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Stress management, aging, and disease.

K Tuomi1, J Seitsamo, P Huuhtanen

  • 1Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland. kaija.tuomi@occuphealth.fi

Experimental Aging Research
|November 30, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Stress management, including manageability and withdrawal, prevented upper-back disorders. Dissatisfaction with work schedules predicted these disorders, while male gender predicted coronary heart disease in this study.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational health
  • Psychosomatic medicine
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Workplace stress and individual factors are linked to health outcomes.
  • The House paradigm of stress research provides a framework for studying these associations.
  • Understanding these links is crucial for preventing work-related illnesses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between stress management, work factors, and individual characteristics with upper-back disorders and coronary heart disease.
  • To apply the House paradigm of stress research to a cohort of active workers.
  • To identify specific predictors of upper-back disorders and coronary heart disease.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study using questionnaire data from 1101 active workers (mean age 58 in 1992).
  • Data collected in 1992 and again in 1997.
  • Analysis focused on work organization, social environment, coping styles, sense of coherence, family roles, gender, and age as potential factors.

Main Results:

  • Manageability and withdrawal stress responses were associated with a lower incidence of upper-back disorders.
  • Dissatisfaction with the work schedule predicted the incidence of upper-back disorders.
  • Male gender was a predictor of coronary heart disease.

Conclusions:

  • Effective stress management strategies, particularly manageability and withdrawal, can prevent upper-back disorders.
  • Workplace dissatisfaction is a risk factor for upper-back disorders.
  • Gender is a significant factor in the development of coronary heart disease.

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