Use of karasek's demand-control model in Latin America: a bibliographic research

Objective: to identify the scientific productions that applied the demandcontrol model in Latin America. Methodology: it is a bibliographic research in the database of LILACS, SCIELO, and MEDLINE, conducted from June to September 2010 with the keywords: "demand-control model", "karase...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Bitencourt Toscani Geco (Author), Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza Magnago (Author), Andrea Prochnow (Author), Carmem Lúcia Colomé Beck (Author), Juliana Petri Tavares (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Objective: to identify the scientific productions that applied the demandcontrol model in Latin America. Methodology: it is a bibliographic research in the database of LILACS, SCIELO, and MEDLINE, conducted from June to September 2010 with the keywords: "demand-control model", "karasek", "job content questionnaire", "job stress scale", and the descriptors: "psychological stress" and "occupational health". Results: 35 studies have been found (30 papers and five dissertations). The years of publication highlighted were 2009 and 2010 (40%). The periodic with highest number of publications was Revista de Saúde Pública do Brasil (20%). The studies researched workers in the health area (48.6%), teachers (14.3%), and other areas of work and technical studies. Conclusion: It was highlighted the importance of the demand-control model for psychosocial working environment investigations, mainly the effects of labor stress and its repercussions on health, in studies with populations of many areas.
Item Description:2179-7692
2179-7692
10.5902/217976922566