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

Shockey, Taylor M.; Zack, Matthew; Sussell, Aaron

doi:10.2105/AJPH.2017.303840

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

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Jun 22 2017
By Shockey, Taylor M. ; Zack, Matthew ; Sussell, Aaron

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Am J Public Health
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Shockey, Taylor M. ; Zack, Matthew ; Sussell, Aaron
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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.
Subjects:

Adolescent Adult Aged Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Demography Employment Female Health Status Humans Male Middle Aged Quality Of Life Regression (Psychology) Stress, Psychological Young Adult
Source:

Am J Public Health. 107(8):1316-1323.
Pubmed ID:

28640675
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5508147
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States ; U58 SO000047/SO/PHSPO CDC HHS/United States
Place as Subject:

United States
Volume:

107
Issue:

8
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CDC Public Access
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