1Västmanland County Council, Competence Centre for Health, Västerås, and Karlstad University, Sweden.
Scand J Public Health. 2014 Feb;42(1):52-9. doi: 10.1177/1403494813503056. Epub 2013 Sep 4.
This study investigated the association between domestic work and self-rated health among women and men in the general population.
The study is based on women (N = 12,910) and men (N = 9784) aged 25-64 years, who responded to a survey questionnaire in 2008 (response rate 56%). Logistic regression models were used to assess the association adjusting for age, educational level, employment status, family status and longstanding illness. Population attributable risks (PAR) were calculated to assess the contribution of domestic work to the prevalence of suboptimal self-rated health.
More women (29%) than men (12%) spent more than 20 hours per week in domestic work. Women also experienced domestic work more often as burdensome. Disability pensioners and single mothers reported highest levels of burdensome domestic work. There was a strong independent association between burdensome domestic work and suboptimal self-rated health both in women and men. The PAR for burdensome domestic work was 21% in women and 12% in men and comparable to other major risk factors.
The results suggest that domestic work should not be omitted when considering factors that affect self-rated health in the general population.
本研究旨在调查一般人群中女性和男性的家务劳动与自感健康之间的关系。
该研究基于 2008 年对年龄在 25-64 岁之间的 12910 名女性和 9784 名男性进行的问卷调查（应答率为 56%）。使用逻辑回归模型，在调整年龄、教育水平、就业状况、家庭状况和长期患病状况后，评估关联。计算人群归因风险（PAR），以评估家务劳动对自评健康不佳的流行程度的贡献。
与男性（12%）相比，更多的女性（29%）每周花费超过 20 小时做家务。女性也更多地将家务视为负担。残疾养恤金领取者和单身母亲报告称，家务负担最重。在女性和男性中，繁重的家务劳动与自评健康不佳之间存在着强烈的独立关联。女性的繁重家务劳动人群归因风险为 21%，男性为 12%，与其他主要危险因素相当。
结果表明，在考虑影响一般人群自感健康的因素时，不应忽略家务劳动。
