Occupational stress and the risks of cardiovascular diseases development in chemical industry workers
- Authors: Karimova L.K.1, Zaydullin I.I.1, Muldasheva N.A.1, Sheenkova M.V.2, Gimaeva Z.F.1, Ryabova J.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Ufa Scientific Research Institute of Occupational Medicine and Human Ecology
- Institute of General and Occupational Pathology named after Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences A.I. Potapov, Federal Scientific Center of Hygiene named after F.F. Erisman
- Issue: Vol 69, No 4 (2025)
- Pages: 373-379
- Section: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE
- Submitted: 18.03.2026
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/0044-197X/article/view/704679
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.47470/0044-197X-2025-69-4-373-379
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/hrqiwm
- ID: 704679
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Abstract
The purpose — to investigate the effect of occupational stress on the development of cardiovascular diseases among workers in specific chemical industries and to develop a set of preventive measures aimed at reducing cardiovascular risk.
Materials and methods. The study included an analysis of working conditions, the psychophysiological state of employees using standardized questionnaires (“DORS,” HADS, Reeder), as well as results from periodic medical examinations.
Results. Operators of ethylene-propylene (EP) production, working in conditions of more pronounced exposure to harmful production factors (class of working conditions 3.2), have a higher level of anxiety, stress and fatigue, compared to operators of ethylbenzene-styrene (EBS) (class of working conditions 3.1). The operators of the EP production showed a higher prevalence of arterial hypertension (34.3% versus 27.2% among the automation center workers working under the acceptable class of working conditions), as well as a significant prevalence of subclinical anxiety (37.9% versus 21.7% among the automation center workers). The analysis of risk factors according to the SCORE scale showed a higher cardiovascular risk among the workers of this production.
Limitations include the lack of consideration of individual risk factors among workers and the subjectivity of stress assessment methods.
Conclusion. Based on the study results, a set of preventive measures was developed to reduce the negative impact of occupational stress on workers. The proposed measures should be incorporated into the corporate program and focus on optimizing working conditions, training in stress management techniques, and health monitoring.
About the authors
Lilia K. Karimova
Ufa Scientific Research Institute of Occupational Medicine and Human Ecology
Email: iao_karimova@rambler.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9859-8260
DSc (Medicine), Professor, Chief researcher, Department of complex problems of hygiene and human ecology, Ufa Research Institute of Occupational Health and Human Ecology, Ufa, 450106, Russian Federation
Iskander I. Zaydullin
Ufa Scientific Research Institute of Occupational Medicine and Human Ecology
Email: iskanderdent@yahoo.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6031-5683
PhD (Medicine), researcher, Department of occupational medicine, Ufa Research Institute of Occupational Health and Human Ecology, Ufa, 450106, Russian Federation
Nadezhda A. Muldasheva
Ufa Scientific Research Institute of Occupational Medicine and Human Ecology
Email: muldasheva51@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3518-3519
researcher, Department of complex problems of hygiene and human ecology, Ufa Research Institute of Occupational Health and Human Ecology, Ufa, 450106, Russian Federation
Maria V. Sheenkova
Institute of General and Occupational Pathology named after Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences A.I. Potapov, Federal Scientific Center of Hygiene named after F.F. Erisman
Email: sheenkova.mv@fncg.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4266-9410
PhD (Medicine), Head, Therapy Department, Institute of General and Occupational Pathology named after Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences A.I. Potapov
Zulfia F. Gimaeva
Ufa Scientific Research Institute of Occupational Medicine and Human Ecology
Email: gzf-33@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6668-2196
DSc (Medicine), senior researcher, Department of occupational medicine, Ufa Research Institute of Occupational Health and Human Ecology, Ufa, 450106, Russian Federation
Julia V. Ryabova
Ufa Scientific Research Institute of Occupational Medicine and Human Ecology
Email: ryabovayuvl@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2677-0479
PhD (Medicine), Head, Toxicology Laboratory, Department of toxicology and genetics with an experimental clinic of laboratory animals, Ufa Research Institute of Occupational Health and Human Ecology, Ufa, 450106, Russian Federation
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