A Review of NIOSH Psychological Stress Research – 1977

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• Alternative Title:
  Occupational Stress: Proceedings of the Conference on Occupational Stress: A Review of NIOSH Psychological Stress Research – 1977
• Personal Author:
  Colligan, Michael J. ; Hurrell, Joseph J. Jr. ; Smith, Michael J.
• Description:
  Occupational stress research studies conducted by NIOSH were reviewed and discussed. The studies were designed to determine the number of stress related illnesses occurring in a wide variety of occupations. The major illnesses considered included coronary heart and artery disease, hypertension, ulcers, and nervous disorders. Health records used in data collection included death certificates, general hospital admissions, and mental health admissions. The data from the various studies were analyzed statistically to determine relative stress ratings for each occupation and for general occupational groups. Forty occupations with a high incidence of stress related diseases were identified. Twelve of these showed very significant incidence rates. These twelve were: laborers, secretaries, inspectors, clinical laboratory technicians, office managers, managers/administrators, foremen, waiters/waitresses, machine operators, farm owners, mine operators, and painters (nonartists). Occupational groups in which a high degree of stress related illnesses occurred included health care workers, blue collar skilled or technical workers, and human/public service workers. The authors conclude that the stress research program was helpful in identifying occupational stress hazards and in developing methods for reducing occupational stress related health problems.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Blood Blood-Borne Pathogens Communicable Diseases Emergency Responders Hazardous Substances Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Hematologic Diseases Occupational Health Safety Viral Diseases

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• Keywords:
  Cardiovascular-system-disorders Contract-78-0647 Epidemiology Health-care-personnel Job-stress Laboratory-workers Mental-stress Nervous-system-disorder NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Contract Office-workers Psychological-factors Psychological-stress Technical-personnel

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Conference/Symposia Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  26-36
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00185056
• Citation:
  Occupational stress, proceedings of the conference on occupational stress, November 3, 1977, Los Angeles, California. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 78-156, 1978 Mar; :26-36
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8823f9540c75b6fe45e3b34a409e1e1a13c14aa03159af940add2b933be3607c460595d18b276b2543206c17cb13a964c132f88d57db8f17def2ba4613f457d3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180198/cdc_180198_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 11.31 MB ]