Job strain and lifestyle factors

Second, the authors should have made clear that two of the three behavioural risk factors (heavy drinking and leisure-time physical inactivity) did not offset the impact of job strain on coronary artery disease. Figure 1 in the article by Kivimäki and colleagues1 indicates that there would be no sig...

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Published in:Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) 2014-01, Vol.186 (1), p.63-64
Main Authors: Choi, BongKyoo, Dobson, Marnie, Ko, Sangbaek, Landsbergis, Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coronary Artery Disease - etiology
Employment - psychology
Female
Humans
Letters
Life Style
Male
Stress, Psychological - complications
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Summary:Second, the authors should have made clear that two of the three behavioural risk factors (heavy drinking and leisure-time physical inactivity) did not offset the impact of job strain on coronary artery disease. Figure 1 in the article by Kivimäki and colleagues1 indicates that there would be no significant reduction in the risk of coronary artery disease from reducing heavy drinking behaviour or physical inactivity among workers with job strain. Rather, it indicates the importance of addressing both job strain and unhealthy behavioural risk factors for prevention of coronary artery disease. Emerging evidence shows that organizational- or task-level interventions for increasing job control and decreasing high job demands can be beneficial for the health of workers and organizations.2,3
ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329
DOI:10.1503/cmaj.114-0003