Open AccessPsychosocial factors at work, long work hours, and obesity: a systematic review
Author(s) -
Svetlana Solovieva,
Tea Lallukka,
Marianna Virtanen,
Eira ViikariJuntura
Publication year - 2013
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.3364
Subject(s) - psychosocial , work (physics) , psychology , obesity , applied psychology , medicine , gerontology , engineering , psychiatry , mechanical engineering
Associations between psychosocial work environment and excess weight have not been systematically addressed. The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the published evidence for the associations of psychosocial factors at work and long work hours with weight-related outcomes . Methods We conducted a search of Medline and Embase for all original articles published up to September 2012 using predefined keywords. After excluding studies with a definite selection bias, we included 39 articles.