Job stress and post-retirement health in the Hertfordshire Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Job demand-control (DC) and effort-reward imbalance (ERI) are two commonly used measures of work stress which are independently associated with health.

Aims

To test the hypothesis that DC and ERI have different and cumulative effects on health.

Methods

DC and ERI were assessed in the Hertfordshire Cohort Study. The characteristics and occupations of men and women reporting either or both work stresses were compared and the interaction of these with health status were explored.

Results

Complete data were available for 1021 men and 753 women, reporting on their most recent or current job. A total of 647 (63%) men and 444 (59%) women reported neither work stress, while 103 (10%) men and 78 (10%) women reported both. Patterns of ERI and DC, alone and in

SUBMITTER: Walker-Bone K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6314463 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature