Work conditions and socioeconomic inequalities in work ability

被引:45
作者
Aittomäki, A [1 ]
Lahelma, E [1 ]
Roos, E [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Helsinki, Dept Publ Hlth, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
关键词
medical check-ups; municipal employees; occupation; work characteristics; workload; work-related stress;
D O I
10.5271/sjweh.718
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 [公共卫生与预防医学]; 120402 [社会医学与卫生事业管理];
摘要
Objectives The objective of this study was to investigate socioeconomic inequalities in work ability among municipal employees and the contribution of work conditions to these inequalities. Methods The subjects were employees of the City of Helsinki and were all over 40 years of age. Data (N = 1827) were collected in the age-group-based medical check-ups by occupational health personnel. Work ability was measured with a work ability index. The association between the work ability index with socioeconomic status was examined by fitting logistic regression models. Results There was a consistent gradient in work ability, lower socioeconomic groups having poorer work ability. Adjusting for physical stress accounted for a substantial part of the socioeconomic inequalities. Adjusting for possibilities for influence and development at work accounted for some of the difference between whitecollar and blue-collar employees, but not for differences between the white-collar subgroups among the women. Mental stress and problems in the social environment were not clearly associated with the inequalities. Conclusions Socioeconomic inequalities in work ability among municipal employees correspond to the inequalities in ill health found in general populations. Physical stress at work explained a large part of the inequality. Poor possibilities to influence one's work contributed to the excess of lowered work ability among the blue-collar employees, but not to the inequalities between white-collar subgroups of women. Apart from physical workload, work conditions did not explain socioeconomic inequalities between white-collar subgroups of women.
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页码:159 / 165
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