Adverse effects of psychosocial work factors on blood pressure: Systematic review of studies on demand-control-support and effort-reward imbalance models

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 109-132

  Gilbert Ouimet, Mahée ^a   Trudel, Xavier ^a   Brisson, Chantal ^a,b   Milot, Alain ^b   Vézina, Michel ^b,c  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factor; Hypertension; Job control; Karasek; Overcommitment; Psychological demand; Siegrist; Workplace stressor

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH RISK; HYPERTENSION; RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; WORKPLACE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JOB STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER; ADULT; AGE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL WORK; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84896886896     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3390     Document Type: Review

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