Vol.2, No 2, 2002 pp. 189- 196
UDC 616.12(008.331)
HYPERTENSION IN WOMEN AS THE CONSEQUENCE
OF THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT IMPACT
Ivana Nikolić Pavlović
Institute "Niška Banja" in Niška Banja
Abstract. The working environment is determined by a set of heterogeneous and dynamic factors, which accompany the performance of working activities. Regarding its structure and the intensity of its influence on people, the working environment represents a complex variable. It forms a "working climate" whose negative manifestations affect human health. Among other effects, the arterial hypertension is one of its essential consequences. The problem of high blood pressure is important for two reasons: first, due to the trend of intensive increase in the number of diseased; second, because of the complications caused by this disease.
The objective of this paper is to point out key determinants of the working environment and models of its impact on arterial hypertension in general and specifically in women. In the female population, working environment impacts are intensified when combined with the length of service and type of job. These determinants should be taken into consideration in the process of creating the working environment and in deciding on arterial hypertension treatment.
Key words:   working environment, arterial hypertension
HIPERTENZIJA KOD ŽENA
KAO POSLEDICA DELOVANJA RADNOG OKRUŽENJA
Set heterogenih i dinamičkih faktora, koji prati odvijanje radne aktivnosti, determiniše radno okruženje. Sa aspekta strukture i intenziteta delovanja na ljude, radno okruženje je kompleksna varijabla. Ono formira " radnu klimu", čije negativne manifestacije utiču na čovekovo zdravlje. Pored drugih,  jedna od ključnih posledica je arterijska hipertenzija. Problem povišenog krvnog pritiska je aktuelan iz dva razloga: prvo, zbog tendencije intenzivnog rasta broja obolelih; drugo, zbog komplikacija koje prouzrokuje ovo oboljenje.
Cilj ovog rada je da ukaže na: ključne determinante radnog okruženja i načine njegovog delovanja na arterijsku hipertenziju, načelno, i kod žena, konkretno. Kada je u pitanju ženska populacija, uticaj radnog okruženja je uglavnom intenzivniji u kombinaciji sa dužinom radnog staža i vrstom posla. Ove determinante treba uvažavati u procesu formiranja radnog okruženja i načina lečenja arterijske hipertenzije.
Ključne reči: radno okruženje, arterijska hipertenzija