Blood pressure and working conditions in hospital nurses and nursing assistants. The ORSOSA study
Blood pressure and working conditions in hospital nurses and nursing assistants. The ORSOSA study
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DOI:
10.1016/j.acvd.2010.12.001
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发表时间:
2011-02-01
影响因子:
3
通讯作者:
Lang, Thierry
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作者:
de Gaudemaris, Regis;Levant, Aude;Lang, Thierry
Background. - Healthcare workers often are unsatisfied with their working conditions despite declaring to like their jobs. Psychosocial constraints in the workplace have increased recently due to changes in work organization. These psychosocial constraints are linked to cardiovascular diseases.Aim. - To analyze the relationship between blood pressure levels and organizational occupational risk factors in female hospital workers, using a new questionnaire (the Nursing Work Index-Extended Organization [NWI-EO] questionnaire), which quantifies psychological and organizational work factors.Methods. - The ORSOSA study is a national, multicentre, cohort study conducted in seven voluntary French university hospitals, including 214 work units with a total of 2307 nurses and 1530 nursing assistants.Results. - Systolic and diastolic blood pressure appeared to be significantly associated with age (P