ArticleScandinavian journal of work, environment & health2022
Overqualification at work and risk of hospitalization for psychiatric and somatic diseases among immigrants in Sweden - a prospective register-based study.
Article in Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Working conditions and mental health of migrants and refugees in Europe considering cultural origin- a systematic review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Relationship between working conditions and mental health of migrants and refugees/asylum seekers vs. natives in Europe: a systematic review.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2023Pooled it
- Trends in reported occupational injuries due to accidents among native-born Swedes and immigrant workers in Sweden 2003-2020.Injury epidemiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aimed to (i) describe the prevalence of overqualification at work among immigrants in Sweden and (ii) analyze any association between overqualification and the risk of hospitalization for somatic and psychiatric disease among refugees and labor immigrants.
methodsWe performed a prospective register study in a cohort of 120 339 adults who immigrated to Sweden in 1991-2005 and were employed in 2006. Education-occupation status was defined as the combination of an individual's highest level of education and their occupation skill level. Individuals were followed from 2007 to 2016 with regard to hospitalization for a psychiatric, cardiovascular, respiratory or musculoskeletal disease or diabetes. Hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated in a multivariate Cox regression analysis adjusted for age, gender, reason for residence and duration of residence.
resultsThe overall prevalence of overqualification among immigrants with an academic education was 39%. Overqualified individuals had an increased risk of hospitalization for any disease (HR 1.33, 95% CI 1.21-1.46) compared to "job-matched with an academic education". However, the risk estimates were lower than that of "job-matched with no academic education" (HR 1.56, 1.46-1.68). The increased risk of hospitalization for a psychiatric disease of overqualified individuals did not differ from that of job-matched with no academic education.
conclusionOur study showed that being overqualified was associated with poorer health outcomes than job-matched individuals with an academic education. Considering the high prevalence of overqualification in immigrants, this constitutes a concern, for both society and individuals.
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