PT Journal AU Cordeiro, R Dias, A TI Stressful life events and occupational accidents SO Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health PD 10VL PY 2005 BP 336 EP 342 IS 5 DI 10.5271/sjweh.916 WP https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=916 DE accident proneness; distressing event; life event; occupational accident; risk factor; stress; wounds and injury epidemiology SN 0355-3140 AB '

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OBJECTIVE ': 'The purpose of this study was to examine the association between stressful life events and occupational accidents.

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METHODS ': 'This was a population-based case–control study, carried out in the city of Botucatu, in southeast Brazil. The cases consisted of 108 workers who had recently experienced occupational accidents. Each case was matched with three controls. The cases and controls answered a questionnaire about recent exposure to stressful life events.

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RESULTS ': 'Reporting of “environmental problems”, “being a victim of assault”, “not having enough food at home” and “nonoccupational fatigue” were found to be risk factors for work-related accidents with estimated incidence rate ratios of 1.4 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.1–1.7], 1.3 (95% CI 1.1–1.7), 1.3 (95% CI 1.1–1.6), and 1.4 (95% CI 1.2–1.7) respectively.

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CONCLUSIONS ': 'The findings of the study suggested that nonwork variables contribute to occupational accidents, thus broadening the understanding of these phenomena, which can support new approaches to the prevention of occupational accidents.

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