Personal anxiety and its associations with work stress in open urban population

Abstract

Objective . The aim of the study was to determine the associations of a high level of personal anxiety (PA) with stress at work among women in an open urban population. Design and methods . A cross-sectional epidemiological study was conducted on a representative sample of 1000 women aged 25-64, formed from the electoral lists of citizens of the city of Tyumen, the response rate was 70,3 %. PA and stress at work was assessed by the standard WHO MONICA-MOPSY questionnaire. Results . Among women of the open population of a medium urbanized city of Western Siberia, PA is rather prevalent with the prevalence of its high level over a low level in the age range and the achievement of an absolute maximum in a high level of PA in the fifth decade of life. Stress at work during the previous twelve months was manifested as following: more than a third of respondents began to perform additional work, by the sixth decade of life, the workload had stabilized. Responsibility at the workplace was reported as high by more than half of the population, about 40 % of women denied the possibility of a good rest after a working day. In women with a high level of PA, stress at work was associated with the increase in responsibility at the workplace and the lack of opportunities for rest after a working day. Conclusions . Thus, the results of the study obtained on an open urban population identified the most vulnerable age categories of women with a high level of PA, as well as the relationships between PA and work-related stress. Our results can serve as a scientific basis for the development of preventive programs to reduce the risks of cardiovascular diseases in female populations of medium urbanized cities of Western Siberia.