Joachim E Fischer
Biographic Data
| ID | 3932300 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joachim E Fischer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joachim E |
| FAMILY NAME | Fischer |
| SIGNATURE | FISCHER J E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Heidelberg University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
High-Frequency Heart Rate Variability Is Prospectively Associated With Sleep Complaints in a Healthy Working Cohort
OBJECTIVE: Vagus nerve functioning, as indexed by high-frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV), has been implicated in a wide range of mental and physical health conditions, including sleep complaints. This study aimed to test associations between HF-HRV measured during sleep (sleep HF-HRV) and subjective sleep complaints 4 years later. METHODS: One hundred forty-three healthy employees (91% male; MAge = 47.8 years [time 2], SD = 8.3 years) of …
Personality type matters
This three-wave study examined whether the pattern of associations of job demands and job resources with work engagement and mental health depends on personality types. In a representative sample of the German workforce ( N = 13,665), the Big Five personality traits could be used to cluster participants into five personality types: ordinary, resilient, strained, overcontrolled, and undercontrolled. As predicted, job demands were associated with m…
The longitudinal directional associations of meaningful work with mental well-being – initial findings from an exploratory investigation
This study confirmed a directional association of meaningful work on mental well-being, indicating that more meaningful work has beneficial mental well-being effects
The Benefits of an Employee-Friendly Company on Job Attitudes and Health of Employees
More-EFCS have more motivated and healthier employees. The most distinct factors for more-EFCS were: the existence of development plans for employees, opportunities for advancement and development, and personnel development measures
Identification of starting points to promote health and wellbeing at the community level – a qualitative study
That health and wellbeing were not identified explicitly as a priority by key informants suggests that these should not be presented as the primary focus of a community-wide initiative. Instead themes with a higher priority should be addressed in ways that can lead to better health and wellbeing as a secondary goal
Injustice at Work and Leukocyte Glucocorticoid Sensitivity
OBJECTIVE: Organizational justice refers to perceived fairness at the workplace. Low organizational justice has been identified as a major source of distress and a predictor of poor health. Impaired regulation of immunological and inflammatory pathways may, in part, underlie these health effects. The present study investigated the association of organizational justice with leukocyte glucocorticoid sensitivity in vivo. METHODS: Organizational just…
Work stress
Bangladesh is one of the leading exporters of ready-made garments (RMG) worldwide producing at very low cost almost exclusively for Western markets. Empirical evidence on psychologically adverse working conditions and their association with health in the RMG setting remains sparse. Drawing on insights from previous ethnographic research, we conducted a cross-sectional epidemiological study among 332 RMG workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh. High work-rel…
Positive impact of a pre-school-based nutritional intervention on children's fruit and vegetable intake
Objective To assess the short-term impact of a nutritional intervention aimed at reducing childhood overweight in German pre-school children. Design Using a cluster-randomized study design with waiting-list controls, we tested a 6-month intervention administered once weekly by a nutrition expert consisting of joint meal preparation and activities for children and parents such as tasting and preparing nutritious, fresh foods. At baseline, 6 and 12…
Associations Between Job Strain and the Cortisol/DHEA-S Ratio Among Management and Nonmanagement Personnel
OBJECTIVE: To assess associations between the main, nonlinear, and interactive effects of the demand-control-support (DCS) model and the cortisol/dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) ratio, a biomarker of psychophysical well-being. METHODS: Subjects were 596 employees from all occupational levels of a German airplane manufacturing plant. Multiple regression models controlling for age and gender were computed separately for employees with (n = …
Cortisol Is Significantly Correlated With Cardiovascular Responses During High Levels of Stress in Critical Care Personnel
OBJECTIVE: Everyday stressors elicit adaptive changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and the autonomic nervous system. Data on the relationship between these two systems under real-life conditions are sparse. We, therefore, sought to examine the association between HRV and salivary cortisol, which were recorded simultaneously in a stress-exposed, prospective, occupational cohort. METHODS: The study population comprised 88 nurses…
A participatory parent-focused intervention promoting physical activity in preschools
clinicaltrials.gov No: NCT00987532
Elevated Plasma C-Reactive Protein in Chronically Distressed Subjects Who Carry the A Allele of the TNF-α −308 G/A Polymorphism
OBJECTIVE: Sustained psychological stress may result in a state operationalized as "vital exhaustion." Exhaustion predicted coronary artery disease (CAD) events whereby increased inflammatory activity might mediate this link. Moreover, there is an emerging importance of gene-environmental interactions in CAD. We investigated the effect of exhaustion severity on plasma levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and whether exhaustion might regulate CRP le…
The Interrelationship of Psychosocial Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease in a Working Population
There is growing evidence that psychosocial factors contribute to the risk of coronary artery disease. Commonly used psychometric scales share several features leading to questions about whether they reflect distinguishable concepts. Study participants were 822 employees of the Augsburg Cohort Study (mean age 40 years, 89% men). The authors analyzed the interrelationship between the following psychosocial measures by applying Pearson correlations…
Reduced Glucocorticoid Sensitivity of Monocyte Interleukin-6 Production in Male Industrial Employees who are Vitally Exhausted
OBJECTIVE: Proinflammatory changes are thought to link vital exhaustion with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Monocytes play a central role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic lesions and are a major source of circulating cytokines. We hypothesized that vital exhaustion may alter the regulation of monocyte activity, as measured by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated and glucocorticoid inhibited release of the proinflammatory cytokine interleuk…
Allostatic load and work conditions
Allostatic load and work conditions
Work stress
Bangladesh is one of the leading exporters of ready-made garments (RMG) worldwide producing at very low cost almost exclusively for Western markets. Empirical evidence on psychologically adverse working conditions and their association with health in the RMG setting remains sparse. Drawing on insights from previous ethnographic research, we conducted a cross-sectional epidemiological study among 332 RMG workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh. High work-rel…
Reduced Glucocorticoid Sensitivity of Monocyte Interleukin-6 Production in Male Industrial Employees who are Vitally Exhausted
OBJECTIVE: Proinflammatory changes are thought to link vital exhaustion with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Monocytes play a central role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic lesions and are a major source of circulating cytokines. We hypothesized that vital exhaustion may alter the regulation of monocyte activity, as measured by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated and glucocorticoid inhibited release of the proinflammatory cytokine interleuk…
Allostatic load and work conditions
Elevated Plasma C-Reactive Protein in Chronically Distressed Subjects Who Carry the A Allele of the TNF-α −308 G/A Polymorphism
OBJECTIVE: Sustained psychological stress may result in a state operationalized as "vital exhaustion." Exhaustion predicted coronary artery disease (CAD) events whereby increased inflammatory activity might mediate this link. Moreover, there is an emerging importance of gene-environmental interactions in CAD. We investigated the effect of exhaustion severity on plasma levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and whether exhaustion might regulate CRP le…
The Interrelationship of Psychosocial Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease in a Working Population
There is growing evidence that psychosocial factors contribute to the risk of coronary artery disease. Commonly used psychometric scales share several features leading to questions about whether they reflect distinguishable concepts. Study participants were 822 employees of the Augsburg Cohort Study (mean age 40 years, 89% men). The authors analyzed the interrelationship between the following psychosocial measures by applying Pearson correlations…
Cortisol Is Significantly Correlated With Cardiovascular Responses During High Levels of Stress in Critical Care Personnel
OBJECTIVE: Everyday stressors elicit adaptive changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and the autonomic nervous system. Data on the relationship between these two systems under real-life conditions are sparse. We, therefore, sought to examine the association between HRV and salivary cortisol, which were recorded simultaneously in a stress-exposed, prospective, occupational cohort. METHODS: The study population comprised 88 nurses…
A participatory parent-focused intervention promoting physical activity in preschools
clinicaltrials.gov No: NCT00987532
Associations Between Job Strain and the Cortisol/DHEA-S Ratio Among Management and Nonmanagement Personnel
OBJECTIVE: To assess associations between the main, nonlinear, and interactive effects of the demand-control-support (DCS) model and the cortisol/dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) ratio, a biomarker of psychophysical well-being. METHODS: Subjects were 596 employees from all occupational levels of a German airplane manufacturing plant. Multiple regression models controlling for age and gender were computed separately for employees with (n = …
Positive impact of a pre-school-based nutritional intervention on children's fruit and vegetable intake
Objective To assess the short-term impact of a nutritional intervention aimed at reducing childhood overweight in German pre-school children. Design Using a cluster-randomized study design with waiting-list controls, we tested a 6-month intervention administered once weekly by a nutrition expert consisting of joint meal preparation and activities for children and parents such as tasting and preparing nutritious, fresh foods. At baseline, 6 and 12…
Work stress
Bangladesh is one of the leading exporters of ready-made garments (RMG) worldwide producing at very low cost almost exclusively for Western markets. Empirical evidence on psychologically adverse working conditions and their association with health in the RMG setting remains sparse. Drawing on insights from previous ethnographic research, we conducted a cross-sectional epidemiological study among 332 RMG workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh. High work-rel…
Injustice at Work and Leukocyte Glucocorticoid Sensitivity
OBJECTIVE: Organizational justice refers to perceived fairness at the workplace. Low organizational justice has been identified as a major source of distress and a predictor of poor health. Impaired regulation of immunological and inflammatory pathways may, in part, underlie these health effects. The present study investigated the association of organizational justice with leukocyte glucocorticoid sensitivity in vivo. METHODS: Organizational just…
Identification of starting points to promote health and wellbeing at the community level – a qualitative study
That health and wellbeing were not identified explicitly as a priority by key informants suggests that these should not be presented as the primary focus of a community-wide initiative. Instead themes with a higher priority should be addressed in ways that can lead to better health and wellbeing as a secondary goal
The Benefits of an Employee-Friendly Company on Job Attitudes and Health of Employees
More-EFCS have more motivated and healthier employees. The most distinct factors for more-EFCS were: the existence of development plans for employees, opportunities for advancement and development, and personnel development measures
Personality type matters
This three-wave study examined whether the pattern of associations of job demands and job resources with work engagement and mental health depends on personality types. In a representative sample of the German workforce ( N = 13,665), the Big Five personality traits could be used to cluster participants into five personality types: ordinary, resilient, strained, overcontrolled, and undercontrolled. As predicted, job demands were associated with m…
The longitudinal directional associations of meaningful work with mental well-being – initial findings from an exploratory investigation
This study confirmed a directional association of meaningful work on mental well-being, indicating that more meaningful work has beneficial mental well-being effects
High-Frequency Heart Rate Variability Is Prospectively Associated With Sleep Complaints in a Healthy Working Cohort
OBJECTIVE: Vagus nerve functioning, as indexed by high-frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV), has been implicated in a wide range of mental and physical health conditions, including sleep complaints. This study aimed to test associations between HF-HRV measured during sleep (sleep HF-HRV) and subjective sleep complaints 4 years later. METHODS: One hundred forty-three healthy employees (91% male; MAge = 47.8 years [time 2], SD = 8.3 years) of …
Medicine (13 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Internal Medicine (8 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works) · Workplace Health and Well-being (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Stress Responses and Cortisol (5 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (3 works)