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ID (ISN) del documento112007
Número CIS 11-0662
ISSN - Título de la serie 1232-1087 - International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
Año 2010
Número de serie
Autor(es) Karasek R., Collins S., Clays E., Bortkiewicz A., Ferrario M.
Título Description of a large-scale study design to assess work-stress-disease associations for cardiovascular disease
Información bibliográfica 3rd quarter 2010, Vol.23, No.3, p.293-312. Illus. 56 ref.
Acceso Internet Description_of_a_large-scale_study.pdf [en inglés]
Resumen This article argues that a new level of studies is needed to answer a series of important questions about the expanding global chronic disease burden for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and for related conditions such as diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity. A proposed outline for such studies is presented, based on Stress-Disequilibrium Theory (SDT) hypotheses, building on analytic tools developed for the assessment of stress-related exhaustion effects and chronic disease risks from Heart Rate Variability (HRV) research studies. The study design is multi-stage, spanning across several levels of disease-related de-regulation, and addressing co-morbidity of the conditions themselves. It is meant to span across a broad social population at all levels and would probably be multi-site, involving several countries, to yield the larger sample increased power for finding associations with the psychological effects of work.
Descriptores (primarios) enfermedades metabólicas; obesidad; diabetes mellitus; enfermedades cardiovasculares; factores de estrés; factores de riesgo
Descriptores (secundarios) epidemiología; psicología y organización del trabajo; revisión bibliográfica
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Psicología y sociología del trabajo
Broad subject area(s) Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
Estrés, factores sicosociales
Navegación por categoria(s) Cardiovascular diseases
Psychology of work organization