The contribution of work and lifestyle factors to socioeconomic inequalities in self-rated health ‒
                    a systematic review

Dieker, A C M; IJzelenberg, Wilhelmina; Proper, Karin I.; Burdorf, Alex; Ket, Hans; Beek, Allard J. van der; Hulsegge, Gerben

doi:10.5271/sjweh.3772

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“…Poor health is a prerequisite for receiving disability benefits and the educational differences in years with disability benefits reflect educational inequalities in health (28), as well as in strenuous working conditions and unhealthy behaviors. Our results concerning educational inequalities in working years lost due to disability benefits are in line with a recent Finnish study showing that the highest educated men lost 0.6 years due to disability retirement compared to 2.7 years among the lowest educated group.…”

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Educational differences in duration of working life and loss of paid employment: working life expectancy in The Netherlands

Robroek

Nieboer²,

Järvholm³

et al. 2019

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Educational differences in duration of working life and loss of paid employment: working life expectancy in The Netherlands

Robroek

Nieboer²,

Järvholm³

et al. 2019

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…Such other factors may, for example, involve socio-economic, cultural, health-related or work-related factors. 3 Some of these, such as age, psychosocial risk factors (eg, job strain, social support, job security), and other health behaviors were controlled for in our mediation model and did not appear to influence the effect substantially. Still, some other factors could play a confounding or explanatory role, such as socio-economic or cultural aspects, but were not measured.…”

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“…2 Among workers, lifestyle and physical and psychosocial work factors have been identified as important determinants of inequalities in self-rated health. 3 To improve the health of lower SEP workers, knowledge about the determinants and the interplay between them is important.…”

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The Mediating Effect of Unhealthy Behaviors and Body Mass Index in the Relation Between High Physical Workload and Self-Rated Poor Health in Male Construction Workers

Proper¹,

Cillekens²,

Twisk³

et al. 2020

Journal of Occupational &Amp; Environmental Medicine

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Objectives: To examine the mediating role of unhealthy behaviors and body mass index (BMI) in the relation between high physical workload and selfrated health in male construction workers. Methods: Longitudinal data over 2010 to 2018 were used of 30,224 male construction workers in The Netherlands. Smoking, lack of physical activity, and alcohol consumption were self-reported. BMI was based on measured body weight and height. Multilevel modeling path analyses were used to determine the mediating role of unhealthy behaviors in the relation between physical workload and poor health. Results: A direct effect of high physical workload on poor health adjusted for unhealthy behaviors and BMI was found (odds ratio [OR] 1.49, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.38 to 1.68). Indirect effects of the unhealthy behaviors and BMI in the relation between high physical workload and poor health were small (OR varying from 0.96 to 1.04). Conclusion: The pathway of high physical workload and poor health through unhealthy behaviors and BMI was not supported.

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“…The behavioral domain includes unhealthy behavior, such as substance use, lack of physical activity and poor dietary habits [28]. A systematic review by Dieker et al [29] showed that physical and psychosocial work factors explained approximately one-third of the socioeconomic inequalities in self-rated health, irrespective of lifestyle, which explained approximately one-fifth of the socioeconomic inequalities in self-rated health.…”

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Occupational Exposures Associated with Life Expectancy without and with Disability

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Sewdas²,

Hoogendijk

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Policies to extend working lives often do not take into account potentially important health inequalities arising from differences in occupational exposures. Little is known about which occupational exposures are associated with these inequalities. This study aims to examine differences in life expectancy without and with disability by occupational exposures. Longitudinal data (1992–2016) on disability and physical and psychosocial work demands and resources of 2513 (former) workers aged ≥55 years participating in the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam were used. Gender specific life expectancies without and with disability by occupational exposures were calculated using multistate survival models. Women aged 55 years with high physical work demands had a lower life expectancy without disability than those with low exposure (1.02–1.57 years), whereas there was no difference for men. Men and women with high psychosocial work demands and resources had a longer life expectancy without disability than those with low exposure (1.19–2.14 years). Life expectancy with disability did not significantly differ across occupational exposures. Workers with higher psychosocial demands and resources and lower physical demands can expect to live more disability-free years. Information on occupational exposure helps to identify workers at risk for lower life expectancy, especially without disability, who may need specific support regarding their work environment.

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The contribution of work and lifestyle factors to socioeconomic inequalities in self-rated health ‒ a systematic review

Cited by 48 publications

References 51 publications

Educational differences in duration of working life and loss of paid employment: working life expectancy in The Netherlands

Educational differences in duration of working life and loss of paid employment: working life expectancy in The Netherlands

The Mediating Effect of Unhealthy Behaviors and Body Mass Index in the Relation Between High Physical Workload and Self-Rated Poor Health in Male Construction Workers

Occupational Exposures Associated with Life Expectancy without and with Disability

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