Job strain in the public sector and hospital in-patient care use in old age: a 28-year prospective follow-up

high job strain increases the risk of health decline, but little is known about the specific consequences and long-term effects of job strain on old age health.purpose was to investigate whether physical and mental job strain in midlife was associated with hospital care use in old age.study population included 5,625 Finnish public sector employees aged 44-58 years who worked in blue- and white-collar professions in 1981. The number of in-patient...