OBJECTIVE: To provide evidence-based recommendations for work-related population health indicators. METHODS: Drawing on a framework of work-related experiences, we systematically reviewed studies that assess the association between these experiences and health and reviewed related measures at the population level that could be used as indicators. RESULTS: We recommend (and grade the strength of evidence supporting our recommendation for) the following indicators for which data are already routinely collected: unemployment rate (strong), long-term unemployment rate (limited), and permanent lay-off rate (limited). As well, we recommend and grade our support for the following new indicators: insecurity associated with pending job loss (limited), with possible major organizational change (limited), and with actual major organizational change (limited); and job strain (medium). CONCLUSION: These evidence-based indicators can be used to monitor work-related determinants of health and thus to inform the conceptualization, development, and evaluation of policies and programs related to these determinants.
OBJECTIVE: To provide evidence-based recommendations for work-related population health indicators. METHODS: Drawing on a framework of work-related experiences, we systematically reviewed studies that assess the association between these experiences and health and reviewed related measures at the population level that could be used as indicators. RESULTS: We recommend (and grade the strength of evidence supporting our recommendation for) the following indicators for which data are already routinely collected: unemployment rate (strong), long-term unemployment rate (limited), and permanent lay-off rate (limited). As well, we recommend and grade our support for the following new indicators: insecurity associated with pending job loss (limited), with possible major organizational change (limited), and with actual major organizational change (limited); and job strain (medium). CONCLUSION: These evidence-based indicators can be used to monitor work-related determinants of health and thus to inform the conceptualization, development, and evaluation of policies and programs related to these determinants.
Authors: Cameron A Mustard; Amber Bielecky; Jacob Etches; Russell Wilkins; Michael Tjepkema; Benjamin C Amick; Peter M Smith; Kristan J Aronson Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2013-05-04 Impact factor: 3.295
Authors: Marianna Virtanen; Solja T Nyberg; G David Batty; Markus Jokela; Katriina Heikkilä; Eleonor I Fransson; Lars Alfredsson; Jakob B Bjorner; Marianne Borritz; Hermann Burr; Annalisa Casini; Els Clays; Dirk De Bacquer; Nico Dragano; Marko Elovainio; Raimund Erbel; Jane E Ferrie; Mark Hamer; Karl-Heinz Jöckel; France Kittel; Anders Knutsson; Markku Koskenvuo; Aki Koskinen; Thorsten Lunau; Ida E H Madsen; Martin L Nielsen; Maria Nordin; Tuula Oksanen; Krista Pahkin; Jan H Pejtersen; Jaana Pentti; Reiner Rugulies; Paula Salo; Martin J Shipley; Johannes Siegrist; Andrew Steptoe; Sakari B Suominen; Töres Theorell; Salla Toppinen-Tanner; Ari Väänänen; Jussi Vahtera; Peter J M Westerholm; Hugo Westerlund; Natalie Slopen; Ichiro Kawachi; Archana Singh-Manoux; Mika Kivimäki Journal: BMJ Date: 2013-08-08