TY - JOUR
T1 - Work stress and health in Western European and post-communist countries: An East-West comparison study
AU - Salavecz, G.
AU - Chandola, T.
AU - Pikhart, H.
AU - Dragano, N.
AU - Siegrist, J.
AU - Jöckel, K. H.
AU - Erbel, R.
AU - Pajak, A.
AU - Malyutina, S.
AU - Kubinova, R.
AU - Marmot, M.
AU - Bobak, M.
AU - Kopp, M.
N1 - 064947/Z/01/Z, Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom081081/Z/06/Z, Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom1R01 AG23522-01, NIA NIH HHS, United StatesAG13196, NIA NIH HHS, United StatesHL36310, NHLBI NIH HHS, United StatesHS06516, AHRQ HHS, United States, British Heart Foundation, United Kingdom, Medical Research Council, United Kingdom
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - Background: There is evidence that psychosocial factors at work influence the risk of poor health in Western societies, but little is known about the effect of work stress in the former communist countries. The aim of this paper is to compare the association of work stress with self-rated health in Western European and post-communist countries. Methods: Data from four epidemiological studies were used: the HAPIEE study (Poland, Russia and the Czech Republic), the Hungarian Epidemiological Panel (Hungary), the Heinz Nixdorf Recall study (Germany) and the Whitehall II study (UK). The overall sample consisted of 18 494 male and female workers aged 35-65 years. Results: High effort-reward imbalance at work was associated with poor self-rated health. The adjusted odds ratios for the highest versus lowest quartile of the effortreward ratio were 3.8 (95% CI 1.9 to 7.7) in Hungary, 3.6 (95% CI 2.3 to 5.7) in the Czech Republic, 2.5 (95% CI 1.5 to 4.1) in the UK, 2.3 (95% CI 1.6 to 3.5) in Germany, 1.5 (95% CI 1.0 to 2.1) in Poland and 1.4 (95% CI 1.1 to 1.8) in Russia. The differences in odds ratios between countries were statistically significant (p
AB - Background: There is evidence that psychosocial factors at work influence the risk of poor health in Western societies, but little is known about the effect of work stress in the former communist countries. The aim of this paper is to compare the association of work stress with self-rated health in Western European and post-communist countries. Methods: Data from four epidemiological studies were used: the HAPIEE study (Poland, Russia and the Czech Republic), the Hungarian Epidemiological Panel (Hungary), the Heinz Nixdorf Recall study (Germany) and the Whitehall II study (UK). The overall sample consisted of 18 494 male and female workers aged 35-65 years. Results: High effort-reward imbalance at work was associated with poor self-rated health. The adjusted odds ratios for the highest versus lowest quartile of the effortreward ratio were 3.8 (95% CI 1.9 to 7.7) in Hungary, 3.6 (95% CI 2.3 to 5.7) in the Czech Republic, 2.5 (95% CI 1.5 to 4.1) in the UK, 2.3 (95% CI 1.6 to 3.5) in Germany, 1.5 (95% CI 1.0 to 2.1) in Poland and 1.4 (95% CI 1.1 to 1.8) in Russia. The differences in odds ratios between countries were statistically significant (p
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/74049105519
U2 - 10.1136/jech.2008.075978
DO - 10.1136/jech.2008.075978
M3 - Article
C2 - 19692735
SN - 1470-2738
VL - 64
SP - 57
EP - 62
JO - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
IS - 1
ER -