Association Between Long Work Hours and Poor Self-Reported General Health Among Latin American Immigrant and Native Workers in the United States and Spain

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• Personal Author:
  Cayuela A ; Conway SH ; Delclos GL ; Pompeii LA ; Ronda E
• Description:
  Background: The relationship between hours worked per week and self-reported general health (SRGH) has not been assessed in Latin American immigrant and native workers across host countries. Methods: Cross-sectional study of the association between long work hours (LWH) (i.e., >51 hr per week) and poor SRGH using data from 2,626 workers in the United States (immigrants = 10.4%) and 8,306 workers in Spain (immigrants = 4.1%). Results: Both countries' natives working >51 hr per week had increased odds of reporting poor SRGH compared to those working fewer hours (U.S.: OR = 1.59; 95%CI = 1.01-2.49; Spain: OR = 2.17; 95%CI = 1.71-2.75); when stratified by sex, increased odds also were observed among immigrant female workers in Spain (OR = 3.47; 95%CI = 1.15-10.5). Conclusions: LWH were associated with differential health outcomes in populations of native and Latin American immigrant workers in the United States and Spain, which may reflect social or occupational inequalities in general or resulting from the 2008 financial crisis. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emigration And Immigration Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Immigrant Workers Cross Sectional Studies Health Effects Immigrant Workers Long Work Hours Occupational Health Self-reported Health Spain United States Work Intervals Work Schedules Work Schedule Tolerance

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055404
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2016 Dec; 59(12):1105-1111
• Contact Point Address:
  Sadie H. Conway, PhD, School of Public Health, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1200 Pressler Street, Su ite W-610, Houston, TX 77030
• Email:
  sadie.conway@uth.tmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213266/cdc_213266_DS1.pdf
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