The associations between parameters of stress in the workplace and nature of work in women of the urban population

The aim of the study was to investigate the parameters of stress in the workplace depending on the nature of work in women aged 25-64 years in open population of moderately urbanized city of Western Siberia. The study was conducted in the framework of cardiac screening of the urban population among women aged 25-64 years. A representative sample was formed from the lists of citizens residing in one of the administrative districts of Tyumen. According to professional status the respondents were divided into 4 categories: (1) non-working, (2) physical labor, (3) experts and engineering-technical workers, and (4) managers. The survey was carried out based on the algorithms of the World Health Organization Program “Monica-Psychosocial”. The study of the urban population of working age women showed that parameters of stress in the workplace were associated with nature of work. Female managers were often in conflict with their subordinates. At the same time, they were able to relax and to have rest after usual working day in contrast to the women engaged in physical labor. Meanwhile, the women of physical labor categories mostly did not enjoy their work. Experts and engineers had higher responsibility in the workplace and more often experienced changes of supervisors compared with women of other labor categories.