Open AccessThe association between study characteristics and outcome in the relation between job stress and cardiovascular disease – a multilevel meta-regression analysis
Author(s) -
Karolina Szerencsi,
L.G.P.M. van Amelsvoort,
Wolfgang Viechtbauer,
Danielle C. L. Mohren,
Martin H. Prins,
IJmert Kant
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3283
Subject(s) - meta analysis , job strain , disease , relative risk , multilevel model , association (psychology) , job stress , regression analysis , random effects model , medicine , psychology , statistics , confidence interval , social psychology , job satisfaction , mathematics , psychiatry , psychosocial , psychotherapist
Studies about job strain and cardiovascular disease (CVD) have yielded inconsistent results,which hinders making a firm conclusion about the association. Inconsistent findings may be the result of methodologicaldifferences. If the relative CVD risk is influenced by methodological differences, these differences should be exploredin more detail in future research to clarify which methodological characteristics are inherent to obtain the mostaccurate estimate between job strain and CVD risk. By assessing how study characteristics are associated with theoutcome, we take the first step in unraveling this association. In this review, we explore the following researchquestion: are study characteristics associated with the size of the reported relative CVD risk?