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Europe: Work design and heart health
Job demands and decision-making control offer a more precise research question than treating all stress as one exposure.
Educational only. Associations do not establish individual risk or diagnosis. Read the original sources and limitations.
Context
Job demands and decision-making control offer a more precise research question than treating all stress as one exposure.
Applicability
The job-strain synthesis combined 13 European cohorts of employed adults. The association is with coronary events, not every stress-related condition.
Evidence gaps
Employment selection, national working conditions and unmeasured behaviours limit transfer to informal work or unemployed populations.
Scope
An editorial research lens, not a regional mortality ranking or an estimate of individual risk.