Smoking and sedentary behavior as related to work organization

Johansson, Gunn; Johnson, Jeffrey G.; Hall, Ellen M.

doi:10.1016/0277-9536(91)90310-9

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“…Our results agree with previous findings that job strain is associated with health behaviors [10][11][12][26][27][28] . However, the patterns were not the same across the various health behaviors.…”

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Associations of Health Behaviors on Depressive Symptoms among Employed Men in Japan

Wada¹,

Sakurai²,

Tsunoda³

et al. 2006

Ind Health

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Abstract:The associations between health behaviors and depressive symptoms have been demonstrated in many studies. However, job strain has also been associated with health behaviors. The aim of this study was to analyze whether health behaviors such as physical activity, sleeping, smoking and alcohol intake are associated with depressive symptoms after adjusting for job strain. Workers were recruited from nine companies and factories located in east and central areas of Japan. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale was used to assess depressive symptoms. Psychological demand and control (decision-latitude) at work were measured with the Job Content Questionnaire. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to determine the independent contribution of each health behavior to depressive symptoms. Among the total participants, 3,748 (22.7%) had depressive symptoms, which was defined as scoring 16 or higher on the CES-D scale. Using the multiple logistic regression analysis, depressive symptoms were significantly associated with physical activity less than once a week (adjusted relative risk [ARR]=1.18, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.14 to 1.25) and daily hours of sleep of 6 h or less (ARR, 1.25; 95%CI, 1.14 to 1.35). Smoking and frequency of alcohol intake were not significantly associated with depressive symptoms. This study suggests some health behaviors such as physical activity or daily hours of sleep are associated with depressive symptoms after adjusting for job strain.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Associations of Health Behaviors on Depressive Symptoms among Employed Men in Japan

Wada¹,

Sakurai²,

Tsunoda³

et al. 2006

Ind Health

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“…In this study, supervisory responsibility scores were significantly associated with 19) . However, psychological demands assessed by 2 questions about hectic and psychologically strenuous work yielded a significant OR for sedentary behavior among Swedish working women 35) . Recreational PA requires time, planning and commitment; this is hampered by job demands that lead to fatigue and require long recovery times after work 35) .…”

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confidence: 87%

“…However, psychological demands assessed by 2 questions about hectic and psychologically strenuous work yielded a significant OR for sedentary behavior among Swedish working women 35) . Recreational PA requires time, planning and commitment; this is hampered by job demands that lead to fatigue and require long recovery times after work 35) . We found that having more children was associated with lower likelihood of engaging in recreational PA; this is probably due to fatigue and time constraints required to juggle work and family obligations.…”

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confidence: 87%

Workplace Stressors and Lifestyle‐Related Cancer Risk Factors among Female Physicians: Assessment Using the Occupational Stress Index

Belkić

Nedic²

2007

Journal of Occupational Health

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. Participants completed the physician-specific version of the Occupational Stress Index (OSI). Self-reported data concerning LRCRF and working conditions were cross-validated with medical records, as well as with worksite measurements and expert observations. A total of 35 (31.3%) of the physicians were current smokers and 10 (8.9%) were heavy smokers (>20 cigarettes/day); 23 (20.5%) had a body mass index (BMI) of 28 or more, and 11 (9.8%) were obese (BMI≥30). Only 27 (24.1%) regularly engaged in recreational physical activity (PA). Slightly over 5% consumed alcohol daily. Altogether 15 (13.4%) had a low lifestyle-related cancer risk profile (not a current smoker, BMI<28, regular recreational PA and no daily alcohol consumption). Total OSI and several OSI aspects, particularly threat avoidance alone or in combination, showed significant multivariate associations with LRCRF, as did individual OSI elements. The latter included long work hours, restricted problem-solving strategy, insufficient help with clinical difficulties and supervisory responsibility (obesity and/or sedentariness) and problems hampering patient care (smoking). There is an urgent need to lower the LRCRF among female physicians in Field Studythis high risk region. Our findings suggest that diminishing the work stressor burden should be considered when developing intervention strategies aimed at these risk factors. (J Occup Health 2007; 49: 61-71)

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“…Single components have only partially been found to be significantly related to smoking status (27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33) and, if so, more often among women than among men. Eight studies did not report any association between model components and smoking status (34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41). Concerning smoking intensity, the evidence is similar.…”

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confidence: 93%