The course of physical functional limitations and occupational conditions in a middle-aged working population in France.

Background: Physical functional limitations (PFL) have mainly been studied in older populations. The aim of this study was to better understand the course of PFL and associations with occupational factors by gender in a middle-aged working population.

Methods: The data came from 16,950 workers in the ESTEV (Enquête Santé Travail et Vieillissement) cohort in France.

Psychosocial factors at work and perceived health among agricultural meat industry workers in France.

Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the perceived health status of the meat industry employees--i.e., working in the slaughtering, cutting, and boning of large animals and poultry--and its relation to their organisational and psychosocial constraints at work.

Long-term occupational consequences of asthma in a large French cohort of male workers followed up for 5 years.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the long-term occupational consequences of asthma in males of the ESTEV study, a French longitudinal cohort of working subjects aged 37-52 at inclusion.

Methods: Medical data, self-perceived health status, sick leave, occupational social class and employment characteristics were recorded twice by occupational physicians in 1990 (12,233 subjects) and 1995 (10,608 subjects). Asthma was characterized as to its onset (childhood, i.

Estimated number of women likely to benefit from bone mineral density measurement in France.

Objectives: To determine the number of women in France at least 50 years of age with risk factors for osteoporosis likely to lead to bone mineral density measurement, an investigation reimbursed by the French national health insurance system in patients at risk for osteoporosis. The study was commissioned by the French health authorities.

Materials And Methods: Risk factors for osteoporosis were defined as recommended by the French Agency for Accreditation and Evaluation in Health (ANAES) in 2001.

The impact of job strain on social isolation: a longitudinal analysis of French workers.

Numerous studies have shown that work may have an impact on social identity and social functioning in the community. Since work organisation in our society has gone through some profound changes in the last few decades, it is important to study the effect of these new constraints on the social life of people and, thereby, on their health. Using data from a French longitudinal cohort study on work, health and ageing (ESTEV), this paper analyses the impact of job strain on social isolation, in a sample of 16,950 individuals who were working in 1990 and 1995.