Job strain as a risk factor for leisure-time physical inactivity: an individual-participant meta-analysis of up to 170,000 men and women: the IPD-Work Consortium

…, N Dragano, D De Bacquer, E Clays… - American journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Unfavorable work characteristics, such as low job control and too high or too low job demands,
have been suggested to increase the likelihood of physical inactivity during leisure time, …

[HTML][HTML] Job strain as a risk factor for coronary heart disease: a collaborative meta-analysis of individual participant data

…, JB Bjorner, M Borritz, H Burr, A Casini, E Clays… - The lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Published work assessing psychosocial stress (job strain) as a risk factor for
coronary heart disease is inconsistent and subject to publication bias and reverse causation …

[HTML][HTML] Long working hours and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published and unpublished data for 603 838 …

…, JB Bjorner, M Borritz, H Burr, A Casini, E Clays… - The lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Long working hours might increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, but
prospective evidence is scarce, imprecise, and mostly limited to coronary heart disease. We …

Perceived job insecurity as a risk factor for incident coronary heart disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

…, JB Bjorner, M Borritz, H Burr, A Casini, E Clays… - Bmj, 2013 - bmj.com
Objective To determine the association between self reported job insecurity and incident
coronary heart disease. Design A meta-analysis combining individual level data from a …

Job stress and depression symptoms in middle-aged workers—prospective results from the Belstress study

E Clays, D De Bacquer, F Leynen, M Kornitzer… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2007 - JSTOR
Objective The aim of this study was to explore the prospective relation between job stress
and symptoms of depression within a cohort study. Methods Altogether 2821 workers were …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of alternative versions of the job demand-control scales in 17 European cohort studies: the IPD-Work consortium

…, GD Batty, S Bonenfant, A Casini, E Clays… - BMC public health, 2012 - Springer
Background Job strain (ie, high job demands combined with low job control) is a frequently
used indicator of harmful work stress, but studies have often used partial versions of the …

Authentic leadership and thriving among nurses: The mediating role of empathy

AV Mortier, P Vlerick, E Clays - Journal of nursing management, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To examine the relationship between perceived authentic leadership and two
dimensions of thriving (learning and vitality) among nurses, and to study the mediating role of …

[HTML][HTML] Occupational and leisure time physical activity in contrasting relation to ambulatory blood pressure

E Clays, D De Bacquer, K Van Herck, G De Backer… - BMC public health, 2012 - Springer
Background While moderate and vigorous leisure time physical activities are well documented
to decrease the risk for cardiovascular disease, several studies have demonstrated an …

Rotating shift work and the metabolic syndrome: a prospective study

…, M Van Risseghem, E Clays… - International journal …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background Several studies have documented on the elevated cardiovascular risk among
shift workers. In order to further explore this relation, we aimed at assessing the association …

Malnutrition and associated factors in elderly hospital patients: a Belgian cross-sectional, multi-centre study

K Vanderwee, E Clays, I Bocquaert, M Gobert, B Folens… - Clinical nutrition, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: In Belgium, general data on the prevalence of malnutrition are lacking.
Prevalence rates are necessary to gain insight into the magnitude of malnutrition and to …