Job demand-control and job stress at work: A cross-sectional study among prison staff

BACKGROUND The Job-Demand-Control-Support model of Karasek is the gold standard to assess perception of work, however this has been poorly studied among managers. OBJECTIVE We aimed to explore the perception of work (job demand, control and support) in managers, and to quantify their risk of job strain and isostrain. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study on workers using the Wittyfit software. Job demand, control, and support were evaluated by self-reported questionnaires, as well as sociodemographic data. RESULTS We included 9257 workers: 8488 employees (median age of 45 years old and median seniority of 10 years, 39.4% of women) and 769 managers (463 with more than 45 years old, 343 with more than 10 years of service, 33.3% of women). Managers had higher levels than employees in job control (79.1±15.9 vs 75.5±17.6) and job support (25.1±5.6 vs 23.9±6.4) (p<0.001). Compared to employees, managers had a 40% decreased risk of job strain (high job demand and low job control) (OR=0.60, 95%CI 0.49 to 0.73), and a 46% decreased risk of isostrain (job strain with low job support) (0.54, 0.42 to 0.71) (p<0.001). Oldest workers (1.32, 1.18 to 1.48, p<0.001) and women (1.12, 1.01 to 1. 24, p=0.03) were at greater risk of job strain. Also, oldest workers (1.77, 1.52 to 2.06), and women (1.15, 1.00 to 1.31) were at greater risk of isostrain, as well as most senior workers (1.25, 1.08 to 1.45). CONCLUSIONS Managers seem to have higher autonomy and social support, and therefore are less at risk of job or isostrain than employees. Other factors such as age, seniority and gender may influence this relationship. CLINICALTRIAL Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT02596737; https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02596737.

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Job stress and occupational burnout among clinical nursing teachers: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Professional Nursing ◽

10.1016/j.profnurs.2021.07.014 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Pei-Ling Wu ◽

Shao-Mei Tseng ◽

Ying-Chen Tseng ◽

Li-Chiu Chen ◽

Hsiang-Chu Pai ◽

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Keyword(s):

Job Stress ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Occupational Burnout ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Clinical Nursing ◽

Nursing Teachers

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Psychosocial job exposure and risk of coronary artery calcification

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0252192 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (5) ◽

pp. e0252192

Author(s):

Helena Eriksson ◽

Kjell Torén ◽

Annika Rosengren ◽

Eva Andersson ◽

Mia Söderberg

Keyword(s):

Coronary Artery ◽

Coronary Artery Calcium ◽

Statistical Power ◽

Cox Regression ◽

High Strain ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Job Demand ◽

And Control ◽

Demand Control

Purpose The aim was to examine potential associations between psychosocial job exposures, evaluated with the Job Demand-Control-model, and presence of coronary artery calcium. Methods We performed a cross-sectional study using the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study,(SCAPIS)pilot study. Coronary artery calcium was assessed through computed tomography of the coronary arteries and with coronary artery scoring, CACS. Main outcome was CACS ≥100 compared to CACS 0. Job demand and control was analysed according to the standard categorization of the two variables into: high strain, active, passive and low strain (reference). Associations between these variables and CACS were calculated with prevalence ratios (PR) using Cox regression with robust variance, 95% confidence intervals (CI) and adjusted for age, smoking, education, socioeconomic area and metabolic syndrome. Results In total 777 participants were used in our analyses, for which 20% of the men and 5% of the women had CACS ≥100, respectively. The PR of having CACS ≥100 was non-significantly elevated for men in high strain jobs 1.54 (95% CI 0.88–2.69) and in active jobs 1.67 (95% CI 0.92–3.06), adjusted for covariates. For women there was no association between exposure to high strain and having CACS ≥100 PR 1.02 (95% CI 0.24–4.31). Among women reporting passive job, the PR was non-significantly elevated, 2.40 (95% CI 0.83–6.92), adjusted for covariates. Conclusion The statistical power of the study was limited, but our results suggests the possibility that exposure to a high strain or an active job situation may increase the risk of CACS in men, while in women, it may rather be exposure to passive job.

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Assessment of Job Stress of Clinical Pharmacists in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: A Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.635595 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Hai-Yen Nguyen-Thi ◽

Minh-Thu Do-Tran ◽

Thuy-Tram Nguyen-Ngoc ◽

Dung Van Do ◽

Luyen Dinh Pham ◽

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Keyword(s):

Job Stress ◽

Low Income ◽

Training Programs ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Ho Chi Minh City ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Clinical Pharmacists ◽

Clinical Ward

Objectives: The official implementation of clinical pharmacy in Vietnam has arrived relatively late, resulting in various stressors. This study aims to evaluate job stress level and suggest viable solutions.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on clinical pharmacists (CPs) in 128 hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). Job stress questions were derived from the Healthcare Profession Stress Inventory (HPSI).Results: A total of 197 CPs participated, giving a response rate of 82.4%. Participants were found to have moderate job stress with an overall mean stress score of 1.5 (0.4) and stress rate of 52.8%. The sample size was statistically adequate and the HPSI was valid and reliable. Patient care responsibility was the main stressor, especially in public hospitals, followed by job conflicts. Lack of experience, low income, and inability to participate in clinical ward rounds caused significant stress to CPs regarding job recognition and job uncertainty. More practice-oriented training programs in bachelor curricula and clinical practice should be applied to help CPs gain more experience, self-confidence, and diminish job stress.Conclusion: CPs in HCMC have moderate stress. More practice-oriented training programs should be prioritized to lessen stress for CPs.

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