| Summary: | 碩士 === 美和科技大學 === 運動與休閒系碩士班 === 105 === With the increased amount of harsher and more severe disasters brought by the impact of climate change, firefighters are likely to face long standby times, uncertain work, and tense mental states; moreover, an increased rate of emergency rescues could lead to an increase in occupational injuries. Therefore, this study (1) investigates firefighters’ autonomous physical fitness training and the current rate of occupational injuries, (2) compares the autonomous physical fitness training and occupational injuries of firefighters from different backgrounds, and (3) analyzes the association between firefighters’ autonomous physical fitness training and the rate of occupational injuries. Using document analysis, we constructed a Firefighter Occupational Injury Investigation Questionnaire and collected 575 valid responses from firefighters of Pingtung County. We conducted statistical analysis, average differential analysis, and correlation analysis of the data. The results showed the following: (1) The highest rate of autonomous physical fitness training involved exercising three times a week for 31 to 40 minutes each time and achieving an exercise intensity of a little tiredness; also, firefighters experiencing occupational injuries suffered from mental fatigue and physical injuries; (2) regarding firefighters’ autonomous physical fitness training, significant differences were found in sex, education, age, and service years, and regarding mental fatigue, significant differences were evident in sex, education, age, service years, and autonomous physical fitness training; however, in relation to physical injuries, significant differences were only found in age; (3) while a significant negative correlation was found between the time and intensity of physical training in mental and physical injuries, the frequency of training was not significantly correlated. In conclusion, despite firefighters’ autonomous physical fitness training habits, they are prone to mental and physical injuries. Significant differences were evident between the autonomous physical fitness training and occupational injury situations of firefighters with different backgrounds. Additionally, the intensity and time spent on physical fitness training affected the possibility of an occupational injury. Thus, an increased amount of autonomous physical fitness training can decrease the possibility of occupational injury and increase firefighters’ work productivity and well-being.
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