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Title: An overview of work-related stress assessment
Authors: Lavreysen, Olivia, Bakusic, Jelena, Abatzi, Thalia-Anthi, Geerts, Annelien, Mateusen, Mies, Bashkin, Osnat, Koscec Bjelajac, Adrijana, Dopelt, Keren, Du Prel, Jean-Baptist, Franic, Zrinka, Guseva Canu, Irina, Kiran, Sibel, Merisalu, Eda, Costa Pereira, Cristiana, Roquelaure, Yves, Godderis, Lode
Contributors: Jonchère, Laurent
Source: Journal of Affective Disorders. 383:240-259
Publisher Information: Elsevier BV, 2025.
Publication Year: 2025
Subject Terms: Questionnaires, Work-related stress, Self-assessment, [SDV.SPEE] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie, External assessment, Job-exposure matrix, Biomarkers
Description: Work-related stress (WRS) is associated with the development of various health issues and long-term absence from the workplace. Adequate measurement of WRS is essential to assess its prevalence, risks, and effectiveness of preventive interventions. The aim of this review was to provide an overview of different categories of WRS assessment: 1) self-assessment, 2) external assessment, and 3) biomarkers.The databases MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Web of Science have been searched until July 2024 for studies comprising self-assessment or external assessment of WRS, and WRS biomarkers. The self-assessment studies were further evaluated following the COSMIN guidelines.In this review, a total of 15,749 articles were screened. The final analysis included 53 studies on self-assessment of WRS, 33 articles on external assessment of WRS and 167 articles on stress biomarkers. Within self-assessment studies, four instruments were included in the analysis: Job Content Questionnaire, Effort Reward Imbalance Questionnaire, Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire II and the Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire. The studies applying external assessment used job-exposure matrices, work register data, ethnography, digital tools, and external observation. The identified WRS biomarkers were associated with the sympathetic adrenal medullary axis, the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis, immune response and inflammation, and haemostatic, metabolic and (epi)genetic biomarkers.The available evidence does not support the claim that there is a singular golden standard for assessing WRS. Inclusion of objective parameters and the interaction with subjective parameters and biological markers has to be studied to receive a broader view of WRS.
Document Type: Article
Language: English
ISSN: 0165-0327
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.04.076
Access URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40280433
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032725006482?via=ihub
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.04.076
https://hal.science/hal-05066685v1
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.04.076
Rights: Elsevier TDM
Accession Number: edsair.doi.dedup.....3b3c5ba4d4b80a35405398be316c397e
Database: OpenAIRE
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Abstract:Work-related stress (WRS) is associated with the development of various health issues and long-term absence from the workplace. Adequate measurement of WRS is essential to assess its prevalence, risks, and effectiveness of preventive interventions. The aim of this review was to provide an overview of different categories of WRS assessment: 1) self-assessment, 2) external assessment, and 3) biomarkers.The databases MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Web of Science have been searched until July 2024 for studies comprising self-assessment or external assessment of WRS, and WRS biomarkers. The self-assessment studies were further evaluated following the COSMIN guidelines.In this review, a total of 15,749 articles were screened. The final analysis included 53 studies on self-assessment of WRS, 33 articles on external assessment of WRS and 167 articles on stress biomarkers. Within self-assessment studies, four instruments were included in the analysis: Job Content Questionnaire, Effort Reward Imbalance Questionnaire, Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire II and the Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire. The studies applying external assessment used job-exposure matrices, work register data, ethnography, digital tools, and external observation. The identified WRS biomarkers were associated with the sympathetic adrenal medullary axis, the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis, immune response and inflammation, and haemostatic, metabolic and (epi)genetic biomarkers.The available evidence does not support the claim that there is a singular golden standard for assessing WRS. Inclusion of objective parameters and the interaction with subjective parameters and biological markers has to be studied to receive a broader view of WRS.
ISSN:01650327
DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2025.04.076