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SynthesisInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2012

The role of psychosocial stress at work for the development of cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review.

Eva-Maria Backé, Andreas Seidler, Ute Latza, Karin Rossnagel, Barbara Schumann

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Synthesis in International archives of occupational and environmental health, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 173 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

173 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 468 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Occupational stress and subclinical atherosclerosis: a systematic review.International journal of occupational and environmental health · 2014
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  13. Improvements in stress among Latinas participating in a randomized controlled trial of technology-supported physical activity interventions.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Eva-Maria BackéFederal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Nöldnerstraße 40-42, 10317, Berlin, Germany. Backe.eva-maria@baua.bund.de
Andreas Seidler
Ute Latza
Karin Rossnagel
Barbara Schumann
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health · DEUmeå University · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeA systematic review was carried out to assess evidence for the association between different models of stress at work, and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

methodsA literature search was conducted using five databases (MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, PSYNDEX and PsycINFO). Inclusion criteria for studies were the following: self-reported stress for individual workplaces, prospective study design and incident disease (myocardial infarction, stroke, angina pectoris, high blood pressure). Evaluation, according to the criteria of the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, was done by two readers. In case of disagreement, a third reader was involved.

resultsTwenty-six publications were included, describing 40 analyses out of 20 cohorts. The risk estimates for work stress were associated with a statistically significant increased risk of cardiovascular disease in 13 out of the 20 cohorts. Associations were significant for 7 out of 13 cohorts applying the demand-control model, all three cohorts using the effort-reward model and 3 out of 6 cohorts investigating other models. Most significant results came from analyses considering only men. Results for the association between job stress and cardiovascular diseases in women were not clear. Associations were weaker in participants above the age of 55.

conclusionsIn accordance with other systematic reviews, this review stresses the importance of psychosocial factors at work in the aetiology of cardiovascular diseases. Besides individual measures to manage stress and to cope with demanding work situations, organisational changes at the workplace need to be considered to find options to reduce occupational risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOccupational DiseasesProspective StudiesRisk FactorsStress, Psychological

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PMID21584721
PMCPMC3249533
OpenAlexW2107538614

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