Lifestyle risk factors for cancer: the relationship with psychosocial work environment

Background Psychosocial work characteristics (job demands, control, support, job strain and iso-strain [high job strain combined with social isolation at work]) may be linked to cancer risk, by affecting cancer-related lifestyles like smoking, high alcohol consumption, low intake of fruits and veget...

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Published in:International journal of epidemiology 2000-10, Vol.29 (5), p.785-792
Main Authors: van Loon, A Jeanne M, Tijhuis, Marja, Surtees, Paul G, Ormel, Johan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
alcohol
Alcohol Drinking
Biological and medical sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
demand-control theory
diet
Educational Status
Employment
Epidemiology
Exercise
Female
Humans
Job stress
Life Style
Linear Models
Male
Marital Status
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - etiology
Netherlands - epidemiology
physical activity
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Smoking
Social Support
Stress, Psychological - complications
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tumors
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Summary:Background Psychosocial work characteristics (job demands, control, support, job strain and iso-strain [high job strain combined with social isolation at work]) may be linked to cancer risk, by affecting cancer-related lifestyles like smoking, high alcohol consumption, low intake of fruits and vegetables and lack of physical activity. Methods Cross-sectional data obtained from 3309 respondents participating in an ongoing prospective cohort study in the Netherlands on psychosocial factors and cancer risk were used to study the association between psychosocial job characteristics and lifestyle. Information on job characteristics and risk factor prevalence was collected from 20–65-year-old men and women, through self-administered questionnaires. Multiple logistic and linear regression analyses were undertaken by gender, with adjustment for age and education. Results No differences in the prevalence of lifestyle risk factors for cancer were found amongst the psychosocial work characteristics studied. Moreover, little evidence was found for a relation between job (or iso-) strain and cancer-related lifestyles in multivariate analyses. Conclusions The present study found no support for the hypothesis that job strain or iso-strain are associated with a cancer-related lifestyle. Further research on the role of other psychosocial factors—like personality or social support outside work—in mediating associations between job characteristics and lifestyle, is warranted.
ISSN:0300-5771
1464-3685
DOI:10.1093/ije/29.5.785