Person-related work and the risk of cardiovascular disease: a Swedish register-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Person-related work requires interaction with individuals not employed at the workplace, such as clients and patients, and can result in emotional labour, emotional demands, and confrontation. These stressors may increase workers' risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, whereas colleagues' support may help buffer their impact. We aimed to examine the association between person-related work and the risk of CVD, and effect modification of social support at work. The study included around two million CVD-free workers aged 40-60 years in Sweden in 2006. Three dimensions of person-related work, including general contact with people, emotional demands, and confrontation, and job control and social support were respectively assessed using job expos

SUBMITTER: Pan KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12311333 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature