1097-0274","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2017,8,18]]}}}