PT Journal AU Artazcoz, L Cortès, I Borrell, C Escribà-Agüir, V Cascant, L TI Gender perspective in the analysis of the relationship between long workhours, health and health-related behavior SO Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health PD 10VL PY 2007 BP 344 EP 350 IS 5 DI 10.5271/sjweh.1154 WP https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=1154 DE gender perspective; health; health-related behavior; hypertension; long workhours; mental health; physical activity; sleep; smoking SN 0355-3140 AB '

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OBJECTIVES ': 'The objective of this study was to analyze gender differences in the impact of long workhours (>40 hours per week) on a variety of health outcomes and health-related behavior.

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METHODS ': 'The sample included all salaried contract workers aged 16–64 years (1658 men and 1134 women) and interviewed in the 2002 Catalonian Health Survey.

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RESULTS ': 'Whereas the men with a high job status were more likely to work >40 hours a week, long workhours were associated with situations of vulnerability (low job status and being separated or divorced) among the women. For both genders, working >40 hours was related to a shortage of sleep [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.54, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.21–1.98, for the men and aOR 1.63, 95% CI 1.11–2.38, for the women]. Among the women, long workhours were also associated with poor mental health status (aOR 1.58, 95% CI 1.04–2.40), hypertension (aOR 2.25, 95% CI 1.17–4.32), job dissatisfaction (aOR 1.77, 95% CI 1.08–2.90), and smoking (aOR 1.71, 95% CI 1.22–2.39). In addition, among the women working more hours at home, long workhours were related to sedentary leisure time activity (aOR 1.98, 95% CI 1.06–3.71).

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CONCLUSIONS ': 'The relationship between long workhours and health and health-related behavior was found to be directly related to long worktime and indirectly related to long exposure to poor work conditions among the women and, to a less extent, to domestic work. The pathways that explain the relationship between long workhours and health and health-related behavior seems to depend on the outcome being analyzed.

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