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Study Shows Burnt Out Staffers More Likely To Get Type 2 Diabetes
Nov 21, 2006
(WebMD) A new study shows that workers suffering from job burnout may be more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
The study, published in Psychosomatic Medicine, comes from Israeli researchers who included Samuel Melamed, Ph.D., of Tel Aviv University's medical school.
The researchers studied 677 employed men and women in Israel for three to five years.
When the study started, participants were about 42 years old, on average. They were "apparently healthy," the researchers note.
The workers, who were employed by several companies, were split into five groups, based on job type:
Senior management
Middle management
Professionals (including engineers, teachers, lab technicians, and computer workers)
Nonprofessional workers
Self-employed workers
Participants completed a 14-item survey on job burnout, rating how often they felt emotionally exhausted, physically fatigued, and mentally weary.
Their ratings were based on responses to survey statements including: "I feel like my emotional batteries are dead," "I am physically exhausted," and "My thinking process is slow."
The results showed 348 workers had high levels of burnout; the other 329 tested low for burnout.
The workers also completed surveys about their medical history, smoking, drinking, physical activity, height, and weight. Most also got their blood pressure checked.
Over the next three to five years, 17 workers reported being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, the most common type of diabetes in adults.
The highly burned-out workers were 84 percent more likely to report being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes than those with low burnout levels.
Still, the vast majority of workers — burned out or not — didn't report a diabetes diagnosis. Only 3 percent of the highly burned-out group reported a diabetes diagnosis, compared to less than 2 percent of those with low burnout.
It's not clear exactly how job burnout might make type 2 diabetes more likely.
Melamed's team accounted for other diabetes risk factors, including BMI (body mass index, a measure of overweight), age, and sedentary lifestyles. Also, high blood pressure didn't seem to explain the findings, the researchers note.
Follow-up surveys conducted at the end of the study showed little change in burnout levels.
Further studies should be done to check the findings, write Melamed and colleagues.
Meanwhile, experts say you can better handle job stress by assessing your situation, looking for possible solutions (including a new job), and using stress-busters such as exercise and relaxation techniques.
SOURCES: Melamed, S. Psychosomatic Medicine, November 2006; vol 68: pp 863-869. WebMD Feature: "Workplace Stress and Your Health." Health Behavior News Service.
By Miranda Hitti
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一工作压力大可激发2型糖尿病？
Study Shows Burnt Out Staffers More Likely To Get Type 2 Diabetes
Nov 21, 2006
研究表明工作压力过大很可能激发2型糖尿病。
(WebMD) A new study shows that workers suffering from job burnout may be more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
(WebMD)的一项新的研究表明工作压力过大的工人很有可能被诊断为二型糖尿病。
The study, published in Psychosomatic Medicine, comes from Israeli researchers who included Samuel Melamed, Ph.D., of Tel Aviv University's medical school.
发表在一个医学心理学杂志的这份研究是Tel Aviv大学医学院的以色列研究员Samuel Melamed博士研究出来的。
The researchers studied 677 employed men and women in Israel for three to five years.
专家们对以色列的677名男性及女性雇员进行了三到五年的研究。
When the study started, participants were about 42 years old, on average. They were "apparently healthy," the researchers note.
研究员们写道：研究开始时，这些参与者们平均年龄是42岁左右，“表面上看起来很健康”。
The workers, who were employed by several companies, were split into five groups, based on job type:
这些雇员在几个公司工作的，他们按照工作性质被分布五组。
Senior management
高级管理人员
Middle management
中级管理人员
Professionals (including engineers, teachers, lab technicians, and computer workers)
专业人员（工程师、教师、实验技术员以及计算机从业人员）
Nonprofessional workers
普通工人
Self-employed workers
自营者
Participants completed a 14-item survey on job burnout, rating how often they felt emotionally exhausted, physically fatigued, and mentally weary.
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