Affiliations: Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund,
Sweden | The Vårdal Institute, Lund University, Lund,
Sweden
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Lena-Karin Erlandsson, Department of
Health Sciences, P. O. Box 157, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden. E-mail:
Lena-Karin.Erlandsson@med.lu.se
Abstract: Objective: The aim was to explore aspects of everyday life in
addition to established risk factors and their relationship to subjective
health and well-being among public sector employees in Sweden. Gainful
employment impact on employees' health and well-being, but work is only one
part of everyday life and a broader perspective is essential in order to
identify health-related factors. Participants: Data were obtained from employees at six Social
Insurance Offices in Sweden, 250 women and 50 men. Method: A questionnaire based on established instruments and
questions specifically designed for this study was used. Relationships between
five factors of everyday life, subjective health and well-being were
investigated by means of multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: The final model revealed a limited importance of certain
work-related factors. A general satisfaction with everyday activities, a
stress-free environment and general control in addition to not having
monotonous movements at work were found to be factors explaining 46.3% of
subjective good health and well-being. Conclusions: A person's entire activity pattern, including work, is
important, and strategies for promoting health should take into account the
person's situation as a whole. The interplay between risk and health factors is
not clear and further research is warranted.
Keywords: Work-life balance, stress, subjective health
