Early Retirement and Public Disability Insurance Applications: Exploring the Impact of Depression

Conti, Rena M.; Berndt, Ernst R.; Frank, Richard G.

doi:10.3386/w12237

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“…Mental health factors, such as depression, were not measured. Depression can increase the risk of retirement38 and decrease blood pressure 39. In such a context, if retirement has a beneficial effect on hypertension,22 depression may lead to positive confounding bias likely to underestimate the true job status–hypertension association.…”

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Assessment of the healthy worker survivor effect in the relationship between psychosocial work-related factors and hypertension

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ObjectivesThe healthy worker survivor effect (HWSE) usually leads to underestimation of the effects of harmful occupational exposures. HWSE is characterised by the concomitance of three associations: (1) job status–subsequent exposure, (2) job status–disease and (3) previous exposure–job status. No study has reported the coexistence of these associations in the relationship between psychosocial work-related factors and health. We assessed if HWSE is present when measuring the effects of cumulative exposure to psychosocial work-related factors on the prevalence of hypertension in white-collar workers.MethodsData were obtained from two timepoints (1991–1993 at baseline and 1999–2001 at follow-up) of a prospective cohort study. At baseline, the population was composed of 9188 white-collar employees (women: 49.9%) in Quebec City. Job strain as psychosocial work-related factor and blood pressure were measured using validated methods. Job status (retirees vs employees) at follow-up was self-reported. Multiple multilevel robust Poisson regressions were used to estimate prevalence ratios of hypertension and risk ratios of retirement separately by gender. We performed multiple imputations to control selection bias due to missing values.ResultsRetirement eliminated the subsequent exposure to job strain de facto and was associated with the reduction in the prevalence of hypertension in younger (−33%) and older (−11%) men and in older women (−39%). Job strain was associated with job status in younger men and in women of any age.ConclusionData showed the presence of HWSE in younger men and older women given the coexistence of the three structural associations.

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Assessment of the healthy worker survivor effect in the relationship between psychosocial work-related factors and hypertension

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“…The positive indicators measure whether the respondent felt happy and enjoyed life, all or most of the time. 12 The eight-item version has been found to have good psychometric properties. Coefficient alpha for the eight-item scale was found to be 0.86 in the derivation sample, whereas the same sample's alpha reliability coefficient for the full CES-D was 0.87.…”

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Depression and the Onset of Chronic Illness in Older Adults: A 12-Year Prospective Study

Karakuş

Patton

2011

J Behav Health Serv Res

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The relationship between depression and development of chronic illness among older adults is not well understood. This study uses data from the Health and Retirement Study to evaluate the relationship between depression at baseline and new onset of chronic illnesses including cancer, heart problems, arthritis, and diabetes. Analysis controlling for demographics (age, gender, race, education), health risk indicators (BMI and smoking), functional limitations (gross motor index, health limitations for work), and income show that working-age older people (ages 50-62) with depression at baseline are at significantly higher risk to develop diabetes, heart problems, and arthritis during the 12-year follow-up. No significant association was found between depression and cancer. Prevention efforts aimed at chronic illnesses among the elderly should recognize the mind-body interaction and focus on preventing or alleviating depression.

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“…49-52 Depression negatively affects labor market activity, including at the retirement transition, 53-58 is associated with substantial functional impairment, 59 and may also be a consequence of retirement transitions. 60-63 Given the centrality of retirement transitions in the lives of older adults, coupled with the implications that these changes have on individuals, their families, employers, the health system, and the US government, there is a need for a comprehensive understanding of the dynamic relationship between depression and retirement, and how this relationship may differ across population subgroups.…”

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The Economic, Public Health, and Caregiver Burden of Late-life Depression

Zivin

Wharton

Rostant

2013

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

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Early Retirement and Public Disability Insurance Applications: Exploring the Impact of Depression

Cited by 19 publications

References 25 publications

Assessment of the healthy worker survivor effect in the relationship between psychosocial work-related factors and hypertension

Assessment of the healthy worker survivor effect in the relationship between psychosocial work-related factors and hypertension

Depression and the Onset of Chronic Illness in Older Adults: A 12-Year Prospective Study

The Economic, Public Health, and Caregiver Burden of Late-life Depression

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