To asses stress, we employed the same tool as used in the
INTERHEART study.[20] Briefly, stress was defined as
feeling irritable, filled with anxiety, or as having sleeping difficulties as a result of conditions at work (question 1) or at home (question 2). We asked participants to report how often they had felt stress, using the following response options: 1) never; 2) some periods; 3) several periods; or 4) permanent stress. An answer of 3) or 4) to either question was taken as evidence of stress. Rosengren A, Hawken S, Ounpuu S, Sliwa K, Zubaid M, Almahmeed WA, et al. Association of psychosocial risk factors with risk of acute myocardial infarction in 11119 cases and 13648 controls from 52 countries (the INTERHEART study): Case-control study. Lancet. 2004;364:95362. In these days of 70 hour work weeks, pagers, fax machines, and endless committee meetings, stress has become a prevalent part of people's lives; therefore the effect of stress on blood pressure is of increasing relevance and importance. Although stress may not directly cause hypertension, it can lead to repeated blood pressure elevations, which eventually may lead to hypertension. WMJ. 1998 Dec;97(11):34-8.
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there is an association of autonomy and work-environment
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