Psychosocial Stressors at Work and Atrial Fibrillation Incidence: An 18-Year Prospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychosocial stressors at work, defined by the job strain and effort-reward imbalance at work (ERI) models, were shown to increase coronary heart disease risk. No previous study has examined the adverse effect of psychosocial stressors at work from both models on atrial fibrillation (AF) incidence. The objective of this study was to examine the separate and combined effect of psychosocial stressors at work from the job strain and ERI models on AF incidence in a prospective cohort study.

Methods and results

A total of 5926 white-collar workers (3021 women and 2905 men) free of cardiovascular disease at baseline were followed for an average of 18 years. Job strain (high psychological demands combined with low decision latitude) and ERI were assessed using validated

SUBMITTER: Tiwa Diffo E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11963936 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature