Effort-reward imbalance and medically certified absence for mental health problems: A prospective study of white-collar workers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 40-47

  Ndjaboué, Ruth ^a,b   Brisson, C ^a,b,c   Vezina M ^a,c,d   Blanchette, C ^b   Bourbonnais, R ^a,c,e  

^a Groupe Interdisciplinaire de Recherche Sur l'Organisation et la Santé au Travail GIROST   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^e Institut Nationale de Santé Publique du Québec   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CERTIFICATION; DRUG ABUSE; EFFORT REWARD IMBALANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WHITE COLLAR WORKER; WORKING TIME;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REWARD; SEX FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84890109866     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2013-101375     Document Type: Article

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