Repeated exposure to effort-reward imbalance, increased blood pressure, and hypertension incidence among white-collar workers. Effort-reward imbalance and blood pressure

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-32

  Gilbert Ouimet, M ^a   Brisson, C ^a,b   Vezina M ^b,c   Milot, A ^b   Blanchette, C ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c CSSS de la Vieille Capitale   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure; Effort reward imbalance; Hypertension; Occupational health; Psychosocial work factors; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; EFFORT REWARD IMBALANCE MODEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; THEORETICAL MODEL; WHITE COLLAR WORKER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REWARD; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84455188964     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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