Key result
Effort-reward imbalance ratio was significantly associated with psychological distress among post-myocardial infarction patients who had returned to work (PR 1.70; 95% CI 1.17-2.47).
Population
814 patients (739 men and 75 women) who had returned to work after their first myocardial infarction
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
average of 2.2 years after baseline interview
Authors
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May warrant assessing effort-reward imbalance in working post-MI patients; leaves open causal effects and intervention benefits.
Cross-Sectional (n=814)
Relative Risk: 1.7 (95% CI 1.17–2.47)
The effort-reward imbalance scales are valid in post-myocardial infarction patients and demonstrate a significant association with psychological distress.
Aboa-Éboulé et al. (2011) conducted a cross-sectional in Post-myocardial infarction (n=814). Effort-reward imbalance (ERI) at work was evaluated on Psychological distress (PR 1.70, 95% CI 1.17-2.47). Effort-reward imbalance ratio was significantly associated with psychological distress among post-myocardial infarction patients who had returned to work (PR 1.70; 95% CI 1.17-2.47).
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