Evaluación de la fatiga laboral en el personal administrativo de una empresa de servicios profesionales en la Ciudad de Quito. Año 2019

Abstract

The present research work reports on the fatigue experienced by the administrative staff in a company of professional services in Quito, Ecuador. A Yoshitake Test was employed to observe subjective symptoms of fatigue in a population of 40 participants for this descriptive study. Test results reveal that there exist general symptoms of mental fatigue in the observed staff. Data collected through interviews to each participant reveal that the main factors to experience mental fatigue are linked to few hours of sleep, office time of arrival, number of children, and additional tasks after their office schedule. Therefore, it is necessary to implement preventive measures to avoid the aforementioned factors to decrease mental fatigue levels and generate a plan of well-being initiatives.