Working tension and arterial pressure

Abstract

The working tension has been pointed out in recent years by its deleterious effects on the health. There are evidences of their interrelationnot only with hypertension, but with the cardiovascular illnesses in general, from there our interest in studying it.To determine the measure of associations between work types and the presence of arterial hypertension. 2) To value the moderator paper ofthe individual disposition in the confrontation of work demands and it’s control over the arterial pressure and their control.A descriptive traverse study was carried out. 256 workers were studied, two groups were conformed: hypertensive (148) and non hypertensive(108). A blood pressure measurement was done and the Questionnaire of Working Tension (based on the perception of the work andthe preferences) was applied.The perception of nervous tension at the work position was significantly higher among hypertensive and particularly in non controlled ones(p <0,05). The high tension work behaved as a risk factor of hypertension (OR – 2,25 [1,22 – 4,17] p <0,05) and of not to control the sameone (OR – 2,20 [1,05-4,60] p <0,05). The agreement proportion among perceived and preferred work was low 0,267, evidencing, those interviewed,the necessity of lower levels of demand.The high tension work and the nervous tension acts as factors of psychological risk, influencing the control of the arterial hypertension. Thework of low tension is valued as the favorite one.

Keywords

• Working tension
• arterial pressure