Personnel Today
  • OHW+
  • Join
  • Resources
    • Clinical governance
    • Disability
    • Ergonomics
    • Health surveillance
    • OH employment law
    • OH service delivery
    • Research
    • Return to work and rehabilitation
    • Sickness absence management
    • Wellbeing and health promotion
  • Conditions
    • Mental health
    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Blood pressure
    • Cancer
    • Cardiac
    • Dementia
    • Diabetes
    • Respiratory
    • Stroke
  • CPD
  • Webinars
  • OHW Awards
  • Jobs
  • Personnel Today

Register
Log in
Personnel Today
  • OHW+
  • Join
  • Resources
    • Clinical governance
    • Disability
    • Ergonomics
    • Health surveillance
    • OH employment law
    • OH service delivery
    • Research
    • Return to work and rehabilitation
    • Sickness absence management
    • Wellbeing and health promotion
  • Conditions
    • Mental health
    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Blood pressure
    • Cancer
    • Cardiac
    • Dementia
    • Diabetes
    • Respiratory
    • Stroke
  • CPD
  • Webinars
  • OHW Awards
  • Jobs
  • Personnel Today

ConditionsMental health conditionsDiabetesSickness absence managementWellbeing and health promotion

Link between lack of recognition at work and risk of diabetes

by Nic Paton 18 Feb 2022
by Nic Paton 18 Feb 2022 Shutterstock
Shutterstock

People working in environments where there is a mismatch between the efforts spent on doing their role and the rewards they get back in return may be at higher theoretical risk of Type 2 diabetes, a study has concluded.

The review and meta-analysis of 18 other research studies, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, concluded there is “a significant association” between effort-reward imbalance (ERI) and the risk of Type-2 diabetes in workers.

ERI is a theoretical psychosocial work environment model designed to gauge adverse effects on health and wellbeing and which focuses on the consequences of a mismatch between high efforts spent versus low rewards received at work.

In this latest study, the meta-analysis suggested that, compared with workers not exposed to workplace stressors, Type-2 diabetes was significantly associated with job strain and with ERI.

Diabetes and work

Diabetes, men, drugs, and dementia – why occupational health faces a challenging future

Boom in diabetes diagnoses on the horizon, warns NHS and charity

Job strain also increased the incidence of Type 2 diabetes, especially among women.

However, there was association with a range of other common workplace stressors, including high psychosocial demands, low control or agency, and poor work support networks.

The study follows warnings that up to 5.5 million people in the UK by 2030 could have diabetes, but also moves by the NHS to roll out a ‘soups and shakes’ diet programme to help people at risk of diabetes lose weight.

Nic Paton
Nic Paton

Nic Paton is consulting editor of OHW+. One of the country's foremost workplace health journalists, Nic has written for OHW+ and Occupational Health & Wellbeing since 2001, and edited the magazine from 2018.

previous post
Vaccination can reduce chances of developing long Covid
next post
Mental health not a ‘priority’ for managers in 2022, survey finds

Leave a Comment Cancel Reply

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

You may also like

Obesity prevalence projections show 36% will be obese...

20 May 2022

Shift workers: knowing the diet-related health risks

12 May 2022

NHS programme reduces Type 2 diabetes diagnoses by...

28 Mar 2022

Employer focus on stress risks overlooking heart health

21 Mar 2022

Two-thirds of shift workers feel health affected by...

18 Mar 2022

A third of Britons face obesity postcode lottery,...

7 Mar 2022

OH urged to take a lead on supporting...

4 Mar 2022

Some diabetes drugs can protect against heart failure

21 Feb 2022

Government plans to ‘level up’ health by tackling...

3 Feb 2022

Success of NHS diabetes ‘soup and shakes’ programme...

28 Jan 2022

  • The importance of being an ethical leader and how to become one PROMOTED | What is ethical leadership?...Read more
  • RPO Report: 2022, The Year to Outsource PROMOTED | Employers should be overwhelmed with choice...Read more
  • Report: Enabling organisational agility through talent & people success PROMOTED | Work has been challenged...Read more
  • Employee Trends 2022 report PROMOTED | Edenred research on employees analysed the key employees’ trends for 2022...Read more
  • How finance apprenticeships can boost business PROMOTED | As the world’s most forward-thinking professional accountancy body...Read more
  • Paul Devoy: Showing appreciation to the Investors in People community PROMOTED | Ask most people what comes to mind when you mention Investors in People...Read more
  • White paper: How digitalisation can support evolving occupational health PROMOTED | Download this free white paper to discover how digitalisation can help occupational health meet emerging challenges...Read more

PERSONNEL TODAY

About us
Contact us
Browse all HR topics
Email newsletters
Content feeds
Cookies policy
Privacy policy
Terms and conditions

JOBS

Personnel Today Jobs
Post a job
Why advertise with us?

EVENTS & PRODUCTS

The Personnel Today Awards
The RAD Awards
Employee Benefits
Forum for Expatriate Management
OHW+
Whatmedia

ADVERTISING & PR

Advertising opportunities
Features list 2022

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin


© 2011 - 2022 DVV Media International Ltd

Personnel Today
  • OHW+
  • Join
  • Resources
    • Clinical governance
    • Disability
    • Ergonomics
    • Health surveillance
    • OH employment law
    • OH service delivery
    • Research
    • Return to work and rehabilitation
    • Sickness absence management
    • Wellbeing and health promotion
  • Conditions
    • Mental health
    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Blood pressure
    • Cancer
    • Cardiac
    • Dementia
    • Diabetes
    • Respiratory
    • Stroke
  • CPD
  • Webinars
  • OHW Awards
  • Jobs
  • Personnel Today