Gender as a key effect modifier of the relationship between physician work stressors and the acquired cardiovascular disorders To assess gender as an effect-modifier vis-a-vis exposure to work stressors and the acquired cardiovascular disorders (ACVDC). METHOD: The Occupational Stress Index for physicians was used in a case-control study (90\% participation rate) among physicians in Novi Sad (Cases: 50 males and 51 females with ACVD, Referents: 46 males and 6l females without ACVD). RESULTS: Patterns of disease manifestation, sociodemography, risk factors, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) tendency and exposure to work stressors differed in male compared to female physicians with ACVD. Accounting for these covariates, the males with ACVD had significantly higher general-level threat avoidance vigilance scores (more witnessed accidents at work and expert-witnessing in court (p 0.0l)). Female physicians with ACVD had higher general-level underload (more fixed pay) and strictness (more limited decision-making concerning work-schedules and institutional policies) (p 0.05). In stratified analysis, the relationship between working conditions and ACVD was most apparent among the women physicians. Compared to those without ACVD, female physicians with ACVD showed higher extrinsic time-pressure (speed-up (p 0.01)), threat of job loss (p 0.05), and elements of high demand (heterogeneous information, complex and heterogeneous task performance) (p 0.05)), after accounting for covariates. Females in the surgical care specialties with ACVD were exposed to significantly higher demands, speed-up, and need for constant high attention than their female colleagues without ACVD, after accounting for covariates. CONCLUSION: Gender is a key effect-modifier of the relationship between exposure to work stressors and ACVD among physicians. Intervention studies should consider gender-specific work stressors, as well as those specific to physicians https://www.upress.umn.edu/test-division/bibliography/2000-2009/2008/nedic_gender_2008 https://www.upress.umn.edu/logo.png

O. Nedic, K. Belkic, D. Filipovic, and N. Jocic (2008)

Gender as a key effect modifier of the relationship between physician work stressors and the acquired cardiovascular disorders

Med.Pregl., 61(7-8):343-349.

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
MMPI
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Occupational stress
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