High job strain is associated with inflammatory markers of disease in young long-haul bus drivers

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 336-347

  Tsai, Su Shan ^a   Lai, Ching Huang ^b   Shih, Tung Sheng ^c,d   Lin, Ming Hsiu ^d   Liou, Saou Hsing ^a,b,c,e  

^a ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bus drivers; High sensitivity C reactive protein; Inflammation marker; Job content questionnaire; Job strain

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DRIVER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LEISURE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIFT WORKER; STRESS MANAGEMENT; TAIWAN; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD; ADOLESCENT; AGE; BLOOD; CAR DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WORK SCHEDULE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903591433     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036600     Document Type: Article

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