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ReviewCurrent cardiology reports2015

Work Stress as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease.

Mika Kivimäki, Ichiro Kawachi

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · hybridAbstract readReview
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Review in Current cardiology reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 208 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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208citing papers in PubMed, 11 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05626543 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy on Occupational Stress Management Among Community Secondary School Teachers in Kathmandu

TypeinterventionalSponsorTampere UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled218ConditionsOccupational StressArmsCognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programs
NCT05660330 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Assessing the Effectiveness of a Holistic Semi-tailormade Well-being Intervention at Work: Study Protocol of a Partially Randomized Preference Trial Design

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity GhentRan2022 to 2024Enrolled2,000ConditionsWell-being at WorkArmsHolistic semi-tailormade well-being intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

208 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 497 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Work-related stress as a cardiovascular risk factor in police officers: a systematic review of evidence.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mika KivimäkiDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 6BT, UK, m.kivimaki@ucl.ac.uk.
Ichiro Kawachi
Harvard University · USUCL Australia · AU

Funding

British Heart Foundation RG/13/2/30098Medical Research Council K013351Medical Research Council MR/K013351/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of psychosocial work stress as a risk factor for chronic disease has been the subject of considerable debate. Many researchers argue in support of a causal connection while others remain skeptical and have argued that the effect on specific health conditions is either negligible or confounded. This review of evidence from over 600,000 men and women from 27 cohort studies in Europe, the USA and Japan suggests that work stressors, such as job strain and long working hours, are associated with a moderately elevated risk of incident coronary heart disease and stroke. The excess risk for exposed individuals is 10-40 % compared with those free of such stressors. Differences between men and women, younger versus older employees and workers from different socioeconomic backgrounds appear to be small, indicating that the association is robust. Meta-analyses of a wider range of health outcomes show additionally an association between work stress and type 2 diabetes, though not with common cancers or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, suggesting outcome specificity. Few studies have addressed whether mitigation of work stressors would reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. In view of the limited interventional evidence on benefits, harms and cost-effectiveness, definitive recommendations have not been made (e.g. by the US Preventive Services Taskforce) for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease via workplace stress reduction. Nevertheless, governments are already launching healthy workplace campaigns, and preventing excessive work stress is a legal obligation in several countries. Promoting awareness of the link between stress and health among both employers and workers is an important component of workplace health promotion.

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Age FactorsCardiovascular DiseasesHealth PromotionHumansOccupational DiseasesOccupationsPolicy MakingRisk FactorsStress, PsychologicalStrokeWorkplaceWork Schedule Tolerance

Identifiers

PMID26238744
PMCPMC4523692
OpenAlexW2096755843

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