Key result
Self-reported job strain, specifically high psychological demands, was significantly associated with an increased incidence of ischaemic heart disease over 14 years of follow-up.
Why the study?
Do high psychological job demands increase the risk of ischaemic heart disease in employed men?
Population
659 employed Danish men without known ischaemic heart disease at baseline
Comparison
High psychological job demands / job strain vs Low psychological job demands / low job strain
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
14 years (1986 to end of 1999)
Authors
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High psychological job demands may elevate IHD risk in men; leaves open whether workplace interventions reduce events.
Cohort (n=659)
Do high psychological job demands increase the risk of ischaemic heart disease in employed men?
High self-reported psychological demands at work are an independent risk factor for incident ischaemic heart disease in employed men.
Netterstrøm et al. (2006) conducted a cohort in Ischaemic heart disease (n=659). Job strain (high psychological demands and low control) vs. Low job strain was evaluated on Hospitalization and death as a result of ischaemic heart disease. Self-reported job strain, specifically high psychological demands, was significantly associated with an increased incidence of ischaemic heart disease over 14 years of follow-up.
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