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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Occupation, Work Organization Conditions, and Alcohol Misuse in Canada: An 8-Year Longitudinal Study

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Pages 1003-1014 | Published online: 06 Jan 2011
 

Abstract

This study investigated the specific contribution of occupations and work organization conditions to the onset and recurrent alcohol misuse in Canadian workers between 1994–1995 and 2002–2003. Longitudinal data were derived from Statistics Canada's National Population Health Survey, totaling 6,526 and 6,582 workers (45% females) nested in 1,337 and 1,413 neighborhoods for onset and recurrent alcohol misuse, respectively. Data were analyzed with multilevel logistic regression models. Results suggested a limited contribution for work factors to the onset of alcohol misuse, a stronger influence for them on recurrent alcohol misuse. The study's limitations are discussed.

RÉSUMÉ

Profession, Conditions de l'Organisation du Travail et Abus d'Alcool au Canada: Une Étude Longitudinale sur Huit Ans.

Cette étude examine la contribution spécifique des professions et des conditions de l'organisation du travail dans l'incidence et la récurrence d'abus d'alcool chez les travailleurs canadiens entre 1994–1995 et 2002–2003. Des données longitudinales ont été dérivées de l'Enquête Nationale sur la Santé de la Population de Statistique Canada, totalisant 6 526 et 6 582 travailleurs (45% de femmes) nichés dans 1 337 et 1 413 communautés locales pour l'incidence et la récurrence de l'abus d'alcool respectivement. Des données ont été analysées avec des modèles de régression logistiques multiniveaux. Les résultats ont suggéré une contribution limitée pour des facteurs du travail dans l'incidence de l'abus d'alcool, une influence plus forte pour ceux-ci dans la récurrence de l'abus d'alcool. Les limites de l’étude sont discutées.

RESUMEN

Profesión, Condiciones de la Organización del Trabajo y Abuso de Alcohol en el Canadá: Un Estudio Longitudinal de Ocho Años.

Este estudio examina la contribución específica de las profesiones y condiciones de la organización del trabajo en la incidencia y la recurrencia de abuso de alcohol en los trabajadores canadienses entre 1994–1995 y 2002–2003. Se derivaron algunos datos longitudinales de la Investigación Nacional sobre la Salud de la Población de Estadística el Canadá, sumando 6.526 y 6.582 trabajadores (45% de mujeres) anidados en 1.337 y 1.413 comunidades locales para la incidencia y la recurrencia del abuso de alcohol respectivamente. Se analizaron algunos datos con modelos de regresión logísticos de niveles múltiples. Los resultados sugirieron una contribución limitada de factores del trabajo en la incidencia del abuso de alcohol, una influencia más fuerte para éstos en la recurrencia del abuso de alcohol. Se discuten los límites del estudio.

THE AUTHORS

Alain Marchand is associate professor in the School of Industrial Relations at the University of Montreal, Canada, and a research associate at the Public Health Research Institute, University of Montreal (IRSPUM). He is the Director of the Research Team on Work and Mental Health (ERTSM). His research interests focused on the understanding and prevention of the role of occupation and pathogenic work organizations on the occurrence of mental health problems, alcohol abuse, and the taking of psychotropic drugs.

Marie-Eve Blanc, Ph.D., is a research coordinator at the Research Team on Work and Mental Health at the University of Montreal. For 15 years, she has contributed to sociology of the civil society and HIV/AIDS in Vietnam. More recently, she studied the use of medicines as social practices in Vietnam and in Canada and social determinants of use of psychotropic drugs in the labor force.

Notes

1 This often used category can be misleading in terms of consequences and implications when clarification is not noted regarding the amount of the percentage of alcohol in a drink, the number of drinks, whether it is part of a meal, or consumed only as an alcoholic beverage as well as over what period of time were the drinks consumed. Editor's note.

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