Associations of job strain and working overtime with adverse health behaviors and obesity: Evidence from the Whitehall II Study, Helsinki Health Study, and the Japanese Civil Servants Study

Lallukka, Tea; Lahelma, Eero; Rahkonen, Ossi; Roos, Eva; Laaksonen, Elina; Martikainen, Pekka; Head, Jenny; Brunner, Eric J.; Mosdøl, Annhild; Marmot, Michael; Sekine, Michikazu; Nasermoaddeli, Ali; Kagamimori, Sadanobu

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.12.027

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“…However, the sum of the prevalence in the passive work and high strain quadrants is important (59.7%). This data is reinforced by other studies [1,17,20] that also found higher prevalence in these quadrants. Although the hypothesis of this study was not proven, it is worth noting that the passive work and high strain quadrants are consid-ered by Karasek [2] as having the greatest risk for causing illness, including cardiovascular conditions.…”

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Psychosocial stress and hypertension in nursing staff

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Figueiredo

et al. 2015

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Objective: To describe the prevalence of systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and verify the association between psychosocial stress and systemic arterial hypertension in nursing staff. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in an emergency care hospital in Southern Brazil. An instrument with sociodemographic, labor, clinical data and questions of Job Stress Scale was used. Descriptive and multivariate statistics analysis was performed.Results: The prevalence of SAH was 32%. An association was shown between SAH and being considered overweight/obese, having a larger waist circumference, age and self-reported skin color. No association was found between psychosocial stress (Demand Control Model quadrants) and systemic arterial hypertension, as well as with the different levels of blood pressure. Conclusions: High prevalence of hypertension was found among nursing staff although psychosocial stress was not associate with its occurrence. Follow-up studies are needed to elucidate more clearly the influence of the workplace environment on the health-illness process of the workers.

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Psychosocial stress and hypertension in nursing staff

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Figueiredo

et al. 2015

Clinical Nursing Studies

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“…Inflammation may predispose to subsequent mobility limitations, for example, through its adverse effects on the cardiovascular system (Emeny et al 2013). Stress has also been linked to several adverse health behaviors (Lallukka et al 2008;Nyberg et al 2013). Besides the previously mentioned higher smoking rates, it has been reported that persons suffering from work-related stress are physically less active and more frequently obese compared to nonstressed persons (Nyberg et al 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

Work-related stress in midlife is associated with higher number of mobility limitation in older age—results from the FLAME study

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The aim of this study is to investigate whether work-related stress symptoms in midlife are associated with a number of mobility limitations during three decades from midlife to late life. Data for the study come from the Finnish Longitudinal Study of Municipal Employees (FLAME). The study includes a total of 5429 public sector employees aged 44-58 years at baseline who had information available on work-related stress symptoms in 1981 and 1985 and mobility limitation score during the subsequent 28-year follow-up. Four midlife work-related stress profiles were identified: negative reactions to work and depressiveness, perceived decrease in cognition, sleep disturbances, and somatic symptoms. People with a high number of stress symptoms in 1981 and 1985 were categorized as having constant stress. The number of self-reported mobility limitations was computed based on an eight-item list of mobility tasks presented to the participants in 1992, 1997, and 2009. Data were analyzed using joint Poisson regression models. The study showed that depending on the stress profile, persons suffering from constant stress in midlife had a higher risk of 30-70 % for having one more mobility limitation during the following 28 years compared to persons without stress after adjusting for mortality, several lifestyle factors, and chronic conditions. A less pronounced risk increase (20-40 %) was observed for persons with occasional symptoms. The study suggests that effective interventions aiming to reduce work-related stress should focus on both primary and secondary prevention. AGE (2014) 36:9722

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“…A exclusão social também está presente nas formas de trabalho precárias, pois situações ou percepções de instabilidade, ausência de perspectiva no trabalho, longas jornadas ou jornadas muito restritas de trabalho, podem levar a insatisfações, favorecendo a adoção de comportamentos que reduzem momentaneamente as tensões, como o tabagismo e o álcool, entre outros. Condições psicossociais adversas no ambiente de trabalho foram positivamente relacionadas ao tabagismo em estudos já realizados 40,41 .…”

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