Health-Related Quality of Life Among US Workers

Variability Across Occupation Groups

Bibliographic Data

ID11037580
AuthorsTaylor M Shockey (0000-0002-7689-1933, Taylor M. Shockey and Aaron Sussell are with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, OH. Matthew Zack is with the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Matthew M Zack (0000-0001-9754-3180, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health), Matthew Zack (Taylor M. Shockey and Aaron Sussell are with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, OH. Matthew Zack is with the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Aaron Sussell (0000-0002-0976-4133, Taylor M. Shockey and Aaron Sussell are with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, OH. Matthew Zack is with the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.)
Year2017
Volume107
Issue8
Pages1316-1323
Publication date2017-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2017.303840
PMID28640675
OpenAlexW2669488145
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited27

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

Affect (linguistics) · Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System · Confounding · Distress · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Mental health · Population · Psychiatry · Quality of life (healthcare) · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Occupational Therapy Practice and Research · Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being · Gerontology

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