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August 13, 2026BMC Public HealthOpen Access

The associations between job stress and physical and mental health in firefighters: a systematic review

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FPFereshteh Kazemi PakdelUniversity of GuilanAPAhmad Kazemi PakdelUniversity of GuilanMZMorteza Shafi ZadehIslamic Azad University Rasht Branch

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Overview

Systematic review investigates job stress impacts on mental and physical health in firefighters, suggesting intervention needs.

Key Points

  • This review aims to elucidate the relationships between job stress and both physical and mental health outcomes in firefighters.
  • Conducted a systematic review of studies from various databases up to May 2026.
  • Included cross-sectional, longitudinal, and cohort studies examining job stress and health outcomes.
  • Focused on six health domains, including mental health issues like depression and PTSD.
  • Stronger associations found between organizational stress and self-reported depression (OR = 8.03).
  • Discrimination linked with PTSD symptoms (OR = 2.21) and anxiety (OR = 2.56) in female firefighters.
  • Protective factors such as social support and resilience were shown to alleviate stress-related health issues.

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Pakdel et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d76c82b0e0cff3f64076bhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-28923-8
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