Work-related psychosocial factors and onset of metabolic syndrome among workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Metabolic syndrome is an important public health target because of its high prevalence worldwide. Work-related psychosocial factors have been identified as determinants of metabolic syndrome components. However, there have been no systematic reviews or meta-analyses conducted to evaluate the relationship between work-related psychosocial factors and metabolic syndrome as an aggregated cluster. The aim of this study is to examine this association from published prospective studies.

Methods and analysis

The systematic review and meta-analysis will be conducted using published studies that will be identified from electronic databases (ie, PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES and Japan Medical Abstracts Society). Studies that (1) examined the association between w

SUBMITTER: Sakuraya A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5726138 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature