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Bethge M, Radoschewski FM, Gutenbrunner C. Effort-reward imbalance and work ability: cross-sectional and longitudinal findings from the Second German Sociomedical Panel of Employees. BMC Public Health. 2012;12:875doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-875.
Bethge, M., Radoschewski, F. M., & Gutenbrunner, C. (2012). Effort-reward imbalance and work ability: cross-sectional and longitudinal findings from the Second German Sociomedical Panel of Employees. BMC public health, 12875. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-875
Bethge, Matthias, et al. "Effort-reward imbalance and work ability: cross-sectional and longitudinal findings from the Second German Sociomedical Panel of Employees." BMC public health vol. 12 (2012): 875. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-875
Bethge M, Radoschewski FM, Gutenbrunner C. Effort-reward imbalance and work ability: cross-sectional and longitudinal findings from the Second German Sociomedical Panel of Employees. BMC Public Health. 2012 Oct 15;12:875. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-875. PMID: 23067110; PMCID: PMC3505747.
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BMC Public Health. 2012 Oct 15;12:875. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-875.

Effort-reward imbalance and work ability: cross-sectional and longitudinal findings from the Second German Sociomedical Panel of Employees.

BMC public health

Matthias Bethge, Friedrich Michael Radoschewski, Christoph Gutenbrunner

Affiliations

  1. Department for Rehabilitation Medicine, Coordination Centre for Applied Rehabilitation Research, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 23067110 PMCID: PMC3505747 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-875

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although data from longitudinal studies are sparse, effort-reward imbalance (ERI) seems to affect work ability. However, the potential pathway from restricted work ability to ERI must also be considered. Therefore, the aim of our study was to analyse cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between ERI and work ability and vice versa.

METHODS: Data come from the Second German Sociomedical Panel of Employees. Logistic regression models were estimated to determine cross-sectional and longitudinal associations. The sample used to predict new cases of poor or moderate work ability was restricted to cases with good or excellent work ability at baseline. The sample used to predict new cases of ERI was restricted to persons without ERI at baseline.

RESULTS: The cross-sectional analysis included 1501 full-time employed persons. The longitudinal analyses considered 600 participants with good or excellent baseline work ability and 666 participants without baseline ERI, respectively. After adjustment for socio-demographic variables, health-related behaviour and factors of the work environment, ERI was cross-sectionally associated with poor or moderate work ability (OR = 1.980; 95% CI: 1.428 to 2.747). Longitudinally, persons with ERI had 2.1 times higher odds of poor or moderate work ability after one year (OR = 2.093; 95% CI: 1.047 to 4.183). Conversely, persons with poor or moderate work ability had 2.6 times higher odds of an ERI after one year (OR = 2.573; 95% CI: 1.314 to 5.041).

CONCLUSIONS: Interventions that enable workers to cope with ERI or address indicators of ERI directly could promote the maintenance of work ability. Integration management programmes for persons with poor work ability should also consider their psychosocial demands.

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