Work Stressors and Cardiovascular Disease

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• Personal Author:
  Baker, Dean B. ; Belkic KL ; Landsbergis PA ; Pickering TG ; Schnall PL ; Schwartz J
• Description:
  Over the past 20 years, an extensive body of research evidence has documented that psychosocial work stressors are risk factors for hypertension and cardiovascular disease. These stressors, which appear to be increasing in prevalence, include job strain (the combination of psychological job demands and low job control), imbalance between job efforts and rewards, threat-avoidant vigilant work, and long work hours. This article reviews the evidence linking these stressors with hypertension and CVD, and the physiological and social psychological mechanisms underlying the associations. Also described are methods for measuring work stressors and new, more accurate techniques for measuring blood pressure. Finally, strategies for reducing work stressors and preventing hypertension and CVD are reviewed. These include clinical assessment, worksite health promotion, work organization interventions, legal approaches and work site surveillance. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Blood Pressure Cardiovascular Disease Employee Health Health Promotion Hypertension Job Stress Long Work Hours Psychological Stress Psychosocial Factors
• ISSN:
  1051-9815
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  191-208
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058156
• Citation:
  Work 2001 Oct; 17(3):191-208
• Contact Point Address:
  Paul A. Landsbergis, Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Box 1030, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY10029-6574, USA
• Email:
  landsp01@doc.mssm.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19990701
• Source Full Name:
  Work
• End Date:
  20040630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8608191e32eb9a36f01338752de2b782edf029b745f8c2abe88f410a7aa8e6c026701a36be432e17b5c1adbce73e6edfc941d825bc0c5e478e97c228f59c2bb9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/221296/cdc_221296_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 123.19 KB ]