Toxic workplaces, bad bosses, lack of trust in cardiovascular disease

Your job might be bad for your heart.

Especially if you do not trust your boss.

A new study from the International Journal of Environmental and Public Health Research found that negative workplaces, particularly suspicious places, contribute to risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The study, which also uses data compiled by Gallup, revealed that trust in the workplace (or lack thereof) was badociated with other risk factors for CVD such as hypertension. arterial, hypercholesterolemia and diabetes.

CVD, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is no. 1 cause of death in the world. However, it is not a single disease; it includes coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and all disorders of the heart or blood vessels. If left untreated, they can cause a heart attack or stroke, which can be life-threatening. The main risk factors all have to do with diet, exercise and, in the case of high blood pressure – stress.

Experts consider stress at work, especially burnout (fatigue due to chronic stress at work), as more than a drawback of work. In May, WHO officially clbadified burnout as a syndrome, with the number of cases increasing at an alarming rate.

This study, Confidence in the Workplace and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, examined stress levels in relation to CVD. According to Gallup, previous research has already established a link between these factors, but no study has examined workplace confidence in particular.

After interviewing more than 400,000 US workers, the study found that people working in a suspicious environment were more likely to smoke, suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes, poor nutrition, obesity and high cholesterol And the bosses of the workers are largely responsible for this suspicious environment. Trust was defined as "understanding, fairness and mutual respect between the supervisor and the subordinate" – or their absence.

Takeaway for Managers: Create a problematic work environment that could be detrimental to the health of your employees.

The delivery for the workers updates the maxim that people do not leave their work, they leave their leaders. If you have a toxic culprit, getting out of this situation could be literally better for your heart.