Job strain, bullying and violence at work and asthma in Peruvian cleaners—a cross-sectional analysis

Radon, Katja; Llanqui, Uriel; Arce, Andrés; Herrera, Ronald; Herbig, Britta; Nowak, Dennis; Parra, Manuel

doi:10.1080/02770903.2016.1180698

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“…Our finding that exposure to workplace bullying was significantly associated with physician-diagnosed respiratory diseases under treatment was relatively “new” to this field. However, this coincides with an empirical study that reported the association between workplace bullying and asthma among Peruvian cleaners [ 12 ] or a qualitative study that reported victims had symptoms of asthma [ 14 ]. This is not surprising because stress triggers clinically significant bronchoconstriction or exacerbation of asthma [ 28 , 29 ].…”

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“…However, they did not report which chronic diseases they had more than non-victims. To date, only one cross-sectional study has reported that bullying was a predictor of asthma, a respiratory disease, in the Peruvian sample of cleaners (n = 199) [ 12 ]. Although a recent study reported that workplace bullying was associated with increased doctor visits, the diagnosis is unknown [ 13 ].…”

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Victimization and witnessing of workplace bullying and physician-diagnosed physical and mental health and organizational outcomes: A cross-sectional study

Tsuno

Kawakami²,

Tsutsumi³

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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Background Compared to the numerous reports on mental health outcomes of workplace bullying victims, research on organizational outcomes of witnesses and physical health outcomes of victims and witnesses is scarce. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between bullying victimization and witnessing and various physical and mental health outcomes and organizational outcomes such as sickness absence, work performance, and job satisfaction. Methods This study used cross-sectional data from a nationally representative, community-based sample of 5,000 Japanese residents aged 20–60. We analyzed data from 1,496 respondents after excluding those not working at the time of the survey and those with missing values. Workplace bullying, psychological distress, physical complaints, and job satisfaction were assessed with the New Brief Job Stress Questionnaire and work performance with the World Health Organization’s Health and Work Performance Questionnaire. In addition, subjective health status, physician-diagnosed mental or physical illness, and sickness absence were asked as one item. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis or Poisson regression analysis was conducted to assess the association between victimization/witnessing workplace bullying and health and organizational outcomes. Results Both victimization and witnessing workplace bullying were significantly associated with psychological distress, physical complaints, subjective poor health, physician-diagnosed mental disorders, and job dissatisfaction. Victimization of workplace bullying was further associated with physician-diagnosed respiratory diseases, sickness absence (≥7 days), and poor work performance. Victims were absent from work for 4.5 more sick days and had 11.2% lower work performance than non-victims. Conclusions The results showed that both victimization and witnessing workplace bullying were significantly associated with physical and mental outcomes and various organizational outcomes. Organizations should implement further measures to prevent personal and organizational losses due to workplace bullying.

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Victimization and witnessing of workplace bullying and physician-diagnosed physical and mental health and organizational outcomes: A cross-sectional study

Tsuno

Kawakami²,

Tsutsumi³

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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“…Nevertheless, as in our study, exposure was related to poor mental health. Looking at cleaners in general, a Peruvian study indicated a 12-month prevalence of 39% physical violence in hospital cleaners compared to 8% in non-cleaners [39]. All this supports that cleaners are a vulnerable group for exposure to violence.…”

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One’s Workplace, Other’s Home? Work and Health of Domestic Workers in Argentina

Bauleo¹,

Dijk²,

Radon³

2018

Annals of Global Health

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Background:Domestic workers around the world work and eventually live in private homes where control of working conditions is difficult.Objective:The aim of this study was to compare working conditions and its impact on general and mental health in live-in and live-out domestic workers in Argentina.Methods:In a cross-sectional study, the Spanish version of the European Workings Condition Survey and an ad hoc questionnaire were applied to 201 domestic workers (response 94%). Twelve months’ prevalence of verbal or physical workplace violence was assessed. Poor general health was defined by general health self-assessed as poor or fair. Symptoms of common mental disorders (CMD) were considered present if Goldberg’s general health score was above 4. Data were analyzed using Chi square’s test and logistic regression models.Findings:Live-in workers formed 66% of the participants. They were more likely to take care of the elderly, iron and cook than live-out workers. Workplace violence was reported by 17% of live-in and 24% of live-out workers (p = 0.25). Overall prevalence of poor general health was 23%; 53% reported CMD. After adjustment, violence remained a statistically significant predictor of poor general health (Odds Ratio 7.3; 95% Confidence Interval 2.8–19.1) and CMD (3.2; 1.1–9.3).Conclusions:Working conditions of live-in and live-out domestic workers are different. However, exposure to workplace violence is common in both groups and affects general and mental health.

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“…The oxidative stress response has recently been linked to asthma in cleaners who work in hazardous environments (Folletti et al, 2017 ). Radon et al ( 2016 ) reported that the increased asthma frequency in cleaners could be explained by poor psychosocial working conditions and a stress-induced inflammatory response mechanism. Furthermore, early life exposure appears to have a role in the airway vulnerability of cleaners exposed later in life (Svanes et al, 2015 ).…”

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Prevalence and predictors of occupational asthma among workers in detergent and cleaning products industry and its impact on quality of life in El Asher Men Ramadan, Egypt

Ahmed

Ibrahim

Abd-El-Azem

2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Cleaning products are mixtures of many chemical ingredients that are known to contain sensitizers, disinfectants, and fragrances, as well as strong airway irritants which associated with lower respiratory tract and asthma symptoms. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence and possible risk factors of occupational asthma and its effect on quality of life among workers in detergent and cleaning products industries in El Asher men Ramadan city. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 780 workers. All participants were personally interviewed at their workplaces and were subjected to a questionnaire regarding sociodemographic, work characteristics and asthma symptoms, clinical examination, chest X-ray, spirometer, and bronchodilator test. The prevalence of occupational asthma among the studied workers was 35.4%. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that female gender [odds ratio 1.397; 95% CI 1.09–1.96], manually working participants [odds ratio 3.067; 95% CI 1.72–5.46], and history of atopy [odds ratio 1.596; 95% CI 1.09–2.33] were risk factors for development of occupational asthma. The total mean score of asthma-specific quality of life was significantly lower in asthmatic (5.10 ± 0.49) than non-asthmatic workers (5.89 ± 0.46) (P < 0.01) indicating impairment of quality of life among asthmatic group. Workers in detergent and cleaning products industry are at higher risk for developing occupational asthma that adversely affects their general health and quality of life.

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Job strain, bullying and violence at work and asthma in Peruvian cleaners—a cross-sectional analysis

Abstract: Poor psychosocial working conditions of cleaners may partly explain the high prevalence of asthma. The underlying mechanism might be a stress-induced inflammatory immune response.

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Victimization and witnessing of workplace bullying and physician-diagnosed physical and mental health and organizational outcomes: A cross-sectional study

Victimization and witnessing of workplace bullying and physician-diagnosed physical and mental health and organizational outcomes: A cross-sectional study

One’s Workplace, Other’s Home? Work and Health of Domestic Workers in Argentina

Prevalence and predictors of occupational asthma among workers in detergent and cleaning products industry and its impact on quality of life in El Asher Men Ramadan, Egypt

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