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Kawada T. Long working hours and the use of prescription sedatives. Sleep Med 2024; 115:264. [PMID: 38296714 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2024.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Tomoyuki Kawada
- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8602, Japan.
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Moon D, Kim H. The impacts of working time flexibilization on occupational safety and health: an expert survey. Ann Occup Environ Med 2023; 35:e20. [PMID: 37928376 PMCID: PMC10622249 DOI: 10.35371/aoem.2023.35.e20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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The policy proposal by the current Korean government that proposes flexible overtime rules is causing social controversy. This study has explored the 612 experts' opinions on the occupational safety and health impacts of the policy using an online self-report survey. They expected short-term overwork (87.25%), overwork inequality (86.44%), irregular working hours (84.31%), chronic overwork (84.15%), long working hours (83.66%), and unpredictability of working hours (81.86%) as a result of the policy change. They also responded that the policy change would increase industrial accident deaths (87.25%), mental illnesses (87.09%), deaths due to overwork or cardiovascular diseases (83.84%), and accidents (83.33%). They disagreed that the government's flexibilization policy, while agreeing that the necessity of policies on regulating night work (94.77%), guaranteeing wages to eliminate overtime (90.36%), establishing working time regulations for the bogus self-employed (82.84%), and applying the 52-hour workweek system to all workplaces (76.47%). These expert opinions are consistent with previous research on the health effects of working hours.
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- Daseul Moon
- Center for Labour and Health Research, People's Health Institute, Seoul, Korea
- Serious Accidents Scholars and Experts Network, Seoul, Korea
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- Serious Accidents Scholars and Experts Network, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Amiri S. Sleep Duration, Sleep Quality, and Insomnia in Association With Self-Rated Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. SLEEP MEDICINE RESEARCH 2023; 14:66-79. [DOI: 10.17241/smr.2023.01732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023] Open
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Background and Objective This study undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between sleep duration, sleep quality, and insomnia in association with self-rated health.Methods Studies that had examined the relationship between sleep duration, sleep quality, and insomnia with self-rated health were eligible. PubMed and Scopus were the two main databases for searching for studies related to this meta-analysis. The Google Scholar database as a source of gray literature was also searched by hand. This search was from the beginning of the formation of databases until the end of January 2022, and the search language was limited to articles published in English. The Effective Public Health Practice Project Quality Assessment Tool was used to assess the quality of studies. For this meta-analysis, odds ratio and 95% confidence interval were extracted or calculated. The pool of studies was processed by the random effects method.Results Twenty-six studies were included in this meta-analysis. Sleep duration of ≤ 8 hours per day (h/d) (odds ratio = 1.58 and 95% confidence interval = [1.41–1.77]) and sleep duration of > 8 h/d (odds ratio = 1.32 and 95% confidence interval = [1.17–1.50]) are associated with poor self-rated health. Poor sleep quality and insomnia are associated with poor self-rated health. Conclusions Sleep problems have a negative effect on self-rated health, and therefore, effective interventions can help improve sleep.
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Zhou M, Igarashi I, Kawabuchi K. Static and Dynamic Impacts of Internet Use on Self-Rated Health among Adults in China: A Hybrid Model Analysis Based on National Panel Survey Data. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:1003. [PMID: 36673759 PMCID: PMC9858725 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20021003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The widespread use of the Internet has a substantial impact on people's livelihoods, including health-related factors. Whether this impact is beneficial or harmful to people's health remains unclear. Some cross-sectional studies found static differences in the health status between Internet users and nonusers, whereas panel data studies found dynamic changes in an individuals' health over time, making the issue, including its causality, controversial. Therefore, we aimed to clarify the association between the use of the Internet and people's health from both static and dynamic aspects. Data were obtained for 46,460 adults from the China Family Panel Studies in 2014, 2016, and 2018. The analysis applied a logistic regression hybrid model with self-rated health as the dependent variable and Internet use as the main independent variable. In the hybrid model, time-varying independent variables were decomposed into between-individual (static) differences and within-individual (dynamic) changes over time. The results indicated that the between-individual coefficient of Internet use was significantly positive, but the within-individual coefficient was not, i.e., Internet users felt healthier than nonusers from the static aspect but starting to use the Internet did not increase the self-rated health from the dynamic aspect. These findings suggest that attention is needed in order to not confuse the static differences with dynamic change regarding the causality between Internet use and self-rated health.
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- Mo Zhou
- Department of Health Care Economics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan
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Mensah A, Toivanen S, Diewald M. Working Hours, Sleep Disturbance and Self-Assessed Health in Men and Women: A Multilevel Analysis of 30 Countries in Europe. Front Public Health 2022; 10:818359. [PMID: 35462823 PMCID: PMC9018983 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.818359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objectives This study examined the gender and cross-country differences in the relationship between working hours and self-assessed health among working men and women in Europe, and further explored the moderating role of sleep disturbance in the relationship. Methods We used cross-sectional data from the 6th European Working Condition Survey on 14,603 men and 15,486 women across 30 countries in Europe. A multivariate logistic regression was applied to evaluate the relationship between working hours, sleep disturbance, and self- assessed health. In addition, we employed a two-stage multilevel logistic regression to assess the cross-country variations in the relationship between working hours and self-assessed health. Results The study showed a slightly U-shaped relationship between working hours and less-than-good self-assessed health among working adults in Europe (<31 h: aOR = 1.11; 95% CI: 1.00-1.25, 41-50 h: aOR = 0.98; 95% CI: 0.84-1.15, and 50+ h: aOR = 1.31; 95% CI: 1.07-1.59). However, working men had higher odds of reporting less-than-good self-assessed health as compared to women when they devote longer hours to paid work. The results further showed that there are cross-country variations in the association between working hours and less-than-good self-assessed health for both men and women, and that men had slightly lower variations as compared to women. Contrary to expectation, sleep disturbance did not moderate the relationship between working hours and less-than-good self-assessed health for both men and women in Europe. Conclusions Although there are gender differences and cross-country variations in the association between working hours and less-than-good self-assessed health, sleep disturbance did not moderate the associations. These findings underscore the importance for strict work time regulation and generous work-family policies that may promote good working conditions and health.
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- Aziz Mensah
- Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.,School of Health, Care, and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden
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- School of Health, Care, and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden
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- Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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He L, Zhang Z, Wang J, Wang Y, Li T, Yang T, Liu T, Wu Y, Zhang S, Zhang S, Yang H, Wang K. Effects of Serving as a State Functionary on Self-Rated Health: Empirical Evidence From China. Front Public Health 2022; 10:757036. [PMID: 35433593 PMCID: PMC9012441 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.757036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Purpose There is a strong link between occupation and self-rated health. Existing research has revealed the effects of occupation on self-rated health outcomes and the corresponding mechanisms. However, there is a lack of research on the effects of state services on self-rated health in China. Therefore, this study focuses on exploring the effects of serving as a state functionary in China on self-rated health to enrich research in related fields. Method Based on the data of 14,138 individuals collected from the 2016 China Labour-Force Dynamics Survey, the logit model was used to investigate the effects of serving as a state functionary on self-rated health and the difference in the effects across different populations. Results The results show that (1) serving as a state functionary has a significant positive effect on self-rated health; (2) self-rated health of elderly state functionaries is higher than that of younger state functionaries; (3) self-rated health of state functionaries in non-eastern regions is higher than that of state functionaries in eastern regions; and (4) state functionaries with lower education have higher self-rated health than highly-educated state functionaries; (5) Higher self-rated health of state functionaries is achieved primarily through better work time, better work environment and lower relative deprivation. Conclusion Serving as a state functionary in China has a significant positive correlation with self-rated health, with differences across populations of state functionaries. This study expands the current literature on the effects of occupation on self-rated health in the context of China.
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- Li He
- School of Philosophy, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
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- School of Philosophy, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
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- School of Philosophy, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
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- School of Philosophy, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
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- School of Philosophy, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
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- School of Philosophy, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
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- School of Philosophy, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
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- School of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
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- School of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
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- School of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
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- School of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
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- School of Philosophy, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Kun Wang
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Decker AN, Fischer AR, Gunn HE. Socio-Ecological Context of Sleep: Gender Differences and Couples' Relationships as Exemplars. Curr Psychiatry Rep 2022; 24:831-840. [PMID: 36401678 PMCID: PMC9676909 DOI: 10.1007/s11920-022-01393-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW We summarized recent findings on insufficient sleep and insomnia, two prominent sleep issues that impact public health. We demonstrate the socio-ecologial impact of sleep health with findings on gender and couples' relationships as exemplars. RECENT FINDINGS Robust gender differences in sleep duration and insomnia are due to biological and socio-ecological factors. Gender differences in insufficient sleep vary by country of origin and age whereas gender differences in insomnia reflect minoritized identities (e.g., sexual, gender). Co-sleeping with a partner is associated with longer sleep and more awakenings. Gender differences and couples' sleep were affected by intersecting social and societal influences, which supports a socio-ecological approach to sleep. Recent and seminal contributions to sleep health highlight the importance of observing individual sleep outcomes in a socio-ecological context. Novel methodology, such as global measures of sleep health, can inform efforts to improve sleep and, ultimately, public health.
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- Andrea N. Decker
- Department of Psychology, The University of Alabama, 505 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 USA
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Alabama, 505 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 USA
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Alabama, 505 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 USA
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Schreibauer EC, Hippler M, Burgess S, Rieger MA, Rind E. Work-Related Psychosocial Stress in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: An Integrative Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17207446. [PMID: 33066111 PMCID: PMC7650689 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17207446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Background: Work-related psychosocial stress can cause mental and physical illnesses resulting in high costs for the individual, the economy and society. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) employ the majority of the world’s workforce and often have fewer financial and human resources compared to larger businesses. The aim of this review is to summarize current knowledge on work-related stress in SMEs according to well-established guidelines categorizing psychosocial factors at work. Methods: A systematic database search was carried out in PubMed, PsycINFO, PSYNDEX and Business Source Premiere from March to June 2019, updated in January 2020. Data of included studies were analyzed and mapped into five themes: “work content and task”, “organization of work”, “social relations”, “working environment” and “new forms of work”. Results: After full-text screening, 45 out of 116 studies were included for data extraction. Studies were very heterogeneous and of varying quality, mostly applying a cross-sectional study design. Psychosocial factors in SMEs have been researched with a focus on the work patterns “work organization” and “work content and task”. Conclusions: This review underlines the need for more and better quality research of psychosocial factors in SMEs, particularly in relation to ongoing and new challenges in the workplace, including stressors related to the process of digitalization or the development of safe working conditions during the emerge of new infectious diseases.
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- Elena Christina Schreibauer
- Institute of Occupational and Social Medicine and Health Service Research, University Hospital Tuebingen, 72074 Tuebingen, Germany; (E.C.S.); (M.H.); (S.B.); (M.A.R.)
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- Institute of Occupational and Social Medicine and Health Service Research, University Hospital Tuebingen, 72074 Tuebingen, Germany; (E.C.S.); (M.H.); (S.B.); (M.A.R.)
- Interdisciplinary Division of Neuro-Oncology, University Hospital Tuebingen, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Institute of Occupational and Social Medicine and Health Service Research, University Hospital Tuebingen, 72074 Tuebingen, Germany; (E.C.S.); (M.H.); (S.B.); (M.A.R.)
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- Institute of Occupational and Social Medicine and Health Service Research, University Hospital Tuebingen, 72074 Tuebingen, Germany; (E.C.S.); (M.H.); (S.B.); (M.A.R.)
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- Institute of Occupational and Social Medicine and Health Service Research, University Hospital Tuebingen, 72074 Tuebingen, Germany; (E.C.S.); (M.H.); (S.B.); (M.A.R.)
- Correspondence:
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Woo D, Lee Y, Park S. Associations among working hours, sleep duration, self-rated health, and health-related quality of life in Korean men. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2020; 18:287. [PMID: 32831092 PMCID: PMC7444202 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-020-01538-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to examine the relationship between working hours and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in men and to determine whether this relationship was mediated by sleep duration and self-rated health (SRH). MATERIALS AND METHODS Our study population included 2141 working men aged 20 to 49 years old from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2016-2017. Working hours, SRH, and HRQOL were measured by a structured questionnaire survey. Sleep duration was calculated based on self-reported data. We investigated the association between working hours and HRQOL and performed a mediation analysis to evaluate the contributions of sleep duration and poor SRH to this relationship. RESULTS This study identified a significant association between working hours and HRQOL. Long working hours directly and indirectly affected HRQOL through poor SRH. Men who overworked were more likely to report poor HRQOL due to worsened SRH. Poor SRH was responsible for 26.3% of this relationship. But sleep duration did not explain the relationship between working hours and HRQOL. CONCLUSIONS Working hours were directly associated with HRQOL in men. Furthermore, there was an indirect effect of working hours on HRQOL mediated by poorer SRH. An improved work-life balance is necessary to promote men's health and quality of life.
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- Darae Woo
- Graduate School of Urban Public Health, University of Seoul, 163 Seoulsiripdae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02504, Republic of Korea.,Incheon Metropolitan City Public Health Policy Institute, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. .,School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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- Graduate School of Urban Public Health, University of Seoul, 163 Seoulsiripdae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02504, Republic of Korea.
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Oenning NSX, de Goulart BNG, Ziegelmann PK, Chastang JF, Niedhammer I. Associations between occupational factors and self-rated health in the national Brazilian working population. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:1381. [PMID: 31655583 PMCID: PMC6815372 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7746-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The literature remains seldom on the topic of self-rated health (SRH) among the national working populations of emerging countries. The objectives of the study were to examine the associations of occupational factors with SRH in a national representative sample of the working population in Brazil. METHODS This study relied on a cross-sectional sample of 36,442 workers, 16,992 women and 19,450 men. SRH was the studied health outcome. Sixteen occupational factors related to four topics were studied: employment characteristics, working time/hours, psychosocial work factors and physical and chemical work exposures. The associations between occupational factors and SRH were studied using logistic regression models with adjustment for sociodemographic characteristics (age, ethnicity and marital status). The analyses were performed for each gender separately and using weights. RESULTS The prevalence of poor SRH was 26.71%, this prevalence being higher among women (29.77%) than among men (24.23%). The following risk factors for poor SRH were found among men and women: working as a self-employed worker, clerk/service worker, manual worker, part-time (≤ 20 h/week), exposure to work stress, exposure to high physical activity and exposure to sun. The risk factors for poor SRH among women only were: working as a domestic worker and exposure to noise, and among men, working in the agriculture sector. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggested that occupational factors related to both physical and psychosocial work environment may be associated with SRH in the working population in Brazil. Improving working conditions may be beneficial for health at work in Brazil.
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- Nágila Soares Xavier Oenning
- Epidemiology Graduate Program, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.,INSERM, Univ Angers, Univ Rennes, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, ESTER Team, Angers, France
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- INSERM, Univ Angers, Univ Rennes, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, ESTER Team, Angers, France
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- INSERM, Univ Angers, Univ Rennes, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, ESTER Team, Angers, France.
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Long Working Hours and Poor Self-Rated Health in the Young Working Population in Korea. J Occup Environ Med 2019; 61:e291-e296. [PMID: 30985408 DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000001606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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: This cross-sectional study investigated the association between long working hours and prevalence of poor self-rated health (SRH) in Korean young workers using data from the 6th Korea Youth Panel Survey 2007. A total of 3317 young wage workers were included. Weekly working hours were divided into four groups (36 to 40 hours, 41 to 52 hours, 53 to 60 hours, and more than 60 hours per week). Multiple logistic regression was performed to investigate the association between long working hours and SRH, adjusting for demographic and work-related factors. Long working hours were associated with increased risk of poor SRH, in both the men and women. Legal restriction on working hours should be suitably applied to help improve the health status of Korean young workers.
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Work Hours and Health: A Comment on “Beyond Nine to Five”. ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT DISCOVERIES 2018. [DOI: 10.5465/amd.2017.0120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The Difference Between Working Long Hours and Workaholism: Response to Commentary on “Beyond Nine to Five”. ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT DISCOVERIES 2018. [DOI: 10.5465/amd.2017.0129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study was performed to identify the factors influencing gender differences in sleep quality between men and women. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a convenience sample of 300 young adults from three Korean universities. Participants were 20-40 years of age, used smartphones, and took no sleep medication. Participants completed questionnaires on sleep quality, exercise, stress, depression, and smart phone addiction. The predictors of sleep quality in men were coffee consumption, napping, depression, failure to engage in light exercise at least three times per week, being overweight, being in the potential smart phone addiction group, and being employed, which explained 30.2% of the variance. The predictors of sleep quality in women were education to college level or higher, smoking, and stress, which explained 30.5% of the variance. To improve sleep quality in this population, future intervention should contain life style modification strategies containing smartphone addiction prevention.
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- Ae Kyung Chang
- a College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University , Seoul , Republic of Korea
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- b Konkuk University - Glocal Campus , Chungju , Republic of Korea
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Van Aerden K, Puig-Barrachina V, Bosmans K, Vanroelen C. How does employment quality relate to health and job satisfaction in Europe? A typological approach. Soc Sci Med 2016; 158:132-40. [PMID: 27135543 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Revised: 03/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The changing nature of employment in recent decades, due to an increased emphasis on flexibility and competitiveness in European labour markets, compels the need to assess the consequences of contemporary employment situations for workers. This article aims to study the relation between the quality of employment and the health and well-being of European workers, using data from the 2010 European Working Conditions Survey. A typology of employment arrangements, mapping out employment quality in the European labour force, is constructed by means of a Latent Class Cluster Analysis. This innovative approach shows that it is possible to condense multiple factors characterising the employment situation into five job types: Standard Employment Relationship-like (SER-like), instrumental, precarious unsustainable, precarious intensive and portfolio jobs. Binary logistic regression analyses show that, controlling for other work quality characteristics, this employment quality typology is related to self-perceived job satisfaction, general health and mental health. Precarious intensive jobs are associated with the worst and SER-like jobs with the best health and well-being situation. The findings presented in this study indicate that, among European wage workers, flexible and de-standardised employment tends to be related to lower job satisfaction, general health and mental health. The quality of employment is thus identified as an important social determinant of health (inequalities) in Europe.
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- Karen Van Aerden
- Interface Demography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 5, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Interface Demography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 5, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; Health Information Systems Unit, Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Pl. Lesseps 1, 08023 Barcelona, Spain; Health Inequalities Research Group (GREDS), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Plaça de la Mercè 10-12, 08002 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Interface Demography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 5, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Interface Demography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 5, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; Health Inequalities Research Group (GREDS), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Plaça de la Mercè 10-12, 08002 Barcelona, Spain.
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Kawada T. Long working hours and the risk of coronary heart disease. Am J Ind Med 2016; 59:336-7. [PMID: 26959757 DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Tomoyuki Kawada
- Department of Hygiene and Public Health; Nippon Medical School; Tokyo Japan
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Kawabe Y, Nakamura Y, Kikuchi S, Suzukamo Y, Murakami Y, Tanaka T, Takebayashi T, Okayama A, Miura K, Okamura T, Fukuhara S, Ueshima H. Relationship of type of work with health-related quality of life. Qual Life Res 2015; 24:2927-32. [PMID: 26038222 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-015-1024-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/22/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE To examine the relation of work type with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in healthy workers. METHODS We cross-sectionally examined 4427 (3605 men and 822 women) healthy workers in Japan, aged 19-69 years. We assessed HRQoL based on scores for five scales of the SF-36. Multiple regression was applied to examine the relation of work type (nighttime, shift, day to night, and daytime) with the five HRQoL norm-based scores, lower scores of which indicate poorer health status, adjusted for confounding factors, including sleeping duration. RESULTS Shiftwork was inversely related to role physical [regression estimate (β) = -2.12, 95 % confidence intervals (CI) -2.94, -1.30, P < 0.001], general health (β = -1.37, 95 % CI -2.01, -0.72, P < 0.001), role emotional (β = -1.24, 95% CI -1.98, -0.50, P < 0.001), and mental health (β = -1.31, 95% CI -2.01, -0.63, P < 0.001) independent of confounding factors, but not to vitality. Day-to-nighttime work was inversely related to all the five HRQoL subscales (Ps 0.012 to <0.001). CONCLUSION Shiftwork was significantly inversely related to four out of the five HRQoL, except for vitality, and day-to-nighttime work was significantly inversely related to all five HRQoL, independent of demographic and lifestyle factors.
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- Yuri Kawabe
- Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Kyoto Women's University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Kyoto Women's University, Kyoto, Japan. .,Departments of Public Health, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.
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- Department of Community Network and Collaborative Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Departments of Medical Statistics, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Center for Lifestyle-Related Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Departments of Public Health, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Departments of Public Health, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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[Association of sleep problems with self-rated health - a large epidemiologic survey in the working population]. J UOEH 2015; 36:295-300. [PMID: 25501763 DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.36.295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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To investigate the association between various sleep problems and self-rated health (SRH), a total of 43,092 (34,164 men and 8,928 women) employees were surveyed by means of a self-administered questionnaire. The risk of suboptimal (poor, very poor) SRH associated with sleep problems was estimated using multivariable logistic regression with odds ratios (ORs) as measures of associations. Because the prevalence of suboptimal SRH differed by sex (men 29.4% and women 34.1%, P < 0.001), the analyses were done separately for men and women. Employees sleeping less than 6 hrs/day (OR = 1.39 for men, 1.40 for women), with difficulty initiating sleep (OR=4.44 for men, 3.85 for women), with difficulty maintaining sleep (OR=5.72 for men, 4.85 for women), with early morning awakening (OR=3.87 for men, 4.25 for women), with difficulty waking up in the morning (OR=3.30 for men, 3.40 for women), feeling tired when waking up in the morning (OR=4.97 for men, 4.82 for women), and excessive daytime sleepiness at work (OR=2.34 for men, 2.11 for women) had a significantly higher odds of suboptimal SRH compared to those without sleep problems. The association between sleep problems and suboptimal SRH did not differ between men and women. In conclusion, the data point to an independent relationship between sleep problems and suboptimal SRH among Japanese employees.
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Van Aerden K, Moors G, Levecque K, Vanroelen C. The relationship between employment quality and work-related well-being in the European Labor Force. JOURNAL OF VOCATIONAL BEHAVIOR 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2014.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Kawada T. Long working hours and obesity with special reference to sleep duration. J Occup Health 2014; 56:399-400. [PMID: 25168924 DOI: 10.1539/joh.14-0001-letter] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Tomoyuki Kawada
- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Nippon Medical School
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Dickson VV. How Older Workers With Coronary Heart Disease Perceive the Health Effects of Work. Workplace Health Saf 2013. [DOI: 10.3928/21650799-20131025-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Dickson VV. How older workers with coronary heart disease perceive the health effects of work. Workplace Health Saf 2013; 61:486-94. [PMID: 24169955 DOI: 10.1177/216507991306101105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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More than 3.4 million workers have coronary heart disease (CHD) with significant work limitations and disability. Although the cohort of aging workers with CHD is growing, little is known about how older workers with CHD perceive the relationship between the work environment, including job stress, and their health. The purpose of this qualitative, descriptive study was to explore the perceptions of the health effects of work among older workers with CHD and describe how they cope with work stress. The sample was 47% female and 33% African American. Their mean age was 59.21 (± 5.4) years, and most (55%) worked in professional or managerial jobs. Themes emerged about perceptions of the health effects of work and coping strategies. Because older employees are a vulnerable work group, understanding the perceived health effects of work may guide future workplace program development and policy.
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