Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate associations of job stressors with panic attack (PA) and panic disorder (PD) among Japanese workers.
METHODS: A cross-sectional online questionnaire survey was conducted of 2060 workers. Job strain, effort/reward imbalance, and workplace social support were measured by the job content questionnaire and effort/reward imbalance questionnaire. These variables were classified into tertiles. PA/PD were measured by self-report based on the mini international neuropsychiatric interview (MINI). Multiple logistic regression was conducted, adjusting for demographic, lifestyle, and health-related covariates.
RESULTS: Data from 1965 participants were analyzed. Adjusted odds ratio (OR) of PA/PD was significantly greater for the group with high effort/reward imbalance compared with the group with low effort/reward imbalance (ORs, 2.64 and 2.94, respectively, both P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: This study found effort/reward imbalance was associated with having PA/PD among Japanese workers.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 516-521 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2017 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Female
- Humans
- Japan/epidemiology
- Male
- Occupational Stress/psychology
- Panic Disorder/epidemiology
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
- Reward
- Social Support
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Workload/psychology
- Workplace/psychology
- Young Adult
