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Job Strain

MedGen UID:
1378416
•Concept ID:
C0814090
•
Finding
Synonyms: Job related Stress; Job Strains; Job Stress; Job Stresses; Job-related Stress; Job-related Stresses; Occupational Strain; Occupational Strains; Occupational Stress; Occupational Stresses; Professional Stress; Professional Stresses; Strain, Job; Strain, Occupational; Strain, Work; Stress, Job; Stress, Job-related; Stress, Occupational; Stress, Professional; Stress, Work; Stress, Work Place; Stress, Work-related; Stress, Workplace; Work Place Stress; Work Place Stresses; Work related Stress; Work Strain; Work Strains; Work Stress; Work Stresses; Work-related Stress; Work-related Stresses; Workplace Stress; Workplace Stresses

Definition

Negative physical or emotional health outcomes resulting from high job demands with low job decision latitude. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVJob Strain

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Psychosocial working conditions and chronic low-grade inflammation in geriatric care professionals: A cross-sectional study.
Kaltenegger HC, Weigl M, Becker L, Rohleder N, Nowak D, Quartucci C
PLoS One 2022;17(9):e0274202. Epub 2022 Sep 15 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274202. PMID: 36107874Free PMC Article
Work-related psychosocial stress and the risk of type 2 diabetes in later life.
Pan KY, Xu W, Mangialasche F, Fratiglioni L, Wang HX
J Intern Med 2017 Jun;281(6):601-610. Epub 2017 Apr 24 doi: 10.1111/joim.12615. PMID: 28439925
Psychosocial stress at work and cardiovascular diseases: an overview of systematic reviews.
Fishta A, Backé EM
Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2015 Nov;88(8):997-1014. Epub 2015 Feb 17 doi: 10.1007/s00420-015-1019-0. PMID: 25687981Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Job Strain and Trajectories of Cognitive Change Before and After Retirement.
Nilsen C, Nelson ME, Andel R, Crowe M, Finkel D, Pedersen NL
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2021 Aug 13;76(7):1313-1322. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbab033. PMID: 33624114Free PMC Article
Job strain and mortality ratio: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.
Amiri S, Behnezhad S
Public Health 2020 Apr;181:24-33. Epub 2020 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2019.10.030. PMID: 31927337
Mindfulness on-the-go: Effects of a mindfulness meditation app on work stress and well-being.
Bostock S, Crosswell AD, Prather AA, Steptoe A
J Occup Health Psychol 2019 Feb;24(1):127-138. Epub 2018 May 3 doi: 10.1037/ocp0000118. PMID: 29723001Free PMC Article
Job strain and risk of obesity: systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.
Kivimäki M, Singh-Manoux A, Nyberg S, Jokela M, Virtanen M
Int J Obes (Lond) 2015 Nov;39(11):1597-600. Epub 2015 Jun 4 doi: 10.1038/ijo.2015.103. PMID: 26041697Free PMC Article
Occupational stress and hypertension.
Rosenthal T, Alter A
J Am Soc Hypertens 2012 Jan-Feb;6(1):2-22. Epub 2011 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2011.09.002. PMID: 22024667

Diagnosis

Aggression on the psychiatric ward: Prevalence and risk factors. A systematic review of the literature.
Weltens I, Bak M, Verhagen S, Vandenberk E, Domen P, van Amelsvoort T, Drukker M
PLoS One 2021;16(10):e0258346. Epub 2021 Oct 8 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258346. PMID: 34624057Free PMC Article
Psychosocial Stressors at Work and Ambulatory Blood Pressure.
Trudel X, Brisson C, Gilbert-Ouimet M, Milot A
Curr Cardiol Rep 2018 Oct 11;20(12):127. doi: 10.1007/s11886-018-1070-z. PMID: 30311097
Mapping risk factors for depression across the lifespan: An umbrella review of evidence from meta-analyses and Mendelian randomization studies.
Köhler CA, Evangelou E, Stubbs B, Solmi M, Veronese N, Belbasis L, Bortolato B, Melo MCA, Coelho CA, Fernandes BS, Olfson M, Ioannidis JPA, Carvalho AF
J Psychiatr Res 2018 Aug;103:189-207. Epub 2018 May 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.05.020. PMID: 29886003
Association Between Work-Related Stress and Coronary Heart Disease: A Review of Prospective Studies Through the Job Strain, Effort-Reward Balance, and Organizational Justice Models.
Sara JD, Prasad M, Eleid MF, Zhang M, Widmer RJ, Lerman A
J Am Heart Assoc 2018 Apr 27;7(9) doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.008073. PMID: 29703810Free PMC Article
The effects of stress on physical activity and exercise.
Stults-Kolehmainen MA, Sinha R
Sports Med 2014 Jan;44(1):81-121. doi: 10.1007/s40279-013-0090-5. PMID: 24030837Free PMC Article

Therapy

Mindfulness on-the-go: Effects of a mindfulness meditation app on work stress and well-being.
Bostock S, Crosswell AD, Prather AA, Steptoe A
J Occup Health Psychol 2019 Feb;24(1):127-138. Epub 2018 May 3 doi: 10.1037/ocp0000118. PMID: 29723001Free PMC Article
Psychosocial Stressors at Work and Ambulatory Blood Pressure.
Trudel X, Brisson C, Gilbert-Ouimet M, Milot A
Curr Cardiol Rep 2018 Oct 11;20(12):127. doi: 10.1007/s11886-018-1070-z. PMID: 30311097
Mapping risk factors for depression across the lifespan: An umbrella review of evidence from meta-analyses and Mendelian randomization studies.
Köhler CA, Evangelou E, Stubbs B, Solmi M, Veronese N, Belbasis L, Bortolato B, Melo MCA, Coelho CA, Fernandes BS, Olfson M, Ioannidis JPA, Carvalho AF
J Psychiatr Res 2018 Aug;103:189-207. Epub 2018 May 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.05.020. PMID: 29886003
Midlife work-related stress is associated with late-life cognition.
Sindi S, Kåreholt I, Solomon A, Hooshmand B, Soininen H, Kivipelto M
J Neurol 2017 Sep;264(9):1996-2002. Epub 2017 Aug 18 doi: 10.1007/s00415-017-8571-3. PMID: 28821958Free PMC Article
Lifestyle and hypertension.
Beilin LJ, Puddey IB, Burke V
Am J Hypertens 1999 Sep;12(9 Pt 1):934-45. doi: 10.1016/s0895-7061(99)00057-6. PMID: 10509554

Prognosis

Individual and Combined Effects of Job Strain Components on Subsequent Morbidity and Mortality.
Kivimäki M, Nyberg ST, Pentti J, Madsen IEH, Hanson LLM, Rugulies R, Vahtera J, Coggon D; IPD-Work consortium
Epidemiology 2019 Jul;30(4):e27-e29. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001020. PMID: 30985532
Effects of a Multimodal Program Including Simulation on Job Strain Among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
El Khamali R, Mouaci A, Valera S, Cano-Chervel M, Pinglis C, Sanz C, Allal A, Attard V, Malardier J, Delfino M, D'Anna F, Rostini P, Aguilard S, Berthias K, Cresta B, Iride F, Reynaud V, Suard J, Syja W, Vankiersbilck C, Chevalier N, Inthavong K, Forel JM, Baumstarck K, Papazian L; SISTRESSREA Study Group
JAMA 2018 Nov 20;320(19):1988-1997. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.14284. PMID: 30357264Free PMC Article
Mapping risk factors for depression across the lifespan: An umbrella review of evidence from meta-analyses and Mendelian randomization studies.
Köhler CA, Evangelou E, Stubbs B, Solmi M, Veronese N, Belbasis L, Bortolato B, Melo MCA, Coelho CA, Fernandes BS, Olfson M, Ioannidis JPA, Carvalho AF
J Psychiatr Res 2018 Aug;103:189-207. Epub 2018 May 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.05.020. PMID: 29886003
Job strain, bullying and violence at work and asthma in Peruvian cleaners-a cross-sectional analysis.
Radon K, Llanqui U, Arce A, Herrera R, Herbig B, Nowak D, Parra M
J Asthma 2016 Dec;53(10):1018-25. Epub 2016 Jul 20 doi: 10.1080/02770903.2016.1180698. PMID: 27437609
The effects of stress on physical activity and exercise.
Stults-Kolehmainen MA, Sinha R
Sports Med 2014 Jan;44(1):81-121. doi: 10.1007/s40279-013-0090-5. PMID: 24030837Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Work-related stress assessment in an emergency department in French Guiana.
Pujo JM, Kraiem H, Daniel P, Omri M, Fremery A, Rémi M, Madani G, Tsafehy M, Resiere D, Hommel D, Kallel H
Br J Nurs 2021 May 13;30(9):540-546. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2021.30.9.540. PMID: 33983812
Burnout Syndrome among Emergency Department Staff: Prevalence and Associated Factors.
Moukarzel A, Michelet P, Durand AC, Sebbane M, Bourgeois S, Markarian T, Bompard C, Gentile S
Biomed Res Int 2019;2019:6462472. Epub 2019 Jan 21 doi: 10.1155/2019/6462472. PMID: 30800675Free PMC Article
Effects of a Multimodal Program Including Simulation on Job Strain Among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
El Khamali R, Mouaci A, Valera S, Cano-Chervel M, Pinglis C, Sanz C, Allal A, Attard V, Malardier J, Delfino M, D'Anna F, Rostini P, Aguilard S, Berthias K, Cresta B, Iride F, Reynaud V, Suard J, Syja W, Vankiersbilck C, Chevalier N, Inthavong K, Forel JM, Baumstarck K, Papazian L; SISTRESSREA Study Group
JAMA 2018 Nov 20;320(19):1988-1997. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.14284. PMID: 30357264Free PMC Article
Psychosocial Stressors at Work and Ambulatory Blood Pressure.
Trudel X, Brisson C, Gilbert-Ouimet M, Milot A
Curr Cardiol Rep 2018 Oct 11;20(12):127. doi: 10.1007/s11886-018-1070-z. PMID: 30311097
Mapping risk factors for depression across the lifespan: An umbrella review of evidence from meta-analyses and Mendelian randomization studies.
Köhler CA, Evangelou E, Stubbs B, Solmi M, Veronese N, Belbasis L, Bortolato B, Melo MCA, Coelho CA, Fernandes BS, Olfson M, Ioannidis JPA, Carvalho AF
J Psychiatr Res 2018 Aug;103:189-207. Epub 2018 May 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.05.020. PMID: 29886003

Recent systematic reviews

Aggression on the psychiatric ward: Prevalence and risk factors. A systematic review of the literature.
Weltens I, Bak M, Verhagen S, Vandenberk E, Domen P, van Amelsvoort T, Drukker M
PLoS One 2021;16(10):e0258346. Epub 2021 Oct 8 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258346. PMID: 34624057Free PMC Article
Job strain and mortality ratio: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.
Amiri S, Behnezhad S
Public Health 2020 Apr;181:24-33. Epub 2020 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2019.10.030. PMID: 31927337
Mapping risk factors for depression across the lifespan: An umbrella review of evidence from meta-analyses and Mendelian randomization studies.
Köhler CA, Evangelou E, Stubbs B, Solmi M, Veronese N, Belbasis L, Bortolato B, Melo MCA, Coelho CA, Fernandes BS, Olfson M, Ioannidis JPA, Carvalho AF
J Psychiatr Res 2018 Aug;103:189-207. Epub 2018 May 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.05.020. PMID: 29886003
Job strain and risk of obesity: systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.
Kivimäki M, Singh-Manoux A, Nyberg S, Jokela M, Virtanen M
Int J Obes (Lond) 2015 Nov;39(11):1597-600. Epub 2015 Jun 4 doi: 10.1038/ijo.2015.103. PMID: 26041697Free PMC Article
Job strain and ambulatory blood pressure: a meta-analysis and systematic review.
Landsbergis PA, Dobson M, Koutsouras G, Schnall P
Am J Public Health 2013 Mar;103(3):e61-71. Epub 2013 Jan 17 doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301153. PMID: 23327240Free PMC Article

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