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Work strain takes into account pace of work, psychological effects, and control over decision-making.

Compared to men with low-strain jobs, those with high-strain jobs were 1.7 times more likely to have performed less work due to a long-term health condition, and were 1.5 times more likely to have taken at least one disability day in the two weeks prior to the survey, the study said.

Women were more likely (28 percent) than men (20 percent) to report having high-strain jobs, and about one-third of women reported being a bit or extremely stressed most work days, compared with about 29 percent of men, CBC News reported.

Shift workers (29 percent) were more likely to say they had high-strain jobs than other employees (20 percent). "A supportive environment both at and away from work may help prevent reduced work activities by mitigating the effects of work-related stress," the study concluded. – (HealthDay)

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