title: [Psychosocial risks, perceived health status and working conditions of a local council's employees].
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the working conditions of employees in a local council as well as their possible relationships to health, particularly to psychosocial risks--an emerging occupational risk which causes physical and mental illness. Between November 2004 and October 2005, 919 employees were asked to fill out a self-administered questionnaire about their working conditions, their self-perceived health status, and sociodemographic characteristics. The exposure to psychosocial risk (job strain) was evaluated using the Job Content Questionnaire developed by Karasek. A total of 625 employees responded to the survey (participation rate = 68%). Their self-perceived health status was good overall, but the prevalence of job strain reached 22%, and was associated with an accrued frequency of work dissatisfaction, strong perception of stressful work and the desire and intent to change job positions.
authors.affiliation: Observatoire Régional de la Santé, 34 rue des Planchettes, 21000 Dijon.
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fournel
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pilleron
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lémery
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Millot
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gisselmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009111:Local Government; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D009790:Occupations; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*