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Barbee H, McKay T. Do supportive work environments matter for minority aging? Work stress and subjective cognitive impairment among middle-age and older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer adults. Acta Psychol (Amst) 2023; 237:103949. [PMID: 37267881 PMCID: PMC11089649 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.103949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
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Research has documented how people's experiences at work affect their cognitive health outcomes, but how these processes unfold for minority groups, particularly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) populations, is unclear. This study builds on the nascent literature by employing generalized structural equation models to test how experiencing major problems at work and working with LGBTQ+ supportive coworkers affect subjective cognitive impairment among middle-age and older LGBTQ+ adults. We also test for mediated and indirect effects of support and problems at work operating via vascular disease, sleep problems, and depression symptoms. Experiencing major problems at work is associated with a higher likelihood of reporting cognitive symptoms consistent with mild cognitive impairment, but this relationship is mediated by depression symptoms and sleep problems. Having LGBTQ+ supportive coworkers does not have direct effects on mild cognitive impairment, but does operate indirectly by decreasing problems at work and, in turn, decreases the likelihood of reporting cognitive symptoms consistent with mild cognitive impairment. Overall, we find that workplace stressors contribute to cognitive health directly and through mediated and indirect pathways and that supportive contexts reduce exposure to problems at work. We conclude with suggested possibilities to reorganize workplaces to improve long-term cognitive health outcomes for older adults, especially those who are LGBTQ+-identified.
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- Harry Barbee
- Johns Hopkins University, United States of America.
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- Vanderbilt University, United States of America.
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Magnusson Hanson LL, Pentti J, Nordentoft M, Xu T, Rugulies R, Madsen IEH, Conway PM, Westerlund H, Vahtera J, Ervasti J, Batty GD, Kivimäki M. Association of workplace violence and bullying with later suicide risk: a multicohort study and meta-analysis of published data. Lancet Public Health 2023; 8:e494-e503. [PMID: 37393088 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(23)00096-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Workplace offensive behaviours, such as violence and bullying, have been linked to psychological symptoms, but their potential impact on suicide risk remains unclear. We aimed to assess the association of workplace violence and bullying with the risk of death by suicide and suicide attempt in multiple cohort studies. METHODS In this multicohort study, we used individual-participant data from three prospective studies: the Finnish Public Sector study, the Swedish Work Environment Survey, and the Work Environment and Health in Denmark study. Workplace violence and bullying were self-reported at baseline. Participants were followed up for suicide attempt and death using linkage to national health records. We additionally searched the literature for published prospective studies and pooled our effect estimates with those from published studies. FINDINGS During 1 803 496 person-years at risk, we recorded 1103 suicide attempts or deaths in participants with data on workplace violence (n=205 048); the corresponding numbers for participants with data on workplace bullying (n=191 783) were 1144 suicide attempts or deaths in 1 960 796 person-years, which included data from one identified published study. Workplace violence was associated with an increased risk of suicide after basic adjustment for age, sex, educational level, and family situation (hazard ratio 1·34 [95% CI 1·15-1·56]) and full adjustment (additional adjustment for job demands, job control, and baseline health problems, 1·25 [1·08-1·47]). Where data on frequency were available, a stronger association was observed among people with frequent exposure to violence (1·75 [1·27-2·42]) than occasional violence (1·27 [1·04-1·56]). Workplace bullying was also associated with an increased suicide risk (1·32 [1·09-1·59]), but the association was attenuated after adjustment for baseline mental health problems (1·16 [0·96-1·41]). INTERPRETATION Observational data from three Nordic countries suggest that workplace violence is associated with an increased suicide risk, highlighting the importance of effective prevention of violent behaviours at workplaces. FUNDING Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, Academy of Finland, Finnish Work Environment Fund, and Danish Working Environment Research Fund.
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- Clinicum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Public Health, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Centre for Population Health Research, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
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- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Centre for Population Health Research, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Clinicum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland; UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London, UK
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Xu T, Rugulies R, Vahtera J, Pentti J, Mathisen J, Lange T, Clark AJ, Magnusson Hanson LL, Westerlund H, Ervasti J, Virtanen M, Kivimäki M, Rod NH. Workplace psychosocial resources and risk of cardiovascular disease among employees: a multi-cohort study of 135 669 participants. Scand J Work Environ Health 2022; 48:621-631. [PMID: 35752989 PMCID: PMC10546613 DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.4042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE In terms of prevention, it is important to determine effects on cardiovascular disease (CVD) when some workplace psychosocial resources are high while others are low. The aim of the study was to assess the prospective relationship between clustering of workplace psychosocial resources and risk of CVD among employees. METHODS We pooled data from three cohort studies of 135 669 employees (65% women, age 18-65 years and free of CVD) from Denmark, Finland and Sweden. Baseline horizontal resources (culture of collaboration and support from colleagues) and vertical resources (leadership quality and procedural justice) were measured using standard questionnaire items. Incident CVD, including coronary heart and cerebrovascular disease, was ascertained using linked electronic health records. We used latent class analysis to assess clustering (latent classes) of workplace psychosocial resources. Cox proportional hazard models were used to examine the association between these clusters and risk of CVD, adjusting for demographic and employment-related factors and pre-existing physical and mental disorders. RESULTS We identified five clusters of workplace psychosocial resources from low on both vertical and horizontal resources (13%) to generally high resources (28%). High horizontal resources were combined with either intermediate [hazard ratio (HR) 0.84, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.74-0.95] or high (HR 0.88, 95% CI 0.78-1.00) vertical resources were associated with lower risks of CVD compared to those with generally low resources. The association was most prominent for cerebrovascular disease (eg, general high resources: HR 0.80, 95% CI 0.67-0.96). CONCLUSIONS Individuals with high levels of workplace psychosocial resources across horizontal and vertical dimensions have a lower risk of CVD, particularly cerebrovascular disease.
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- Tianwei Xu
- Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- National Research Centre of the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- National Research Centre of the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- The Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Public Health, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Clinicum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark
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- Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
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- School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
- Division of Insurance Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinicum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College, London, UK
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- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Maniscalco L, Schouteden M, Boon J, Vandenbroeck S, Mehlum IS, Godderis L, Matranga D. The long-term effect of job mobility on workers' mental health: a propensity score analysis. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:1145. [PMID: 35676646 PMCID: PMC9175471 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13558-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The main purpose of this longitudinal study was to elucidate the impact of external job mobility, due to a change of employer, on mental health. METHODS A cohort of Belgian employees from the IDEWE occupational medicine registry was followed-up for twenty-seven years, from 1993 to 2019. The use of drugs for neuropsychological diseases was considered as an objective indicator of mental health. The covariates were related to demographic, physical, behavioural characteristics, occupational and work-related risks. Propensity scores were calculated with a Cox regression model with time-varying covariates. The PS matching was used to eliminate the systematic differences in subjects' characteristics and to balance the covariates' distribution at every time point. RESULTS The unmatched sample included 11,246 subjects, with 368 (3.3%) that changed their job during the baseline year and 922 (8.2%) workers that left their employer during the follow-up. More than half of the matched sample were males, were aged less than 38 years old, did not smoke, were physically active, and normal weighted, were not exposed to shift-work, noise, job strain or physical load. A strong association between job mobility and neuropsychological treatment was found in the matched analysis (HR = 2.065, 95%CI = 1.397-3.052, P-value < 0.001) and confirmed in the sensitivity analysis (HR of 2.012, 95%CI = 1.359-2.979, P-value < 0.001). Furthermore, it was found a protective role of physical activity and a harmful role of job strain on neuropsychological treatment. CONCLUSIONS Our study found that workers with external job mobility have a doubled risk of treatment with neuropsychological medication, compared to workers without job mobility.
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- Laura Maniscalco
- Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 129 90127, Palermo, Italy.
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- IDEWE, External Service for Prevention and Protection at Work, Interleuvenlaan 58, 3001, Heverlee, Belgium
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- IDEWE, External Service for Prevention and Protection at Work, Interleuvenlaan 58, 3001, Heverlee, Belgium
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- IDEWE, External Service for Prevention and Protection at Work, Interleuvenlaan 58, 3001, Heverlee, Belgium.,Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centre for Environment and Health, 3000, Louvain, Belgium
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- Department of Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology, National Institute of Occupational Health (STAMI), Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- IDEWE, External Service for Prevention and Protection at Work, Interleuvenlaan 58, 3001, Heverlee, Belgium.,Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centre for Environment and Health, 3000, Louvain, Belgium
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- Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 133, 90127, Palermo, Italy
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Xu T, Clark AJ, Pentti J, Rugulies R, Lange T, Vahtera J, Magnusson Hanson LL, Westerlund H, Kivimäki M, Rod NH. Characteristics of Workplace Psychosocial Resources and Risk of Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study. Diabetes Care 2022; 45:59-66. [PMID: 34740912 PMCID: PMC9004314 DOI: 10.2337/dc20-2943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine whether characteristics of workplace psychosocial resources are associated with the risk of type 2 diabetes among employees. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Participants were 49,835 employees (77% women, aged 40-65 years, and diabetes free at baseline) from the Finnish Public Sector cohort study. Characteristics of horizontal (culture of collaboration and support from colleagues) and vertical (leadership quality and organizational procedural justice) psychosocial resources were self-reported. Incident type 2 diabetes (n = 2,148) was ascertained through linkage to electronic health records from national registers. We used latent class modeling to assess the clustering of resource characteristics. Cox proportional hazards models were used to examine the relationship between the identified clusters and risk of type 2 diabetes during 10.9 years of follow-up, adjusting for age, sex, marital status, educational level, type of employment contract, comorbidity, and diagnosed mental disorders. RESULTS We identified four patterns of workplace psychosocial resources: unfavorable, favorable vertical, favorable horizontal, and favorable vertical and horizontal. Compared with unfavorable, favorable vertical (hazard ratio 0.87 [95% CI 0.78; 0.97]), favorable horizontal (0.77 [0.67; 0.88]), and favorable vertical and horizontal (0.77 [0.68; 0.86]) resources were associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, with the strongest associations seen in employees at age ≥55 years (Pinteraction = 0.03). These associations were robust to multivariable adjustments and were not explained by reverse causation. CONCLUSIONS A favorable culture of collaboration, support from colleagues, leadership quality, and organizational procedural justice are associated with a lower risk of employees developing type 2 diabetes than in those without such favorable workplace psychosocial resources.
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- Tianwei Xu
- 1Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.,2Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,3National Research Centre of the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- 2Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,4Novo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark
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- 5Clinicum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,6Department of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- 2Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,3National Research Centre of the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.,7Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- 2Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- 6Department of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.,8Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- 1Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- 5Clinicum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,9Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College, London, U.K.,10Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
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- 2Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Seeman M, Merkin SS, Karlamangla A, Koretz B, Grzywacz JG, Lachman M, Seeman T. On the Biopsychosocial Costs of Alienated Labor. WORK, EMPLOYMENT & SOCIETY : A JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 2021; 35:891-913. [PMID: 34707329 PMCID: PMC8547591 DOI: 10.1177/0950017020952662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Data from the national, longitudinal Mid-Life in the US (MIDUS) study were used to examine work alienation and its relationship to biological health as well as psychological and social functioning. The alienation measure focuses on the autonomy and creativity the work provides. We hypothesized that alienated work would have negative associations with each of the three domains: in biology, higher 'allostatic load' (biological dysregulation); in psychology, poorer cognitive performance; and socially, negative impacts on family life. The outcomes are generally as predicted, though there are notable differences for men and women.
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Li X, Jiang T, Sun J, Shi L, Liu J. The relationship between occupational stress, job burnout and quality of life among surgical nurses in Xinjiang, China. BMC Nurs 2021; 20:181. [PMID: 34579710 PMCID: PMC8477556 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-021-00703-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Nursing is a high-risk occupation that involves exposure to stress. The physical and mental health of nurses is directly related to the quality of medical services, so the quality of life of nurses cannot be ignored. This study is a Chinese nursing study that investigated occupational stress, job burnout, and quality of life of surgical nurses in Xinjiang, China. METHODS This study employed the cluster random sampling method and carried out a questionnaire survey among 488 surgical nurses from five hospitals from May 2019 to September 2019. The study analyzed the relationship between occupational stress, job burnout and quality of life. The Effort-Reward Imbalance questionnaire (ERI), Maslach Burnout Inventory General Survey (MBI-GS) and the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) were used to evaluate occupational stress, job burnout and quality of life among surgical nurses. RESULTS A total of 550 questionnaires were distributed in this study, and 488 were retrieved, with an effective recovery rate of 88.73 %. The results revealed that the quality of life score among surgical nurses was not high, and differences were observed in the quality of life score of patients according to gender, age, title, and frequency of night shifts (P < 0.05). There was a positive correlation between occupational stress and job burnout. Higher levels of occupational stress and job burnout were associated with a poorer quality of life score. Occupational stress and job burnout were identified as risk factors for quality of life, and the interaction between high levels of stress and burnout seriously reduced quality of life. The structural equation model revealed that occupational stress and job burnout had a direct impact on quality of life, occupational stress had a direct impact on job burnout, and job burnout was identified as a mediating factor in the relationship between occupational stress and quality of life. CONCLUSIONS Surgical nurses have a high level of occupational stress and burnout, and low quality of life score. Quality of life is correlated with occupational stress and job burnout. According to the individual characteristics and psychological state of nurses, managers can implement personalized intervention measures promptly and effectively to relieve their tension and burnout, and improve the quality of life of surgical nurses.
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- Xue Li
- Department of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, 830011 Urumqi, China
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- Department of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, 830011 Urumqi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, 830000 Urumqi, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, 830054 Urumqi, China
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- Department of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, 830011 Urumqi, China
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Zhu Y, Lu Y, Zhou M, Huang P, Zhang P, Guo Y, Lv L, Zhang Y, Zhong C, Xu T. Occupational class differences in outcomes after ischemic stroke: a prospective observational study. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:1571. [PMID: 34412612 PMCID: PMC8377846 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11624-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Occupational class is an integral part of socioeconomic status. The studies focused on the occupational difference in ischemic stroke outcome in a Chinese population are limited. We aimed to investigate the associations between occupational class and the prognosis of patients with ischemic stroke in China. METHODS We included 1484 ischemic stroke participants (mean age: 63.42 ± 11.26 years) from the prospective cohort study: Infectious Factors, Inflammatory Markers and Prognosis of Acute Ischemic Stroke (IIPAIS). Occupational class was categorized into white-collar workers, blue-collar workers and farmers in our study. Study outcomes were cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality within 12 months after ischemic stroke onset. We applied Cox proportional hazard model to evaluate the associations between the occupational class and study outcomes after ischemic stroke. RESULTS Within 12 months after ischemic stroke, there were 106 (7.5%) cardiovascular events and 69 (4.9%) all-cause deaths. The Kaplan-Meier plots showed that white-collar workers had highest risk of cardiovascular events after 12-month follow-up (Log-rank P = 0.02). Multivariate adjusted hazard ratio and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of farmers versus white-collar workers was 0.43(0.20-0.91) for cardiovascular events. No significant difference showed in blue-collar workers versus white-collar workers, with fully adjusted hazard ratio 0.62(95% CIs, 0.23-1.67). CONCLUSIONS Compared with white-collar workers, farmers are associated with less risk of cardiovascular events at 12 months after ischemic stroke, while there are no significant differences in blue-collar workers.
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- Yinwei Zhu
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Industrial Park District, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Industrial Park District, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Science and Research, The Affiliated Suzhou hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- Medical Records Room, Changzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Changzhou, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Changzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changzhou, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Inner Mongolia Xingan League People's Hospital, Xingan League, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Inner Mongolia Xingan League People's Hospital, Xingan League, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Industrial Park District, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Industrial Park District, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, 215123, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Industrial Park District, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, 215123, People's Republic of China.
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Kawada T. Effort-reward imbalance at work and type 2 diabetes. J Psychosom Res 2020; 139:110281. [PMID: 33096403 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110281] [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: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- 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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Persistent inequality: evolution of psychosocial exposures at work among the salaried population in Spain between 2005 and 2016. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2020; 94:621-629. [PMID: 33237481 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-020-01609-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the prevalence of poor mental health and of exposure to psychosocial risks among the working population in Spain in 2005, 2010 and 2016; to analyse the associations between workplace psychosocial exposures and mental health problems according to gender and occupation. METHODS Three representative samples of the Spanish working population were analysed, in 2005 (n = 7,023), 2010 (n = 4,979), and 2016 (n = 1,807). Prevalence ratios between mental health and the five dimensions - job demands, job control, social support, employment insecurity and insecurity over working conditions-were estimated using multilevel mixed-effects Poisson regressions. All the analyses were separated by gender and occupation. RESULTS In 2016, there were improvements in job control, job demands and social support, and deteriorations in employment insecurity and insecurity over working conditions. The risk of poor mental health among manual workers rose if they were exposed to high demands, low social support and high employment insecurity; among non-manual workers, the risk increased if they were exposed to high demands, low control, low social support and high insecurity over working conditions. There were no differences according to gender. CONCLUSION The new findings shed light on the evolution of the working conditions and health of the wage-earning population in Spain over the last 11 years. The stratification by gender and occupational group is relevant, since it allows a detailed analysis of the social disparities in the associations between psychosocial risks and mental health. The most vulnerable groups can be identified and preventive measures developed at source.
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Callus E, Pagliuca S, Bertoldo EG, Fiolo V, Jackson AC, Boveri S, De Vincentiis C, Castelvecchio S, Volpe M, Menicanti L. The Monitoring of Psychosocial Factors During Hospitalization Before and After Cardiac Surgery Until Discharge From Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Research Protocol. Front Psychol 2020; 11:2202. [PMID: 33117210 PMCID: PMC7550819 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Introduction: There is considerable evidence that psychosocial factors contribute to the etiology and prognosis of cardiac illness. Currently, in Italy, psychologists are only obligatory in the cardiac rehabilitation setting, although there are indications that patients could be experiencing distress also during other moments of hospitalization, such as on admission for cardiac surgery. Objective and Methods: The objective of this protocol is to gain more information about cardiac patients, specifically during the various moments of hospitalization for cardiac surgery, by collecting data at admission before cardiac surgery (t0), at admission to cardiac rehabilitation (t1), and at discharge (t2) at the Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Policlinico San Donato hospital. A psychosocial questionnaire was constructed after consulting the relevant national and international guidelines. Patients admitted for cardiac surgery and attending a rehabilitation program will be evaluated by acquiring data about their civil status, religiosity, education and work capacity, social condition (including the presence and quality of intimate relationships and support received), previous psychological and psychiatric histories, psychological status, lifestyle (including questions on nutrition, smoking, alcohol, and substance abuse), adherence to therapy, quality of life (QoL), health perception, anxiety, and depression at t0. Health perception, anxiety, and depression are also measured at t1 and t2. Discussion and Conclusion: This study is an attempt to identify the recommended psychosocial variables which need to be monitored during cardiac patients' hospitalization for cardiac surgery, through to the completion of cardiac rehabilitation. After implementing this study at the IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, attempts will be made to create studies on a national and international level to generate more evidence regarding these variables, in order to create tailor-made interventions for these patients during these specific and delicate moments.
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- Edward Callus
- Clinical Psychology Service, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
- Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Psychology Service, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Clinical Psychology Service, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Scientific Directorate, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
| | - Lorenzo Menicanti
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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