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Effects of an Eight-Week Aerobic Training Program on Anthropometric Indices and Cardiorespiratory Fitness of Middle-Aged Women with Breast Cancer
Mehrdad Fathie, Mahtab Moazami, Azar Esfahbodi, Gholamrasul Mohammad Rahimi,
Volume 3, Issue 4 (Journal of Ergonomics 2016)
Abstract

Introduction: Physical activity has been identified as a potential intervention to improve body composition in women with breast cancer. This research sought to investigate the effects of an eight-week aerobic training program on some anthropometric indices and cardiorespiratory fitness of middle-aged women with breast cancer.

Material and Methods: A total of 15 women with breast cancer (age: 40-60 years) were selected through convenience sampling. They attended an eight-week aerobic exercise program consisting of three 40-60-minute sessions per week. Exercise intensity was maintained at 30%-60% the subjects’ heart rate reserve (HRR). The participants’ weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), waist to hip ratio, waist to height ratio (WHR), body fat percentage (BFP), and maximum oxygen consumption were measured at baseline and after eight weeks of exercise. Data were analyzed by paired samples t-tests at a significance level of 0.05.

Results: Significant reductions in the patients’ weight (P = 0.001), BMI (P = 0.001), WC (P = 0.006), HC (P = 0.001), WHR (P = 0.006), and PBF (P = 0.001) were observed after eight weeks of aerobic training. Moreover, exercise significantly increased the subjects’ maximum oxygen consumption (P = 0.008). However, changes in the participants’ waist to hip ratio were not significant (P = 0.235).

Conclusion: According to the obtained results, an eight-week aerobic training program could significantly improve some anthropometric indices and cardiorespiratory fitness in women with breast cancer.


Ranking of Occupational Stress Domains and Their Relationship with the Performance of Health Deputy Staff during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Roholah Hosseini ‎, Soheila Azami,
Volume 13, Issue 4 (Iranian Journal of Ergonomic 2026)
Abstract
Objectives: The ‎UK Health and Safety Institute believes that the factors that cause occupational stress can ‎be examined through a set of management standards, such as demand, change, ‎support from officials, support from colleagues, communication, control, and role domains. The current study aimed to investigate the seven domains that cause occupational stress and their relationship with the occupational performance of Health Deputy Staff of Medical Sciences in Saveh, Iran, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: This was an applied and cross-sectional study. The census ‎method was used in the present study. The study sample consisted of 316 individuals selected from the Health Deputy staff of Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran, in 2022. To investigate the management of ‎occupational stress and the staff performance, the standard ‎questionnaires for occupational stress assessment (HSE) and the Patterson ‎performance assessment were used. Data were analyzed ‎using SPSS software (version 26).‎
Results: ‎The results of this study showed that with the increase in the total score of occupational ‎stress as well as the domains of role, demand and changes, the total score of ‎staff's occupational performance increased significantly (P < 0.001), while this ‎relationship for the variables of the communication domain (P = 0.06), the support of officials ‎‎(P = 0.82), the support of colleagues (P = 0.28) and control (P = 0.18) were not significant. ‎After adjusting for the confounding effects of seven domains on job performance, the role variable ‎ had the most significant impact on changes in staff's performance scores ‎‎(P < 0.001).‎
Conclusion: The demand domain score suggests that high work pressure and longer working hours significantly impact staff stress. Therefore, it is recommended that the workload and schedule be adjusted to the capacity, working conditions, and staff's abilities through an organizational planning review.

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