Work-Related Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Using a Socioecological Approach: Implications for Practice and Research

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• Personal Author:
  Hong O ; Hwang WJ
• Description:
  Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality. Numerous investigations have linked occupational factors and CVD. Occupational factors such as overtime work have an enormous effect on the CVD risk of industrial workers. However, risk factors for CVD are not systematically reviewed in the workplace. The purpose of the paper is to review work-related risk factors for CVD. Methods: A systematic review of work-related CVD risk factors was performed, yielding 180 articles. All articles were assessed in relation to inclusion and exclusion criteria, resulting in 44 articles being reviewed. The sole inclusion criteria was work-related environmental factors and intra/inter-personal factors (psychosocial factors), which is based on the socioecological perspective. The articles were also assessed regarding the quality of each study using the scoring methods developed by Cesario et al. and Brown et al. Conclusion: The literature review demonstrated that work environment factors such as shift work, overtime work, and noise and chemical exposures; and psychosocial factors such as job stress, social support, and socioeconomic status cannot be explained or intervened by one single risk factor. Furthermore, certain occupational factors were shown to aggravate or attenuate other risk factors. The implication of these findings is to incorporate work-related environmental and psychosocial factors into assessment of the patient's CVD risks and intervention plan. Future research should also incorporate a well-defined conceptual framework to address the effects of work-related environmental and psychosocial factors on CVD among CVD patients. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Healthcare Disparities Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Stress, Psychological Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular Disease Health Disparities Job Stress Psychosocial Factors Risk Factors Shift Workers Sociological Factors Work Environment Workers
• ISSN:
  1474-5151
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  114-126
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053689
• Citation:
  Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2012 Mar; 11(1):114-126
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr Won Ju Hwang, College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University 26 Kyunghee-daero, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-701, Korea
• Email:
  hwangwj@hotmail.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Berkeley
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:14be7d705a2591c4cc2b2ae245d972b0a474de82eb207b7430bcd48da448ebfb2dc08360b591b44e5fb67189692b5d86b1168a5e2afc01b7e3677c74c81defd7
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216402/cdc_216402_DS1.pdf
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