The psychosocial work environment is associated with risk of stroke at working age

Jood, Katarina; Karlsson, Nadine; Medin, Jennie; Pessah-Rasmussen, HÃ©lÃ¨ne; Wester, Per; Ekberg, Kerstin

doi:10.5271/sjweh.3636

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“…In recent years, due to changes in work processes and the nature of work, researchers have paid increasing attention to psychosocial job stressors ( Gharibi et al, 2016 ; Jood et al, 2017 ; Mokarami, Choobineh, & Nazifi, 2017 ; Stansfeld & Candy, 2006 ). The psychological and physical strains they cause can exceed a person’s tolerance level, determining several negative consequences among employees, such as reduced concentration, efficiency, and performance, sleep disturbances, increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, musculoskeletal and digestive problems, occupational errors and accidents, increased work absences and burnout, decreased job satisfaction, increased physical and mental fatigue, and increased turnover ( Ganster & Rosen, 2013 ; Lang, Ochsmann, Kraus, & Lang, 2012 ; Steptoe & Kivimaki, 2012 ; Takase, 2010 ).…”

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Role of Psychosocial Job Stressors on Sexual Function of Male Nurses: The Mediator Role of Work Ability

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There is limited information on the specific psychosocial risks at work that can impact sexual function. The general aim of this study was to investigate the effects of multiple dimensions of psychosocial work stressors on the male sexual function. This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 153 male nurses working in two hospitals in Iran. Sexual function and psychosocial job stressors were measured using the Persian version of the International Index of Erectile Function (P-IIEF) and the Persian version of the Health and Safety Executive (P-HSE) Management Standards Indicator Tool. The Persian version of the Work Ability Index (P-WAI) was used to assess the mediating effect of work ability on the relationship between overall stress and subscales of sexual function. The data were analyzed using Pearson product–moment correlation, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and multiple linear regressions. The subscales of psychosocial job stressors, especially the subscale of role, had a significant correlation with several domains of sexual function. The regression modeling indicated that the subscales of role and job demands were significant predictors of various domains of sexual function. The effect of overall stress on intercourse satisfaction was fully mediated by WAI. In the other indicators of sexual function, overall stress score had only a significant direct effect, not mediated by WAI. Intervention programs to improve sexual function should focus on increasing nurses’ involvement in making decisions related to jobs and on using ergonomic principles related to balancing job demands and the level of nurses’ capabilities.

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Role of Psychosocial Job Stressors on Sexual Function of Male Nurses: The Mediator Role of Work Ability

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“…Job strain is also associated with an increased risk of 104 ischemic stroke, (Fransson et al, 2015), and research has found support for both job strain and 105 effort-reward imbalance as independent risk factors for stroke (Jood, Karlsson, et al, 2017). …”

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Predicting Cardiovascular Disease from Psychosocial Safety Climate: A Prospective Cohort Study from Australia

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Dollard²,

Smith³

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“…)ProspectiveAtrial Fibrillation (Patient register)Perceived Stress ScaleNo significant association between PSS and 4-year AF incidence after adjustment for comorbidities, SES and lifestyle factors.GoodGuiraud et al, 2013, A case-crossover study of ischemic stroke and stress [42]247 (42%)18+61.3 (15.9)Interaction (n.s. )Case-crossoverStroke (Hospital record)Interview for Recent Life EventsStroke patients experienced ≥1 life event more often during first month and week preceding stroke than during control periods.FairJood et al, 2017, A case-control study of stress and stroke [45]594 (32%)30–6554.4 (7.9)StratifiedCase-controlStroke (Hospital record)Past 12-month job strain, Effort-reward imbalance (ERI), Work conflictsJob strain, conflict at work, and ERI all higher in stroke cases than community controls.FairKershaw et al , 2014, Women’s Health Initiative Study [32]82,000 (100%)52–72Women: 62.1 (0.05)N/AProspectiveCHD and stroke (Adjudicated)Life events, Social strainLife events and social strain related to increased CVD, but not after adjusting for behavioral and biological risk factors.GoodKershaw et al, 2015, MESA [33]6678 (50%)45–8462.4 (0.2)Interaction (n.s. )ProspectiveIncident CHD (Adjudicated)Chronic Burden Scale (Individual stress), Neighborhood-level stressHigh tertile individual chronic stress and medium tertile neighborhood chronic stress associated with greater incident CHD.GoodKriegbaum et al, 2013, Danish Population Study [47]42 million (50%)30–65Not reported, age range 30–65StratifiedProspectiveMI (Registry)Broken partnershipBroken partnerships were associated with increased risk of incident MI in the year of the break-up and in subsequent years.…”

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“…Job strain was unrelated to cardiovascular mortality among employed middle-aged women in two Swedish cohorts [43, 44]. In a Swedish case-control study, stroke cases had higher job strain, effort-reward imbalance and interpersonal conflicts at work than controls [45]. In the American Women’s Health Study, high strain and “active” jobs (high demand and high control), but not job insecurity, were associated with increased 10-year risk of CVD in female health professionals with an average age of 57 at baseline [46].…”

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Women’s heart health at mid-life: what is the role of psychosocial stress?

Stewart

Kathawalla

Wolfe

et al. 2018

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BackgroundWomen in mid-life experience unique stressors, including transitions within their family roles, informal caregiving, job stress, and perceived discrimination. The impact of these stressors on cardiovascular health in women during mid-life is of growing interest in both the popular and scientific literature. The objective of this review is to summarize the recent literature on stress and cardiovascular health in mid-life women. We focus on stressors that are relevant to mid-life women, including social stress and discrimination, and long-term risk of CVD events and subclinical CVD measures.MethodsWe systematically reviewed the literature published between January 2012 and April 2018 for studies examining stress in mid-life and either CVD endpoints or subclinical CVD outcomes. Eligible studies included at least one psychosocial stress exposure, a CVD or subclinical CVD outcome, and either included only female participants, reported sex-stratified analyses or tested for a sex*stress interaction.ResultsWe identified 37 studies published since 2012 that met our criteria and included women between the ages of 40 and 65, including 3 case-control studies, 15 cross-sectional studies, and 19 prospective cohort studies. Because clinical CVD events typically occur after age 65 in women, only 22 studies were available that evaluated stress and hard CVD events in samples with mid-life women. Results from these studies suggested an increased and significant risk of CVD due to stress. Of the 15 studies that included subclinical CVD outcomes, the majority showed that mid-life women experiencing greater levels of stress had more subclinical CVD, as indicated by carotid intima-media thickness, flow-mediated dilation and arterial stiffness; however, several studies reported null associations.ConclusionsGeneral life stress, including perceived stress and life events, in mid-life was significantly related to later-life CVD risk and mid-life subclinical CVD in the majority of studies published in the past six years. Job stress was inconsistently related to CVD risk in women, and fewer studies examined characteristics of other social roles, such as marriage, motherhood or caregiving. Perceived discrimination also was associated with CVD events and subclinical CVD in some samples of mid-life women. Further investigation into specific stressors relevant to women in mid-life, including caregiving and marital stress, are needed to understand the full extent to which life stress impacts CVD risk in mid-life women.

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The psychosocial work environment is associated with risk of stroke at working age

Cited by 28 publications

References 27 publications

Role of Psychosocial Job Stressors on Sexual Function of Male Nurses: The Mediator Role of Work Ability

Role of Psychosocial Job Stressors on Sexual Function of Male Nurses: The Mediator Role of Work Ability

Predicting Cardiovascular Disease from Psychosocial Safety Climate: A Prospective Cohort Study from Australia

Women’s heart health at mid-life: what is the role of psychosocial stress?

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