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- The Relationship between the Korean Occupational Stress Scale and Pulse Wave Velocity among Male Firefighters
- Hyun Jun Jeon, Sang Jun Park, Dong Hoon Shin, In Sung Chung, Mi Young Lee
- Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2011;23(4):450-462. Published online December 31, 2011
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2011.23.4.450
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Abstract
PDF - OBJECTIVES
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between job stress and the pulse wave velocity as an indicator of vessel stiffness among male firefighters in a metropolitan city.
METHODS
In November and December 2008, a total of 404 participants were analyzed. The questionnaire survey included the participants' general characteristics, job-related factors, health-related behaviors, and job stress. Job stress was measured using the Korean Occupational Stress Scale (KOSS). We merged the job stress data with clinical laboratory data and brachial-ankle Pulse Wave Velocity (baPWV) by conducting medical surveillance. We measured the relationship of job stress to baPWV by using a logistic regression analysis.
RESULTS
After adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors, the baPWV was significantly higher in the groups possessing high levels of job insecurity (OR=2.17, 95% CI=1.06~4.42).
CONCLUSIONS
Our findings suggest that the level of job stress, especially in regards to job insecurity, was directly related to the baPWV. Therefore, further preventive efforts and studies in regards to firefighters are needed in order to reduce job stress and thereby help to prevent cardiovascular disease. -
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- Firefighters’ occupational stress and its correlations with cardiorespiratory fitness, arterial stiffness, heart rate variability, and sleep quality
Young-Sook Yook, Kiyoshi Sanada
PLOS ONE.2019; 14(12): e0226739. CrossRef
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Original Article
- Relationship between Job Stress and Pulse Wave Velocity as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor
- Jung Ok Kong, Sang Baek Koh, Sei Jin Chang, Bong Suk Cha, Ho Keun Chung, Hong Ryul Choi, Kyung Hee Jung-Choi, Soon Ja Jeon
- Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2004;16(4):450-458. Published online December 31, 2004
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2004.16.4.450
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Abstract
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- OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to elucidate the relationship between job stress and pulse wave velocity (PWV) as a cardiovascular risk factor.
METHOD
The study design was cross-sectional, and a total of 234 industrial workers were recruited. A structured-questionnaire was used to assess the general characteristics and job characteristics (work demand, decision latitude) using a modified Karasek model. Cuffs were applied to the extremities and a microphone for phonocardiography was placed at the second intercostal space at the margin of the sternum. The subjects rested in a supine position for 5 min, and PWV was measured using a VP-1000(Colin Waveform analyzer).
RESULTS
There were significant correlations between blood pressure, glucose, total cholesterol, coagulation factor and PWV. The group with low decision latitude and high decision latitude showed higher levels of PWV, but the differences were not significan. The PWV (left) was significantly higher in the high strain group than in the lower strain group. After adjustment for age and cardiovascular risk factors, job strain was still associated with PWV.
CONCLUSION
These result suggest that the high strain group among workers is related to an increased risk of PWV as a marker of atherosclerosis. -
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by- Hemodynamic and Stress Response After Sound Intervention with Different Headphone Systems: A Double-Blind Randomized Study in Healthy Volunteers Working in the Health Care Sector
Anna Hohneck, Christina Reyser, Rimma Usselmann, Lara Heinemann, Simone Weingaertner, Hardy Reckling, Gerhard Schumacher, Iris Burkholder, Kirsten Merx, Wolf-Karsten Hofmann, Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz
Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine.2024; 30(4): 360. CrossRef - Differential Effects of Sound Intervention and Rest on Cardiovascular Parameters in Cancer Patients: A Randomized Cross-over Trial
Anna Hohneck, Christina Reyser, Kirsten Merx, Simone Weingärtner, Athanasios Mavratzas, Gerhard Schumacher, Christoph Linhuber, Wolf-Karsten Hofmann, Iris Burkholder, Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz
Integrative Cancer Therapies.2021; 20: 153473542199523. CrossRef - Firefighters’ occupational stress and its correlations with cardiorespiratory fitness, arterial stiffness, heart rate variability, and sleep quality
Young-Sook Yook, Kiyoshi Sanada
PLOS ONE.2019; 14(12): e0226739. CrossRef - Comparison of Vessel Elasticity according to Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease, and the Mediating Effects of Treatment Compliance among Patients with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Ga Ram Yeo, Kyung Mi Sung
Journal of East-West Nursing Research.2016; 22(1): 32. CrossRef - Development of pulse diagnostic devices in Korea
Hyunho Kim, Jong Yeol Kim, Young-Jae Park, Young-Bae Park
Integrative Medicine Research.2013; 2(1): 7. CrossRef
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