Contribution of health status and prevalent chronic disease to individual risk for workplace injury in the manufacturing environment

Kubo, Jessica; Goldstein, Benjamin A.; Cantley, Linda; Tessier‐Sherman, Baylah; Galusha, Deron; Slade, Martin D.; Chu, Isabella; Cullen, Mark R.

doi:10.1136/oemed-2013-101653

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“…We were unable to identify occupational factors that were significantly associated with SPD in our study, including recent occupational injury and work area. This observation is discordant with findings from studies of other occupational populations that observe a significant association between occupational injury and poor mental health [1,3,11,20,21]. However, our findings are consistent with a recent study by Lander and colleagues of a similar workforce in the US [22].…”

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Prevalence of serious psychological distress among slaughterhouse workers at a United States beef packing plant

Leibler

Janulewicz

Perry

2017

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Abstract. BACKGROUND:Workers in the animal slaughter and processing industry in the United States experience high rates of occupational injury as well as stressful work conditions, yet mental health in this workforce remains largely unstudied. OBJECTIVE: To assess prevalence of serious psychological distress (SPD) in a sample of industrial US slaughterhouse workers. PARTICIPANTS: Workers at an industrial beef packing plant in Nebraska, United States (n = 137). METHODS: We interviewed workers using the Kessler-6, a well-validated measure of non-specific anxiety disorders, to assess SPD. We compared SPD prevalence with national estimates from 2009 CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Study. RESULTS: Prevalence of SPD among workers was 4.4%, compared to United States population-wide prevalence of 3.6%. Prevalence of mild and moderate psychological distress among these workers (14.6%) was also higher than national estimates. Recent occupational injury, work area and job activities were not associated with elevated prevalence of SPD. Non-Hispanic white workers experienced elevated prevalence of SPD compared to Hispanic or Latino workers (prevalence odds ratio: 6.4; CI: 1.3, 30.5; p = 0.012). CONCLUSION: Workers at a US industrial slaughterhouse experienced higher prevalence of SPD compared to United States population-wide estimates, but occupational risk factors for this outcome were not identified.

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confidence: 86%

Prevalence of serious psychological distress among slaughterhouse workers at a United States beef packing plant

Leibler

Janulewicz

Perry

2017

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“…Explanations for the higher injury risk owing to diabetes include potential causal pathways from the disease itself, such as hypoglycemia (when treated with insulin) and diabetes complications, e.g., impaired vision and peripheral nerve sensory impairments. However, as several other chronic diseases (e.g., coronary heart disease, depression, and asthma) have similarly indicated an association with injuries, the pathway between chronic diseases and injuries might also be nonspecific, including disease-induced fatigue or obesity, which are both prevalent in many chronic conditions (23).…”

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Trends of Diagnosis-Specific Work Disability After Newly Diagnosed Diabetes: A 4-Year Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study

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OBJECTIVEWe examined trends of diagnosis-specific work disability after newly diagnosed diabetes, comparing individuals with diabetes with those without diabetes, and identified the subgroups with the highest levels of work disability. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODSThe register data of diabetes medication and in-and outpatient hospital visits were used to identify all recorded new diabetes cases among the population aged 25-59 years in Sweden in 2006 (n = 14,098). Data for a 4-year follow-up of ICD-10 physician-certified sickness absence and disability pension days (2007)(2008)(2009)(2010) were obtained from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency. Comparisons were made using a random sample of the population without recorded diabetes (n = 39,056). RESULTSThe most common causes of work disability were mental and musculoskeletal disorders; diabetes as a reason for disability was rare. Most of the excess work disability among people with diabetes compared with those without diabetes was owing to mental disorders (mean difference adjusted for confounding factors 18.8-19.8 compensated days/year), musculoskeletal diseases (12.1-12.8 days/year), circulatory diseases (5.9-6.5 days/year), diseases of the nervous system (1.8-2.0 days/year), and injuries (1.0-1.2 days/year). The disparity in mental disorders first widened and then narrowed, while the difference in other major diagnostic categories was stable over 4 years. The highest rate (45.3 days/year) was found among people who had diabetes, lived alone, and were disabled from work owing to mental disorders. CONCLUSIONS

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“…Other classes of antidepressants than SSRI, such as tricyclic antidepressants, are prescribed also for indications other than depression (Beck et al 2005), and symptoms of these diseases may increase the injury risk (Vingilis & Wilk, 2012). Moreover, antidepressant use may be a marker of other pre-existing conditions, such as musculoskeletal disorders, heart disease or diabetes, which themselves can increase the injury risk (Kubo et al 2014).…”

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Antidepressant use and work-related injuries

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Background. Adverse effects of antidepressants are most common at the beginning of the treatment, but possible also later. We examined the association between antidepressant use and work-related injuries taking into account the duration of antidepressant use.Method. Antidepressant use and work-related injuries between 2000 and 2011 were measured among 66 238 employees (mean age 43.8 years, 80% female) using linkage to national records (the Finnish Public Sector study). We analysed data using time-dependent modelling with individuals as their own controls (self-controlled case-series design).Results. In 2238 individuals who had used antidepressants and had a work-related injury during a mean follow-up of 7.8 years, no increase in the risk of injury was observed in the beginning of antidepressant treatment. However, an increased injury risk was seen after 3 months of treatment (rate ratio, compared with no recent antidepressant use, 1.27, 95% confidence interval 1.10-1.48). This was also the case among those who had used only selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (n = 714; rate ratio 1.41, 95% confidence interval 1.08-1.83).Conclusions. Antidepressant use was not associated with an increased risk of work-related injury at the beginning of treatment. Post-hoc analyses of antidepressant trials are needed to determine whether long-term use of antidepressants increases the risk of work-related injury.

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Contribution of health status and prevalent chronic disease to individual risk for workplace injury in the manufacturing environment

Cited by 60 publications

References 28 publications

Prevalence of serious psychological distress among slaughterhouse workers at a United States beef packing plant

Prevalence of serious psychological distress among slaughterhouse workers at a United States beef packing plant

Trends of Diagnosis-Specific Work Disability After Newly Diagnosed Diabetes: A 4-Year Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study

Antidepressant use and work-related injuries

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