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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Iina Tolonen, Aino Saarinen, Liisa Keltikangas-Jaervinen, Virva Siira, Mika Kahonen, Mirka Hintsanen
Summary: Research shows that high dispositional compassion predicts low ERI and high rewards, but there is no predictive pathway from compassion to job strain. Compassion also predicts various job characteristics from early adulthood to middle age, such as low job strain, high job control, low ERI, and high reward.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
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Psychiatry
Petra Beschoner, Jorn von Wietersheim, Marc N. Jarczok, Maxi Braun, Carlos Schonfeldt-Lecuona, Roberto Viviani, Lucia Jerg-Bretzke, Maximilian Kempf, Aniela Bruck
Summary: The study found a correlation between job-related stress and mental health in physicians, with reduced working hours and free weekends being associated with better mental health indices. These results provide indications for effective prevention strategies in the professional context of physicians.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tova Rosenbloom
Summary: The study found that job burnout and stress do not necessarily lead to unsafe driving. This may be due to the tight control exerted by authorities on driver behavior, which maintains safety levels even when drivers report negative feelings at work.
JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT & HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Stefan Zivkovic, Gorica Maric, Natasa Cvetinovic, Danijela Lepojevic-Stefanovic, Bojana Bozic Cvijan
Summary: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide. Lipid-lowering agents used in the treatment of CVD may also have anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties. This review aims to evaluate the anti-inflammatory properties of currently available lipid-lowering medications, dietary supplements, and novel drugs.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Pierre Le Huu, Gauthier Bellagamba, Mouloud Bouhadfane, Antoine Villa, Marie-Pascale Lehucher
Summary: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of effort-reward imbalance (ERI) among physicians. A systematic review was conducted on 41 studies from 2005 to 2019, and a meta-analysis was performed to analyze effort and reward scores as well as ERI prevalence rates. The findings indicated that physician job ERI appeared to be higher than in the working population, with a prevalence rate of 40.2%. The study also revealed that the effort dimension lacked discriminative power in assessing physician ERI, while the reward dimension was sensitive in ERI assessment.
INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yuxia Li, Qun Zhao, Yuan Cao, Jigang Si, Jing Li, Kai Cao, Xiaoming Pang
Summary: The research found that probucol reduces homocysteine-induced CRP expression, inhibits oxidative stress in the inflammatory process, and thereby decreases CRP levels in both the vessel wall and circulation.
ACTA BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA SINICA
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ivan Melnikov, Sergey Kozlov, Olga Saburova, Yuliya Avtaeva, Konstantin Guria, Zufar Gabbasov
Summary: This review aimed to trace the inflammatory pathway from the NLRP3 inflammasome to monomeric C-reactive protein (mCRP) in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. mCRP has a distinct proinflammatory profile and has been shown to deposit in atherosclerotic plaques and damaged tissues. Recent advances in detection techniques and the introduction of mCRP assays have made it more accessible and widely used. However, studies on compounds targeting CRP are limited to animal models or small clinical trials. Overall, the importance of this research is rated as 8 out of 10.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jingjing Ge, Jing He, Yan Liu, Juying Zhang, Jingping Pan, Xueli Zhang, Danping Liu
Summary: This study found that only 40.1% of healthcare workers rated their health as 'relatively good' or 'good'. Effort-reward imbalance had a significant negative correlation with self-rated health, and the relationships between effort-reward imbalance and work engagement with self-rated health were both mediated by job satisfaction, with work engagement mediating the relationship between effort-reward imbalance and self-rated health.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Fabio Porru, Suzan J. W. Robroek, Ute Bultmann, Igor Portoghese, Marcello Campagna, Alex Burdorf
Summary: The study found that over one third of university students reported severe psychological distress, with female students more likely to report moderate and severe distress. Effort-reward imbalance and overcommitment were strongly associated with severe psychological distress, and partly explained the higher distress levels among female students.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mohammad Babamiri, Bahareh Heydari, Alireza Mortezapour, Tahmineh M. Tamadon
Summary: This study examined and compared the demand-control-support (DCS) and effort-reward imbalance (ERI) models as predictors of counter-productive work behaviors (CWBs). The findings indicated that the DCS model variables could explain the variance of CWB-I and CWB-O approximately 8% more than the ERI model variables and had more power in predicting these behaviors in the nursing community.
SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mengge Tian, Xuan Zhou, Xiaoxv Yin, Nan Jiang, Yafei Wu, Jiali Zhang, Chuanzhu Lv, Yanhong Gong
Summary: This study aimed to examine the prevalence of effort-reward imbalance among emergency department physicians in China and explore its associated factors. The results showed that the prevalence of effort-reward imbalance was 78.39% among emergency department physicians in China. Male physicians with a bachelor's degree, intermediate title, long years of service, high frequency of night shifts, and who suffered workplace violence were at a higher risk of effort-reward imbalance. Conversely, physicians with higher monthly income and perceived adequate staff had a lower risk of effort-reward imbalance.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sabina Ugovsek, Janja Zupan, Andreja Rehberger Likozar, Miran Sebestjen
Summary: Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with cardiovascular events. The clinical indicator of inflammation, C-reactive protein, is well-characterized and standardized. Current drug therapies focus on reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, but do not provide sufficient protection against recurrent cardiovascular events. Residual inflammation may contribute to this recurrence. Statins, ezetimibe, fibrates, niacin, proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors, bempedoic acid, ethyl eicosapentaenoic acid, and antisense oligonucleotides have been studied for their effects on inflammation and their potential role in reducing cardiovascular events, with a particular focus on C-reactive protein.
ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Patrick R. Lawler, Deepak L. Bhatt, Lucas C. Godoy, Thomas F. Luscher, Robert O. Bonow, Subodh Verma, Paul M. Ridker
Summary: Systemic vascular inflammation plays crucial roles in the progression and destabilization of ASCVD, requiring more individualized approaches for successful clinical translation. High-sensitivity C-reactive protein may serve as a clinical measure of inflammation.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Arik Sheinenzon, Mona Shehadeh, Regina Michelis, Ety Shaoul, Ohad Ronen
Summary: This study examined the correlation between albumin levels and inflammatory indices in hospitalized patients, showing negative correlations between albumin and CRP/white blood cell levels and positive correlations with platelets/hemoglobin levels. The strongest negative correlation between albumin and CRP was found in the Internal Medicine departments. Linear regression analysis revealed a minor effect of CRP on albumin levels, particularly at very high CRP levels. Further exploration of the mechanisms underlying this negative correlation is needed.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Kequn Chu, Li Biao, Shaohua She
Summary: The study aimed to translate and validate the Effort-Reward Imbalance Scale for University Students (ERIUS) in the Chinese cultural context. The translated version of the scale was tested for its factor structure, validity, and reliability among university students. The findings supported the adequacy of the Chinese version of the ERIUS, suggesting its usefulness in measuring psychosocial stress among university students in China.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
