Health-Related Quality of Life Among US Workers: Variability Across Occupation Groups

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• Personal Author:
  Shockey TM ; Sussell, Aaron L. ; Zack M
• Description:
  OBJECTIVES: To examine the health-related quality of life among workers in 22 standard occupation groups using data from the 2013-2014 US Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. METHODS: We examined the health-related quality of life measures of self-rated health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, frequent activity limitation, and frequent overall unhealthy days by occupation group for 155,839 currently employed adults among 17 states. We performed multiple logistic regression analyses that accounted for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System's complex survey design to obtain prevalence estimates adjusted for potential confounders. RESULTS: Among all occupation groups, the arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupation group reported the highest adjusted prevalence of frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, frequent activity limitation, and frequent overall unhealthy days. The personal care and service occupation group had the highest adjusted prevalence for fair or poor self-rated health. CONCLUSIONS: Workers' jobs affect their health-related quality of life. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Men Mental Health Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Stress, Psychological Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Health Effects Humans Mental Stress Physical Stress Quality Of Life Regression Analysis Risk Factors Service Industries Surveillance Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0090-0036
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  107
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050034
• Citation:
  Am J Public Health 2017 Aug; 107(8):1316-1323
• Contact Point Address:
  Taylor M. Shockey, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1090 Tusculum Ave, MS R17, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  tshockey@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Public Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:47a901979d5d62b554cfdbaf449be6153242b466e49c846707ad228aa7c99d863011c143884ca2b502ce85cd48d926f337779f060803d3272f0c6c85580c3ffb
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