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Régis De Gaudemaris

Bio: Régis De Gaudemaris is an academic researcher from University of Grenoble. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Blood pressure. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 19 publications receiving 373 citations. Previous affiliations of Régis De Gaudemaris include Centre national de la recherche scientifique.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the health disparities relative to the prevalence of arterial hypertension and its therapeutic control in the active French population, in relation to occupational categories (OC), in a study conducted from January 1997 to April 1998.
Abstract: To analyze the health disparities relative to the prevalence of arterial hypertension and its therapeutic control in the active French population, in relation to occupational categories (OC), a population of 17 359 men and 12 267 women was assessed from January 1997 to April 1998. The initial phase was a cross-sectional analysis of a cohort study designed to assess the incidence of arterial hypertension in a French working population. Information was collected by the worksite physician during the annual examination. Blood pressure (BP) was measured using a validated automatic device. Among subjects with a BP ≥140/90 mm Hg, patients not treated with antihypertensive drugs were invited to have an additional BP measurement, 1 month later. Overall prevalence was 16.1% for men and 9.4% for women. Both prevalence and therapeutic control of high BP were related to OCs in this study. Prevalence of hypertension was higher and maintenance of therapeutic control lower among lower OCs. In contrast, awareness of high BP and the proportion of hypertensive subjects under current treatment were not related to OCs. Educational level and low OC were significantly related to prevalence of high BP after adjustment for obesity, excessive alcohol consumption, and sedentary lifestyle in women only. A poor BP control under treatment was related to high alcohol intake and low OC in men. In women only, however, low educational level was related to high prevalence of hypertension and poor BP control under antihypertensive treatment. Inequalities in hypertension prevalence persist, with prevalence being higher among lower OCs. Social disparities were not observed, however, in awareness of their condition among hypertensive subjects and among patients for receiving versus not receiving any treatment for hypertension. In contrast, BP control under antihypertensive treatment was lower among lower OCs.

124 citations

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TL;DR: It was found that poor relations between workers within work units were associated with higher CES-D score, independently of perceived ERI, and low level of communication between workers in the unit was associated with individual perceptions of ERI and indirectly associated with depressive symptoms.

48 citations

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TL;DR: The four studies of the incidence of sino-nasal cancer confirm the excess risk in shoemaking and all involved should be made aware of the link and motivated to get this occupational disease recognized as such for the shoe trades.
Abstract: Background In 1987, the International Agency for Research into Cancer classified shoemaking and cobbling as a definite human carcinogen. However, there are 10 times fewer articles published on Medline compared to wood dust which also induces sino-nasal cancer. Aim To improve the medical, technical and social management of this type of cancer in the shoe trades. Methods A literature review was conducted by two independent experts to identify articles describing epidemiological studies of this link (with no stipulated time frame). Results The search resulted in 14 studies, including one meta-analysis of case-control studies: four out of five of the case-control studies found an excess risk associated with exposure to leather dust. Of five cohort mortality studies, excess risk was found in all studies conducted in the shoe trades but not in the tanning industry. The four studies of the incidence of sino-nasal cancer confirm the excess risk in shoemaking. Discussion In the shoe trades, there is an excess risk of sino-nasal cancer, especially among those working in shining, finishing and shoe repair. Incidence levels among employees are estimated at 1-7/100,000 depending on the specific job. The risk fraction which can be attributed to this type of exposure for this cancer in France is estimated at 3%. In the light of these findings, all involved should be made aware of the link and motivated (as has already been done in the wood industries) to get this occupational disease recognized as such for the shoe trades.

36 citations

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TL;DR: The NWI-EO is a useful tool for assessing POWFs among RNs and NAs in order to determine priorities for preventive action to improve work organisation at the unit level and was found to have good psychometric properties.

29 citations

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TL;DR: The results suggest that poor relationships within teams are related to high blood pressure among hospital workers, adding to the evidence that working conditions should be considered and investigated further among other risk factors as a pathway to primary prevention of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.

26 citations


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TL;DR: Research needs to be broadened to include older populations, other diseases, and populations from different parts of Europe to reduce exposure to cardiovascular risk factors in low-educational groups.

517 citations

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Bing Leng1, Yana Jin, Ge Li, Ling Chen, Nan Jin 
TL;DR: Low SES is associated with higher blood pressure, and this association is particularly evident in the level of education, and the increased risk of hypertension for the lowest categories of all SES indicators was significant in high-income countries.
Abstract: Background:The relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and hypertension has been studied in a number of reviews. However, the impact of SES on hypertension has been reported in several studies with conflicting results.Methods:A systematic search was performed in PubMed, Proquest and Cochrane

352 citations

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TL;DR: According to a quality review, the prevalence of MSD pain for nurses and nursing aides was highest in the low back, followed by shoulders and neck, and higher prevalence levels may shift to different populations—home health care workers, long-term care Workers, and physical therapists—as well asshift to different body regions, such as shoulders and upper extremities.
Abstract: ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and reported injuries for nurses and nursing aides.BackgroundNurses and nursing aides suffer from work-related...

247 citations

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TL;DR: It is indicated that an increase in occupational stress was associated with an increased risk of hypertension after other factors were adjusted, and type of work, cigarette smoking, excess body weight, and obesity were risk factors for hypertension.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the major risk factors for hypertension in oil workers, and investigate the effect of occupational stress on the incidence of hypertension after controlling for other risk factors. A prospective cohort approach was used following enrollment of 1354 oil workers. The occupational stress experienced by oil workers was higher than for the general population in China. By the end of the cohort study, 231 new cases of hypertension among the oil workers had been diagnosed. The cumulative incidence of hypertension was 17.06%. There were 44, 112, and 75 workers who developed hypertension in the low, intermediate, and high occupational stress groups, which represented a 12.0%, 15.6%, and 20.3% cumulative incidence, respectively (chi-square value = 9.812, p < 0.01). Multivariate Cox proportional hazard model analysis showed that type of work, cigarette smoking, excess body weight, and obesity were risk factors for hypertension (p < 0.05). After risk factors such as type of work, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and body mass index (BMI) were controlled, the hypertension risk (hazard ratio, HR) in the high occupational stress group was 1.549 (1.072-2.236) compared to the low exposure group, and 2.337 (1.191-4.585) in female subjects. Our study indicated that an increase in occupational stress was associated with an increased risk of hypertension after other factors were adjusted.

235 citations

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TL;DR: Occupational stress affects nurses’ health-related quality of life negatively, while it can also be considered as an influence on patient outcomes.
Abstract: Nursing is perceived as a strenuous job. Although past research has documented that stress influences nurses’ health in association with quality of life, the relation between stress and caring behaviors remains relatively unexamined, especially in the Greek working environment, where it is the first time that this specific issue is being studied. The aim was to investigate and explore the correlation amidst occupational stress, caring behaviors and their quality of life in association to health. A correlational study of nurses (N = 246) who worked at public and private units was conducted in 2013 in Greece. The variables were operationalized using three research instruments: (1) the Expanded Nursing Stress Scale (ENSS), (2) the Health Survey SF-12 and (3) the Caring Behaviors Inventory (CBI). Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed. Contact with death, patients and their families, conflicts with supervisors and uncertainty about the therapeutic effect caused significantly higher stress among participants. A significant negative correlation was observed amidst total stress and the four dimensions of CBI. Certain stress factors were significant and independent predictors of each CBI dimension. Conflicts with co-workers was revealed as an independent predicting factor for affirmation of human presence, professional knowledge and skills and patient respectfulness dimensions, conflicts with doctors for respect for patient, while conflicts with supervisors and uncertainty concerning treatment dimensions were an independent predictor for positive connectedness. Finally, discrimination stress factor was revealed as an independent predictor of quality of life related to physical health, while stress resulting from conflicts with supervisors was independently associated with mental health. Occupational stress affects nurses’ health-related quality of life negatively, while it can also be considered as an influence on patient outcomes.

225 citations