Comparing the occurrence of chronic physical disorders in self-employed individuals with that of employees: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A stringent systematic review of population-based observational studies focusing on the physical health of self-employed individuals as a basis for the development of targeted prevention strategies is lacking.

Objective

We aimed to systematically evaluate all the studies of good quality that compared the occurrence of chronic physical disorders in self-employed individuals with that of employees.

Methods

We searched three major medical databases (MEDLINE, Web of Science, Embase) following the Cochrane guidelines. The quality of the studies was rated based on the slightly modified validated assessment tool that was developed by Hoy et al.RESULTS:We included 16 population-based studies of good quality, with data from 15,369,964 participants in total. The two

SUBMITTER: Willeke K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10473076 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature