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- Title
Health-Related Quality of Life Among US Workers: Variability Across Occupation Groups.
- Authors
Shockey, Taylor M.; Zack, Matthew; Sussell, Aaron
- Abstract
Objectives. To examine the health-related quality of life among workers in 22 standard occupation groups using data from the 2013-2014 US Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Methods. We examined the health-related quality of life measures of self-rated health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, frequent activity limitation, and frequent overall unhealthy days by occupation group for 155 839 currently employed adults among 17 states. We performed multiple logistic regression analyses that accounted for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System's complex survey design to obtain prevalence estimates adjusted for potential confounders. Results. Among all occupation groups, the arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupation group reported the highest adjusted prevalence of frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, frequent activity limitation, and frequent overall unhealthy days. The personal care and service occupation group had the highest adjusted prevalence for fair or poor self-rated health. Conclusions. Workers' jobs affect their health-related quality of life.
- Subjects
UNITED States; QUALITY of life; OCCUPATIONS; HEALTH status indicators; DISEASE prevalence; EMPLOYMENT; MULTIPLE regression analysis
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2017, Vol 107, Issue 8, p1316
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2017.303840