scholarly journals Resilience, work engagement and stress reactivity in a middle-aged manual worker population

2017 ◽  
Vol 116 ◽  
pp. 9-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie K. Black ◽  
George M. Balanos ◽  
Anna C. Whittaker (previously Phillips)
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Stress Reactivity ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Manual Worker

Occupational self-efficacy and work engagement associated with work ability among an ageing work force: A cross-sectional study

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Stina Wallin ◽  
Auvo Rauhala ◽  
Anncristine Fjellman-Wiklund ◽  
Pia Nyman ◽  
Lisbeth Fagerström
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Work Context ◽  
Work Ability Index ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Home Care Workers

BACKGROUND: Occupational self-efficacy (OSE) is an appropriate adaption capability to react to continuous changes in work life today. While self-efficacy is an important component in work context, there is less knowledge regarding older workers’ OSE. OBJECTIVE: This study examined the relationship between work ability, OSE and work engagement among a middle-aged workforce, and whether there were any differences between age groups and between professionals in different work context. METHODS: Data were collected by questionnaire, which included Work Ability Index (WAI), Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale, and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. RESULTS: A total of 359 home care workers and engineers (response rate 43%) participated. The average age was 54 (SD±5.3) years, 69%were women. The results of logistic regression analyses revealed an association between WAI, OSE (OR 0.66; 95%CI 0.52 to 0.86) and work engagement (OR 0.61; 95%CI 0.47 to 0.78). Higher OSE and work engagement were related to higher work ability. No difference in OSE (5.9; ±0.8) between professional groups was seen, but the home care workers scored considerably higher work engagement (5.1; ±0.9) than the engineers (4.5; ±1.3). CONCLUSIONS: Improving OSE could be worthwhile to support work ability among middle-aged workers, despite dissimilarities in work context and educational level.

Depression and anxiety: Associations with biological and perceived stress reactivity to a psychological stress protocol in a middle-aged population

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 866-877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne R. de Rooij ◽  
Aart H. Schene ◽  
David I. Phillips ◽  
Tessa J. Roseboom
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Stress Reactivity ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Aged Population

scholarly journals Life events and hemodynamic stress reactivity in the middle-aged and elderly

2005 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas Carroll ◽  
Anna C. Phillips ◽  
Christopher Ring ◽  
Geoff Der ◽  
Kate Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Stress Reactivity ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Hemodynamic Stress

1008: Phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) Inhibitor Use in Middle-Aged and Older Men with Erectile Dysfunction: Results from the Massachusetts Male Aging Study

2006 ◽  
Vol 175 (4S) ◽  
pp. 325-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy B. O'Donnell ◽  
Andre B. Araujo ◽  
Dimitris Hatzichristou ◽  
John B. McKinlay
Keyword(s):  
Erectile Dysfunction ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
Phosphodiesterase 5

Depression Increases Stroke Risk in Young and Middle-Aged Adults

2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Sarah Pressman Lovinger
Keyword(s):  
Stroke Risk ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Middle Aged Adults

Cardiorespiratory fitness is positively associated with both healthy and western dietary pattern in Iranian middle-aged

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Hossein Shahinfar ◽  
Farhang Djafari ◽  
Nadia Babaei ◽  
Samira Davarzani ◽  
Mojdeh Ebaditabar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Dietary Pattern ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
Western Dietary Pattern ◽  
Healthy Dietary Pattern

Abstract. Background: The association between dietary patterns and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is not well established. Objective: We sought to investigate association between a posteriori dietary pattern and CRF in middle-aged adults. Design: Adults (n = 276), aged 20–74 years, who were residents of Tehran, Iran were recruited. Diet was assessed by using a validated 168-item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Principal component analysis was used to derive dietary patterns. Socio-economic status, anthropometric measures, body composition, and blood pressure were recorded. CRF was assessed by using a graded exercise treadmill test. Analysis of variance and linear regression models were used to discern the association between dietary patterns and CRF. Results: Higher scores of the healthy dietary pattern had no association with VO2max (p = 0.13 ). After controlling for potential confounders, VO2max was positively associated across tertiles of healthy dietary patterns (p < 0.001). Higher adherence to the “mixed” dietary pattern was inversely related to VO2max (p < 0.01). After adjusting for confounders, the significant association disappeared (p = 0.14). Higher scores of the “Western” dietary pattern was not associated with VO2max (p = 0.06). However, after controlling for potential confounders, VO2max was positively associated with the “Western” dietary pattern (p = 0.01). A positive linear association between the “healthy” dietary pattern and CRF for the total sample (R2 = 0.02; p < 0.01) were presented. Conclusions: Overall, our findings suggest that higher adherence to a “healthy” and “Western” dietary pattern was positively associated with CRF. However, further studies are required to examine and clarify the causal relationship between dietary patterns and CRF.

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