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Survey on the Relationship Between Stress and Cardiovascular Health Among Office Employees at a University Hospital in Iran Publisher



Mehrafshar A1 ; Dabirifard M2 ; Delshad Z2 ; Gharacheh L3 ; Ahangarzadeh M4 ; Askari A5 ; Babaei Pouya A6 ; Sepehr P7 ; Salehi Sahlabadi A8 ; Eshaghzadeh M9 ; Khajehnasiri F10 ; Poursadeqiyan M11
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  1. 1. School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
  2. 2. Department of Nursing, Kashan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kashan, Iran
  3. 3. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
  7. 7. Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
  8. 8. Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, Research Institute for Health Sciences and Environment, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  9. 9. Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
  10. 10. Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  11. 11. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran

Source: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics Published:2025


Abstract

Objectives. Job stress (JS) can endanger health. This study therefore determined the association between risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and JS in hospital office employees. Methods. The cross-sectional study examined JS of 350 hospital administrative staff using the Osipow questionnaire. After 10 h of fasting, the participants’ systolic and diastolic blood pressure, cholesterol, triglyceride and glucose levels were recorded. SPSS version 20 was used for statistical analysis. Results. In total, 85.14% participants have more than medium stress. Significant differences were observed between the blood triglyceride levels (p < 0.05) and levels of stress. The blood cholesterol and glucose level in the medium or lower stress group were significantly lower than in the more than medium stress group (p < 0.001). Conclusions. According to the results, psychological counseling programs are recommended for reducing the risk of (CVD) factors in stressful work environments. © 2025 Central Institute for Labour Protection–National Research Institute (CIOP-PIB).
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