The researchers found jobs with high psychological demand but low control, like waitresses and nursing aids, were associated with a 22 percent increased risk of having a stroke caused by a blood clot. The analysis scooped up all the available research on job strain and stroke risk, registering a whopping 138,782 participants who were followed for anywhere between three and seventeen years.
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Passive jobs were those with low demand and low control. Examples include janitors, miners and other manual workers. The division of category was done on the basis of mental demands and requirements of the job and the level of control the researchers had over these two factors.
A new study of thousands of workers all over the world found that women-and hey, we love em, but we have to report the facts here-simply are not equipped for the stress of modern capitalism.
To find out which jobs should be labeled as high stress, Xu split them up into four categories: passive, low stress, high stress, and active. One reason might be that high stress jobs results in increased production of stress hormones in the body that stay elevated for long periods of time.
People with high-stress jobs are most likely to go into a stroke compared to those with low-stress ones, a new study says.
Active jobs: Jobs with high demand and high control, such as doctors, teachers and engineers. (Ischemic strokes account for about 87% of all strokes, according to the American Stroke Assn.) However, the increased risk of a hemorrhagic stroke – the kind that happens when a blood vessel ruptures and causes blood to accumulate in the brain – wasn’t statistically significant.
A stressful job has an impact on health.
People with high stress jobs were 58 percent more likely to have an ischemic stroke (the most common type of stroke) than those with low stress jobs.
There is vital need for people with high-stress to improve their living habits.
Women were found to be at greatest risk.
There are plenty of ways a high-strain job could make someone more vulnerable to a stroke, the researchers wrote.
Researchers from Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China, analyzed previous studies connecting job stress with stroke.
Xu warned that the study didn’t adequately adjust for high blood pressure or cholesterol.
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Xu suggested that the risk could be reduced by increasing access to cognitive behavioral therapy and relaxation therapy, especially in women. People have been advised to quit smoking, eat healthy diet, exercise regularly and improve lifestyle issues in order to reduce risks of stroke.
