The Association of Work Characteristics With Ovarian Cancer Risk and Mortality
ABSTRACT Objective Ovarian cancer (OvCA) is a leading cause of cancer death for women. Depression and social isolation have been associated with a higher OvCA risk and poorer survival, but other forms of chronic psychosocial stress, including work-related characteristics, remain understudied. Method...
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crovidcr:10.1097/psy.0000000000000464 2024-01-21T10:09:01+01:00 The Association of Work Characteristics With Ovarian Cancer Risk and Mortality Trudel-Fitzgerald, Claudia Poole, Elizabeth M. Idahl, Annika Lundin, Eva Sood, Anil K. Kawachi, Ichiro Kubzansky, Laura D. Tworoger, Shelley S. 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000000464 https://journals.lww.com/00006842-201711000-00014 en eng Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) Psychosomatic Medicine volume 79, issue 9, page 1059-1067 ISSN 1534-7796 0033-3174 Psychiatry and Mental health Applied Psychology journal-article 2017 crovidcr https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000000464 2023-12-22T10:23:39Z ABSTRACT Objective Ovarian cancer (OvCA) is a leading cause of cancer death for women. Depression and social isolation have been associated with a higher OvCA risk and poorer survival, but other forms of chronic psychosocial stress, including work-related characteristics, remain understudied. Methods Women from three prospective cohorts (Nurses' Health Study: n = 31,754; Nurses' Health Study II: n = 74,260; Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study: n nested case–control study = 196) completed a job questionnaire, assessing demand and control at work, social support provided by coworkers and supervisor, and job security. Multivariate Cox and conditional logistic regression models estimated hazard ratios (Nurses' Health Study/Nurses' Health Study II) and odd ratios (Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study) of OvCA risk and mortality among cases. Random coefficient models were used for meta-analyses. Results There were 396 OvCA cases and 186 deaths during follow-up. Overall, job strain, strain chronicity, social support, and job security were not significantly associated with OvCA risk (e.g., pooled relative risk [RR] high demand/low control = 1.06, confidence interval [CI] = 0.72–1.55) or mortality (e.g., pooled RR high demand/low control = 1.08, CI = 0.64–1.82). When considered individually, compared with low levels, only moderate levels of demand were associated with a reduced OvCA risk (pooled RR = 0.66, CI = 0.49–0.90). Social support provided by the coworker or the supervisor did not moderate the association of job strain with either OvCA risk or overall mortality. Conclusions We did not observe clear associations between work characteristics and OvCA incidence or mortality, but further research with diverse populations is warranted. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Ovid (via Crossref) Psychosomatic Medicine 79 9 1059 1067 |
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ABSTRACT Objective Ovarian cancer (OvCA) is a leading cause of cancer death for women. Depression and social isolation have been associated with a higher OvCA risk and poorer survival, but other forms of chronic psychosocial stress, including work-related characteristics, remain understudied. Methods Women from three prospective cohorts (Nurses' Health Study: n = 31,754; Nurses' Health Study II: n = 74,260; Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study: n nested case–control study = 196) completed a job questionnaire, assessing demand and control at work, social support provided by coworkers and supervisor, and job security. Multivariate Cox and conditional logistic regression models estimated hazard ratios (Nurses' Health Study/Nurses' Health Study II) and odd ratios (Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study) of OvCA risk and mortality among cases. Random coefficient models were used for meta-analyses. Results There were 396 OvCA cases and 186 deaths during follow-up. Overall, job strain, strain chronicity, social support, and job security were not significantly associated with OvCA risk (e.g., pooled relative risk [RR] high demand/low control = 1.06, confidence interval [CI] = 0.72–1.55) or mortality (e.g., pooled RR high demand/low control = 1.08, CI = 0.64–1.82). When considered individually, compared with low levels, only moderate levels of demand were associated with a reduced OvCA risk (pooled RR = 0.66, CI = 0.49–0.90). Social support provided by the coworker or the supervisor did not moderate the association of job strain with either OvCA risk or overall mortality. Conclusions We did not observe clear associations between work characteristics and OvCA incidence or mortality, but further research with diverse populations is warranted. |
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The Association of Work Characteristics With Ovarian Cancer Risk and Mortality |
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The Association of Work Characteristics With Ovarian Cancer Risk and Mortality |
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The Association of Work Characteristics With Ovarian Cancer Risk and Mortality |
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association of work characteristics with ovarian cancer risk and mortality |
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