A Study on the Failed Rest After Work in Association with Cardiovascular and Other Diseases as Well as Physical disorders

This survey provides, at a participation rate of 70％, 4,790 examinees. The purpose of this study is to study the association of the failed rest after work with 34 diseases including cardiovascular diseases. The index of the failed rest after work was composed of 4 questions about "thinking of work for several hours", "feeling exhausted", feeling unsatisfied or depressed", and "needing to go to bed early for next day′s work". Estimation of correlation among 4 variables, factor analysis, and ANCOVA adjusted for sex, age and job were carried out. A self-rating questionnaire of one′s own disease history and the "London School of Hygiene Cardiovascular Questionnaire" were used in order to discriminate each morbid group from the opposite group. Brief explanations of the result are as follows: 1) Every variable of failed rest after work shows significant difference between the morbid group and the no morbid group for possible infarction; for angina pectoris in the total, and men. 2) Among 4 variables ′exhaustion′ best discriminates the infarction group from the no infarction group, and the angina group from the no angina group. 3) The factor of failed rest after work is a significant factor that distinguishes the infarction group from the no infarction group, and the angina pectoris group from the no angina group. Therefore, stress management through health education and promotion such as behavioral modification can be used to reduce cardiovascular diseases and stress as perceived by an individual.