THE ASSOCIATION OF SEQUENCE OF HIRING PRACTICE AND BIOPHYSICAL COMPONENTS IN SCREENING PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTERS
dc.contributor.author | Schachtschneider, Carrie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-23T17:15:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-01-23T17:15:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-01-23 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10464/5178 | |
dc.description.abstract | Variation in hiring procedures occurs within fire service human resource departments. In this study, City 1 and City 2 applicants were required to pass their biophysical assessments prior to being hired as firefighters at the beginning and end of the screening process, respectively. City 1 applicants demonstrated significantly lower resting heart rate (RHR), resting diastolic blood pressure (RDBP), body fat% (BF) and higher z-scores for BF, trunk flexibility (TF) and overall clinical assessment (p<0.05). Regression analysis found that age and conducting the biophysical assessment at the end of the screening process explained poorer biophysical assessment results in BF% (R2=21%), BF z-score (R2=22%), TF z-score (R2=10%) and overall clinical assessment z-score (R2=7%). Each of RHR (OR=1.06, CI=1.01-1.10), RDBP (OR=1.05, CI=1.00-1.11) and BF% (OR=1.20, CI=1.07-1.37) increased the odds of being a City 2 firefighter (p<0.05). Biophysical screening at the end of the hiring process may result in the hiring of a less healthy firefighter. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Brock University | en_US |
dc.subject | Firefighters | en_US |
dc.subject | Hiring Sequence | en_US |
dc.subject | Occupational Assessment | en_US |
dc.title | THE ASSOCIATION OF SEQUENCE OF HIRING PRACTICE AND BIOPHYSICAL COMPONENTS IN SCREENING PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTERS | en_US |
dc.type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation | en |
dc.degree.name | M.Sc. Applied Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.degree.level | Masters | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Applied Health Sciences Program | en_US |
dc.degree.discipline | Faculty of Applied Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.embargo.terms | None | en_US |