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In the journals Job stress? It could strain your heartPublication info Harvard Health Publications. Harvard Women's Health Watch (Oct 2012).ProQuest document link

Abstract Too much on-the-job stress puts women at increased risk for a heart attack or stroke. Stressful jobsmight contribute to heart problems by leading women into unhealthy behaviors like smoking, or by contributing

to depression or high blood pressure.

Full text In the journalsJob stress? It could strain your heartDo you have a fast-paced, demanding job? Too much on-the-job stress could be putting you at risk for a heart

attack or stroke, according to a new study from researchers at Harvard Medical School. The researchers looked

at data from 22,000 women (average age, 57) who were enrolled in the Women's Health Study. None of the

participants had heart disease at the start of the study.

After the women were followed for 10 years, those with high-strain jobs (defined as a demanding job with little

opportunity for decision-making or using their skills) were 38% more likely to have had a heart attack, stroke, or

heart-related procedure (such as angioplasty) than those with less stressful jobs, according to results published

online July 18 in the journal PLoS One. The authors say stressful jobs might contribute to heart problems by

leading women into unhealthy behaviors such as smoking, or by contributing to physiological changes, including

depression or high blood pressure. Whatever the connection, job stress is something that working women need

to address. "There are immediate and definite long-term, clinically documented cardiovascular health effects of

job strain in women, and it is important for women and their health care providers to pay attention to the

stresses of their job," Dr. Michelle Albert, cardiologist and researcher at Brigham and Women's Hospital, said in

a news release.

Subject Stress; Occupational stress; Womens health; Heart;Publication title Harvard Health Publications. Harvard Women's Health Watch

Publication year 2012

Publication date Oct 2012

Year 2012

Publisher Belvoir Media Group, LLC

Place of publication BostonCountry of publication United States

Publication subject Medical Sciences--Obstetrics And Gynecology, Women'S Interests

ISSN 1070910X

Source type Magazines

Language of publication English

Document type Journal Article

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