Citation

Johannessen HA, Gravseth HM, Sterud T. Am. J. Ind. Med. 2015; 58(5): 561-567.

Affiliation

National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/ajim.22431

PMID

25731943

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We examined the effects of psychosocial stressors at work on subsequent injuries, taking into account organizational and mechanical working conditions.

METHODS: Randomly drawn from the general population, the cohort comprised respondents with an active employee relationship in 2006 and 2009 (n = 6,745). Outcome measure: "Have you, over the past 12 months, afflicted injuries that were caused by an accident at work, and resulting in time off work after the day of the accident?".

RESULTS: High job strain (Odds ratio [OR] 2.31; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.16-4.57), high role conflict (OR 3.01; 95% CI 1.70-5.31), and high emotional demands (OR 1.96; 95% CI 1.15-3.35) predicted injury at follow up (P < 0.01). The population risk attributable to each of these factors ranged from 11% to 14%.

CONCLUSIONS: Excess risk of occupational injuries was attributable to job strain, role conflict, and emotional demands. These factors are potentially amenable to preventive measures. Am. J. Ind. Med. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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