SynthesisAmerican journal of public health2013
Job strain and ambulatory blood pressure: a meta-analysis and systematic review.
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Stress Free UCR: The Impact of 8 Weeks of Headspace on Stress in a Heterogeneous University Employee Cohort
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100 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Validating a modified instrument for measuring Demand-Control-Support among students at a large university in southern Sweden.Global health action · 2023Article
- Job stress, a source of hypertension among workers in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
We reviewed evidence of the relationship between job strain and ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) in 29 studies (1985-2012). We conducted a quantitative meta-analysis on 22 cross-sectional studies of a single exposure to job strain. We systematically reviewed 1 case-control study, 3 studies of cumulative exposure to job strain, and 3 longitudinal studies. Single exposure to job strain in cross-sectional studies was associated with higher work systolic and diastolic ABP. Associations were stronger in men than women and in studies of broad-based populations than those with limited occupational variance. Biases toward the null were common, suggesting that our summary results underestimated the true association. Job strain is a risk factor for blood pressure elevation. Workplace surveillance programs are needed to assess the prevalence of job strain and high ABP and to facilitate workplace cardiovascular risk reduction interventions.
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