Open AccessAssociation between metabolic syndrome and work: an integrative review of the literature
Author(s) -
Amália Ivine Costa Santana,
Magno Conceição das Mercês,
Lucélia Batista Neves Cunha Magalhães,
André Costa,
Argemiro D ́Oliveira
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.181
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2447-0147
pISSN - 1679-4435
DOI - 10.47626/1679-4435-2020-511
Subject(s) - cinahl , occupational stress , association (psychology) , medline , medical literature , metabolic syndrome , medicine , gerontology , psychology , clinical psychology , psychological intervention , psychiatry , pathology , obesity , biology , psychotherapist , biochemistry
The aim of this study was to highlight the association between occupational aspects and the occurrence of metabolic syndrome among various occupational groups. This is an integrative review of the literature that included articles indexed in the following databases: LILACS, SciELO, PubMed, and CINAHL. We evaluated 32 articles, most of which were published in Englishlanguage medical journals and with level 4 scientific evidence. The occupational aspects most commonly reported as associated with metabolic syndrome were occupation, work shift, and occupational stress. Our results indicated that occupational aspects could negatively interfere with workers’ health; more robust longitudinal studies should contribute to further uncovering the reported associations.