Background: Stress was the most frequent (26,9%) health problem reported in a survey on the perception of working and health conditions in 5000 workers in the Veneto Region.
Objectives: The aim of the study was to investigate in the Veneto Region the association between occupational stress and events occurred in the previous 12 months: occupational accidents, or sickness absence for 10 or more consecutive days.
Methods: Perceived occupational stress is correlated, according to Karasek's model, to high job demand (JD) and low decision latitude (DL).