TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Health-related quality of life among U.S. workers: variability across occupation groups
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Shockey, Taylor M.
A1  - Zack, Matthew
A1  - Sussell, Aaron
SP  - 1316
EP  - 1323
VL  - 107
IS  - 8
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To examine the health-related quality of life among workers in 22 standard occupation groups using data from the 2013-2014 US Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. <br><br>METHODS: We examined the health-related quality of life measures of self-rated health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, frequent activity limitation, and frequent overall unhealthy days by occupation group for 155 839 currently employed adults among 17 states. We performed multiple logistic regression analyses that accounted for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System's complex survey design to obtain prevalence estimates adjusted for potential confounders. <br><br>RESULTS: Among all occupation groups, the arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupation group reported the highest adjusted prevalence of frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, frequent activity limitation, and frequent overall unhealthy days. The personal care and service occupation group had the highest adjusted prevalence for fair or poor self-rated health. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Workers' jobs affect their health-related quality of life. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print June 22, 2017: e1-e8. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2017.303840).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2017.303840
ID  - ref1
ER  -