Precarious employment and general, mental and physical health in Stockholm, Sweden : a cross-sectional study
(2021) In Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 49(2). p.228-236- Abstract
Objectives: To investigate the association between precarious employment and health in a sample of non-standard employees in Stockholm County, Sweden, by addressing three specific research questions: is the degree of precarious employment (low, moderate, high) associated with self-rated.. (a) general health, (b) mental health, (c) musculoskeletal pain? Methods: Web-based respondent-driven sampling was used to recruit a sample of 415 employees in Stockholm, Sweden, during 2016–2017. Questionnaire data were collected on employment conditions (the Swedish version of the employment precariousness scale (EPRES-Se)), general health, mental health and musculoskeletal pain. EPRES-Se scores were categorised as low, moderate or high. Generalised... (More)
Objectives: To investigate the association between precarious employment and health in a sample of non-standard employees in Stockholm County, Sweden, by addressing three specific research questions: is the degree of precarious employment (low, moderate, high) associated with self-rated.. (a) general health, (b) mental health, (c) musculoskeletal pain? Methods: Web-based respondent-driven sampling was used to recruit a sample of 415 employees in Stockholm, Sweden, during 2016–2017. Questionnaire data were collected on employment conditions (the Swedish version of the employment precariousness scale (EPRES-Se)), general health, mental health and musculoskeletal pain. EPRES-Se scores were categorised as low, moderate or high. Generalised linear models with Poisson distribution, log link functions and robust variances were applied for calculating crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR; aPR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for all outcomes. Results: The prevalence ratios of poor self-rated general and mental health increased with increased degree of precariousness, as indicated by estimates of moderate precarious employment (a2PRModerate 1.44 (CI 0.98–2.11); a2PRModerate 1.13 (CI 0.82–1.62)), and high precarious employment (a2PRHigh 1.78 (CI 1.21–2.62); a2PRHigh 1.69 (CI 1.25–2.28)), albeit only significantly so for high precarious employment. Conclusions: This is the first study in Sweden reporting on the association between precarious employment, as measured with a multidimensional scale, and multiple health outcomes. The results add to the evidence of an association between precarious employment and self-rated poor general and mental health. Larger, representative studies with longitudinal designs using the EPRES-Se are called for in order to strengthen these results and the already existing evidence of the harm of precarious employment.
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abstract = {{<p>Objectives: To investigate the association between precarious employment and health in a sample of non-standard employees in Stockholm County, Sweden, by addressing three specific research questions: is the degree of precarious employment (low, moderate, high) associated with self-rated.. (a) general health, (b) mental health, (c) musculoskeletal pain? Methods: Web-based respondent-driven sampling was used to recruit a sample of 415 employees in Stockholm, Sweden, during 2016–2017. Questionnaire data were collected on employment conditions (the Swedish version of the employment precariousness scale (EPRES-Se)), general health, mental health and musculoskeletal pain. EPRES-Se scores were categorised as low, moderate or high. Generalised linear models with Poisson distribution, log link functions and robust variances were applied for calculating crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR; aPR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for all outcomes. Results: The prevalence ratios of poor self-rated general and mental health increased with increased degree of precariousness, as indicated by estimates of moderate precarious employment (a<sub>2</sub>PR<sub>Moderate</sub> 1.44 (CI 0.98–2.11); a<sub>2</sub>PR<sub>Moderate</sub> 1.13 (CI 0.82–1.62)), and high precarious employment (a<sub>2</sub>PR<sub>High</sub> 1.78 (CI 1.21–2.62); a<sub>2</sub>PR<sub>High</sub> 1.69 (CI 1.25–2.28)), albeit only significantly so for high precarious employment. Conclusions: This is the first study in Sweden reporting on the association between precarious employment, as measured with a multidimensional scale, and multiple health outcomes. The results add to the evidence of an association between precarious employment and self-rated poor general and mental health. Larger, representative studies with longitudinal designs using the EPRES-Se are called for in order to strengthen these results and the already existing evidence of the harm of precarious employment.</p>}},
author = {{Jonsson, Johanna and Matilla-Santander, Nuria and Kreshpaj, Bertina and Johansson, Gun and Kjellberg, Katarina and Burström, Bo and Östergren, Per Olof and Nilsson, Karin and Strömdahl, Susanne and Orellana, Cecilia and Bodin, Theo}},
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keywords = {{mental health; non-standard employment; occupational health; physical health; Precarious employment}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{2}},
pages = {{228--236}},
publisher = {{SAGE Publications}},
series = {{Scandinavian Journal of Public Health}},
title = {{Precarious employment and general, mental and physical health in Stockholm, Sweden : a cross-sectional study}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494820956451}},
doi = {{10.1177/1403494820956451}},
volume = {{49}},
year = {{2021}},
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